in june 1810, "abercromby" escorted a convoy to europe and was subsequently refitted in britain, before join the squadron under sir george berkeley off lisbon. for the next three years he operated in the bay of biscay and the english channel in "abercromby". briefly in reserve following the peace of 1814, fahie returned to service during the hundred days as commander of the naval forces off italy in . for his services in that role he was made a commander of the order of st ferdinand and merit by the king of the two sicilies. in 1815 he was also made a companion of the order of the bath. returning to the west indies in reserve, fahie was subsequently promoted to rear-admiral in april 1819 and made commander of the leeward islands station the following year. in 1821 he moved to halifax, nova scotia as commander-in-chief, north america station. when he left this command in 1824, he retired from the navy completely, settling in bermuda with his second wife. during his retirement he continued to advance in rank, become a knight commander of the order of the bath in october 1824 and a vice-admiral in 1830. he died on bermuda in january 1833, having lived almost his entire life in the caribbean.