The ship caught fire whilst on a voyage from Launceston to Alta California. The fire burned for 14 days. before it was extinguished. She put back to Launceston, where she arrived on 7 June.[5]
The ship ran aground on a reef off Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to China. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[8]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Vera Cruz, Mexico.[13]
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The barque foundered in the Pacific Ocean with the loss of all on board, more than 250 people. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Panama.[14]
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Puerto Rico. Her crew survived, but were imprisoned at Mayagüez. They were released when USS Albany (United States Navy) threatened to bombard the town with her cannons.[15]
The barque sprang a leak and foundered with the loss of at least five lives. A message in a bottle was discovered off Finistère by some French fishermen stating that she had foundered.[19]
The ship was wrecked near Hokianga, New Zealand between 25 September and 19 December. She was on a voyage from London to Adelaide, South Australia.[22]
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^ abc"Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 26276 (Evening ed.). London. 18 February 1851.
^"Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 23832. London. 29 April 1850. p. 7.
^ ab"Ship News". The Times. No. 20624. London. 19 October 1850. col B, p. 8.
^"Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 20046. Edinburgh. 2 December 1850.
^"Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 23789. London. 8 March 1850.