on 29 june 1825 "alacrity", findlay, master, left deal, bound for the cape and bombay. she had to put back the next day having sustained damage. similarly, "henry wellesley", bound for sierra leone, put back having lost her mainmast. it is possible that the two vessels had run foul of each other. on 3 october "alacrity", findlay, master, arrived at the cape, and on 20 december she arrived at bombay. on 9 july 1826 "alacrity" arrived back at deal, having left bombay on 18 january, tellichery on 13 february, the cape on 1 may, and saint helena on 18 may. on 1 july she had encountered at an american vessel of about 200 tons, waterlogged and abandoned.