Briseis, 1829
Type: Packet (Brig) ; Armament 6
Completed : 1829 ; Disposal date or year : Jan 1838
Disposal Details : Supposed foundered in Atlantic: all lost. Lieut. John Downey
Notes:

18 Aug 1829 Commissioned at Woolwich for the packet service. Lieutenant S Downing, and Mr. TE Ring, Assistant Surgeon.

12 Nov 1829 arrived Plymouth, en route to Falmouth ; departed Friday.

1830 Falmouth, Sloop of war fitted as a packet

27 Feb 1830 arrived Falmouth from Bermuda and Halifax.

19 Nov 1830 arrived Pernambuco, from Falmouth.

27 Mar 1831 departed Plymouth for Falmouth, Briseis, Lieut. Downey, in command.

27 Mar 1831 arrived Falmouth from Plymouth.

9 Apr 1831 departed Falmouth for Halifax and Bermuda.

10 May 1831 arrived at Halifax from Falmouth.

24 Jul 1831 arrived Portsmouth from the Leeward Isles.

17 Nov 1831 arrived off Falmouth from Lisbon (6th).

4 May 1832 arrived at Rio from Falmouth.

7 May 1832 departed Rio for Buenos Ayres.

19 May 1832 arrived Montevideo.

22 Jul 1832 spoke to the Reliance, at lat. 2 S. long. 31 W.

31 Jul 1832 spoke to the Lion at lat. 13, long 25.

21 Aug 1832 Spoke to the Africa at lat. 40 N., long. 31.

3 Sep 1832, arrived Falmouth from Buenos Ayres (12 Jun) ; Rio (12 Jul).

28 Jan 1833, arrived Falmouth, from Mexico and Jamaica, with mail and specie etc. She departed Carthagena 6 Dec., Jamaica 18th, and Crooked Island 30th.

4 Jul 1833 arrived Falmouth from Tampico (30 Apr), Vera Cruz (9 May), and Havannah (29), with specie and mails.

9 Aug 1833 arrived Madeira from Falmouth.

20 Aug 1833 departed Madeira for the Brazils.

21 Sep 1833 arrived Barbadoes from Falmouth and Pernambuco.

30 Nov 1833 Spoke to the Margaret, of Scarborough, in lat. 41, long. 30.

1 Jan 1834 Employed as a Packet.

13 Dec 1834 The Sheldrake, now arrived Falmouth, spoke with the Briseis, from Falmouth to Halifax, in lat. 46, 1, long. 22, 41

29 May 1835 arrived Falmouth from St Thomas's (7th ult.)

7 Aug 1835 reported to be at Halifax.

23 Dec 1835 arrived at Vera Cruz and departed the following day for Tampico.

28 Sep 1836 arrived Falmouth from Halifax.