Frolic, 1820
Type: Brig sloop ; Sloop of war fitted as a packet ; Armament 4
Launched : 1820 ; Disposal date or year : 1838
Notes:

26 Dec 1823 Barron, departed Falmouth for the Islands ?

Date not known employed in the packet-service, after lying eight hours on her beam-ends, upon the rocks off Sable-Island, beating violently, got safe into Halifax harbour.

18 Mar 1824 Barron, arrived Falmouth from the Leeward Isles.

4 Apr 1824 departed Falmouth for New York with dispatches.

26 Jun 1824 arrived Falmouth from New York (5 Jun).

16 Jul 1824 departed Falmouth for Jamaica.

27 Oct 1824 arrived Falmouth from Jamaica (16 Sep) ; Crooked Island (23rd).

8 Nov 1824 departed Falmouth for New York and Halifax. Acting Lieut. James in command.

7 Jan at New York when the Osborne departed for Halifax and Falmouth.

2 Mar 1825 arrived Falmouth from Halifax in 16 days.

2 Mar 1825 departed Falmouth for Plymouth.

c 20 Mar 1825 departed Falmouth for Buenos Ayres.[date indistinct]

c 31 Aug 1825 arrived Falmouth from Buenos Ayres ; details unreadable.

28 Sep 1825 Lt Baron, departed Falmouth on a cruise.

25 Feb 1826 Barron, arrived Falmouth from Buenos Ayres (20 Dec) and Monte Video (27th).

14 Mar 1826 arrived Falmouth from Plymouth

16 Mar 1826 arrived Plymouth from Falmouth

2 Apr 1826 arrived Falmouth from Plymouth

17 Apr 1826, departed Falmouth for America.

13 Aug 1826, arrived Falmouth, from New York and Halifax, 23 days from the latter, after being held up off Falmouth for 2 days.

25 Aug 1826, departed Falmouth for the Islands with mail and dispatches for Jamaica and Barbadoes.

11 Nov 1826, arrived Falmouth from St Thomas's (11 Oct).

12 Dec 1826 departed Falmouth.

16 Dec 1826 Barron, departed Falmouth for Halifax and Bermuda.

For further movements of Falmouth Packets try page 3 of the Royal Cornwall Gazette, available through the British Newspaper Archive, for a fee.

Dec 1827 packet based on the Falmouth station : Commanding officer: Lt. T. C. Barron.

31 Jul 1829 refitting at Rio Janeiro.

21 Dec 1829 at Carthagena.

5 Jan 1830 at Port Royal.

14 Jan 1830 at Crooked Island.

9 Feb 1830 arrived Falmouth from Carthagena and Jamaica.

8 Mar 1830 departed Falmouth this morning, but has since put back, due to the weather.

21 Apr 1830 arrived Bermuda from Falmouth.

23 Apr 1830 departed Bermuda to England.

26 May 1830 arrived Falmouth from Bermuda (24 Apr) and Halifax (10 May).

4 Dec 1830, arrived Falmouth, from the Brazils, having departed Pernambuco, 8 Aug ; Bahia, 4 Sep ; and Rio, 10 Sep, Lieut. Green, in command.

18 Feb 1830 arrived at Rio Janeiro from Falmouth.

10 Mar 1831 arrived at Monte video from Falmouth and Rio.

24 Jul 1831 arrived Portsmouth from Rio Janeiro.

14 Sep 1831 departed Rio de Janeiro for Buenos Ayres.

22 Sep 1831 arrived at Buenos Ayres from Falmouth.

1 Apr 1832 departed Bermuda for Halifax (24th).

13 May 1832 arrived Falmouth from Bermuda.

31 Jul 1832 departed Port Royal, Jamaica, for Carthagena.

9 Oct 1832 arrived Falmouth from Carthagena (15 Aug), and Jamaica (31), where she was detained 4 days making good damage experienced in a hurricane, and she reports the damage caused to shipping in the region.

2 Nov 1832 was paid off into Ordinary at Plymouth.