British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a license from the EIC.

On 27 June 1817 Captain W.Barclay sailed Argo for Fort William, India.

[5] Argo sailed from Bengal on 7 March 1818 and arrived off Margate on 23 July.

An Argo, of Glasgow, foundered in June 1824 in the Atlantic Ocean (46°N 39°W / 46°N 39°W / 46; -39) with the loss of four of her crew.

Chilton, of Whitby, rescued the surviving crew and passengers and brought them into Miramichi.