She was part of a convoy sailing from Jamaica to England when strong, unsuspected currents drove her, five other merchantman, and one of their escorts, the frigate HMS Lowestoffe on to the shore.

Auspicious entered Lloyd's Register in 1799 with Stranach, master, J. Lyall, owner, and trade London transport.

[4] The escorts consisted of HMS Lowestoffe, Acasta, the sloop Bonetta, and the schooners Musquito (or Muskito), and Sting.

Her crew cut away masts and threw guns overboard, but the inflow of water overwhelmed the pumps.

[6] The subsequent court-martial at Port Royal on 3 September, ruled that a sudden change in the current after dark had caused the loss.