On her maiden voyage, which was under the auspices of the EIC, she carried rice from Bengal for the British government to alleviate grain shortages in England.

[6] She carried rice on behalf of the British government which was importing grain to address high prices for wheat in Britain following a poor harvest.

[2] Lloyd's Register for 1798 showed her master changing from Wauchope to William Welch, her owner from McTaggart to P.Daniel & Co., and her trade from London–India to London–Barbados.

[8] Lloyd's List (LL) reported on 13 December 1805 that Berwick, Welsch, master, had sunk in Ramsgate harbour.

[3] On 21 March 1809 Lloyd's List reported that Berwick, Griffiths, master, had not been heard from since separating on 18 December from the fleet from Barbados.

The Oriental Herald and Colonial Review reported that Captain Jeffrey and Berwick had stopped at Tristan da Cunha on 25 March 1823 on her way to Van Diemen's Land.

She had found it now had a population of 17, or 22 men and three women (accounts differ), and the leadership of a former British artillery corporal.

Its leader traded with the Cape of Good Hope in a small schooner, delivering seal skins and elephant-seal oil.

[17][18] On 7 July, after her arrival, several steerage passengers sued Jeffrey for inadequate accommodations, lack of access to the deck, and water shortages.

The court found in their favor and required Jeffrey to pay damages ranging from £8-£20 relative to a per person charge for the voyage of around £40.

[20] Berwick was wrecked on 30 June 1827 at Plettenberg Bay, South Africa, as she was sailing from Tellicherry and Bombay for London.