She was wrecked while on a voyage from Port Jackson to Isle of France (now Mauritius) upon Kenn Reef on 18 March 1828.

On 30 April 1826 Bonavista, Towns, master, sailed from Gravesend, bound for Mauritius, Penang, and Sincapore.

The Council decided that it would permit Towns to sell his wheat after payment of a 3% ad valorem duty, and on his posting bond that he would export an equal value of local produce.

[1][4] Captain Robert Towns, and his crew and passengers, spent eight weeks and six days on the reef before Asia, Thomas Stead, master, rescued them.

[5] Captain Towns produced detailed instructions for sailing from Port Jackson to Torres Strait that later appeared in directories.