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.

The British government had purchased the rice to address high prices for wheat in Britain following a poor harvest.

However, the British Government cancelled the invasion following a peace treaty with Spain and the EIC released the vessels it had engaged.

One source reports that Chichester, of 660 tons (bm), was lost in 1815 at the mouth of the Hooghly River on the Mizen Sand (21°40′N 87°58′E / 21.667°N 87.967°E / 21.667; 87.967).

[8] Note: The Chichester of the present article is NOT the vessel that became a transport for the British Royal Navy and that was wrecked in 1811.