She then became the mercantile Adonis and sailed to Africa and the Indian Ocean until she was wrecked in June 1835 on the Maldive Islands.

From there he and his men marched inland for 130 miles to establish contact with the dwindling native Beothuk population, one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas in the region.

[6][7] In 1813 Adonis and the frigate Rosamond escorted the Newfoundland fishing fleet back to Great Britain.

[2] Her burthen was substantially greater than it had been when she was sold, raising the possibility that she had been lengthened between the time of her purchase and her appearance in Lloyd's Register.

The following data is from Lloyd's Register On 29 June 1835 Adonis, Hawks, master, was sailing from Mauritius to China when she wrecked on a reef near the Maldives and her crew abandoned her.

[11] The Government of India thanked the Sultan of the Maldives for the "humane and liberal conduct" that he and his subjects extended to the crews of Adonis and Vicissitude, which was wrecked in 1836.

The Sultan accepted some presents as marks of friendship, but declined any payment, though the Government made a liberal offer.

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