Between 1819 and 1821 she made one voyage with cargo to New South Wales, and then remained to engage in whaling.

British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a licence from the EIC.

[5] An advertisement in the Liverpool Mercury of 29 November 1816 stated that Robert Quayle, of 356 tons, Roger P. Jones, master, intended to sail in December for Calcutta.

Robert Quayle, James Leslie, master, sailed for New South Wales on 5 July 1819.

[1] That same day Robert Quayle, Leslie, master, sailed for the whale fishery.

[7] On 13 November Robert Quayle sailed for London from Macquarie Island with 150 tons of elephant seal oil.

[7] Actually, Robert Quayle had already returned to Liverpool from New Brunswick in May 1822 with pine logs, lathwood, deals, and four masts.

On 22 September 1826 Robert Quayle, Roper, master, sailed from Liverpool for Mauritius, which she reached on 22 December.

Robert Quayle brought hides, horns, cotton, grass, coffee, tapioca, sugar, and planks of rosewood back to Liverpool from Bahia.

The EIC ceased its trading activities in 1833 and all British vessels were then free to sail between Britain and the Far East without a license.

Robert Quail was wrecked on 1 December 1838 on the Altwen Rocks, in Carnarvon Bay with the loss of four of her crew.

[10] A Parliamentary report on the loss of timber ships noted that she was lost or abandoned on 1 December 1838.