In addition to any cargo, Spring Grove was carrying Reverend [David Hill] Creighton, who was travelling under the auspices of the London Missionary Society.

[2][6] Captain William Mattinson (or Maddison), sailed from London on 2 August 1808,[2] bound for Port Jackson and then the Southern Whale Fishery.

[2] In March 1810, half-a-dozen whalers gathered in Bay of Islands and launched a retributionary attack on the Maori after the Boyd massacre.

The vessels involved in the attack were Atalanta, Inspector, New Zealander, Perseverance, Speke, and Spring Grove.

[2] Lloyd's Register for 1812 showed Spring Grove with Mattinson, master, changing to Douglas, W. Wilson, owner, and trade London–the Brazils.

Spring Grove arrived at Port Jackson on 3 January 1813 with merchandise, having first touched at Hobart Town where she picked up 10 passengers for Sydney.

[2] Spring Grove appeared in the 1825 issue of the Register of Shipping (RS) with Hughes, master, Jones, owner, and trade London–South Seas.

While Spring Grove was on her way to the South Seas she was wrecked north of Saffee, on the coast of Morocco.

[12] A letter from Mogadore, dated 23 December 1823, reported that Spring Grove, Hughes, master, of and from London, had wrecked on 23 November.