During her career she sailed where the Post Office sent her, including Portugal, Brazil, North America, Jamaica, Malta, and elsewhere.

[5][6] Insolent narrowly escaped being herself captured at the recapture of Walsingham Packet, getting into Lorient as the British ships came into range.

[8] Lloyd's List reported on 27 November 1807 that Walsingham Packet had arrived at Falmouth with the mails for Lisbon.

Anticipating the expulsion or even arrest of all British residents from Portugal, he hired a small armed schooner to stand off the coast, awaiting his arrival.

As the schooner came up it was clear that she was American, armed with twelve long 9-pounder guns, and that her forecastle was packed with men in preparation for boarding Walsingham.

The American's masts and rigging were badly damaged and the British considered attempting to capture their assailant, but she was able none the less to sail off.

[13] When she arrived at Jamaica the local merchants raised some £500 to award Nichols with an honour sword and to reward his crew.

[16] Walsingham last appeared in Lloyd's Register's list of Falmouth packets in 1825 with J. Bullock as master and owner.

[4] In 1826 Walsingham was sold to Neill & Co.[3] The 1826 volume of Lloyd's Register showed her master changing from Bullock to Bourke, her owner from Capt.

The first phase of the project is to restore a small fishing punt of approximately 100 years of age which will be used as a pinnace and a talking point for educational purposes until Walsingham can be built.