On 22 August 1810, a French privateer with yellow sides, 20 guns, and full of men approached William Ashton as v was on her way back to England from St Croix.

[4] Captain Thomas Greenwood acquired a letter of marque on 22 September 1810,[2] shortly after arriving back at Lancaster after this action.

However, a month later, on 25 October, Captain Thomas Dawson took command of William Ashton and acquired his own letter of marque.

On 8 September she filled with water after she struck on the Coal Rock as she was coming into Liverpool from St John, New Brunswick.

On 22 May 1824, William Ashton, Captain H.B.Guy, was sailing between the Bermudas and Cape Hatteras when he reported having observed a rock with a circumference of about 100 yards at 38°48′50″N 71°41′20″W / 38.81389°N 71.68889°W / 38.81389; -71.68889.

[14] On 9 August 1830, William Ashton was on her way from Dublin to Quebec when she struck a rock in Fortune Bay, Newfoundland during a fog and quickly filled with water.