She first left on board her stepfather 's ship the Commerce in February 1807 as a 5 year old .
The ship returned to Sydney in April 1807 after picking up shipwrecked men , and sustaining damage in a storm .
She first left on board her stepfather 's ship the Commerce in February 1807 as a 5 year old , but the ship returned to Sydney in April 1807 after picking up shipwrecked men , and sustaining damage in a storm .