	On 3 November 1820 "Alacrity", Findlay, master, left Deal for the Cape of Good Hope. She was at Algoa Bay on 16 May 1821 and the Cape on 18 June. She then proceeded to sail back and forth between the Cape and Mauritius. On 21 February 1822 she sailed to Sumatra, and returned to Mauritius 21 July. From Mauritius she sailed to the Cape, and from the Cape to Mauritius. On 31 March 1823 she arrived at the Cape in a much damaged state; she had encountered a hurricane six hours after leaving Mauritius. She then sailed back and forth between the Cape and Mauritius. On 7 October 1823 she left the Cape for London. She arrived at Cowes on 16 December, and 23 December sailed for Rotterdam.