The armed brig exploded and sank off Salt Key Bank in an engagement with Padilla (Gran Colombian Navy) with the loss of 49 of her 80 crew. Padilla rescued the survivors.[1]
The brig was driven ashore on Exuma. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Havana, Cuba. Providence was later refloated and made for Nassau, Bahamas.[10] She subsequently ran aground on the Channel Keys but was refloated and arrived at Nassau on 16 August, where she was condemned.[11]
The brig sprang a leak and capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but two of her crew. The survivors were rescued on 15 August by Robert Burns (United States). She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Jamaica.[12]