 In late 1812 , Alceste was decommissioned and placed in ordinary at Deptford . Between February and July 1814 she was converted at Deptford into a troopship ; in this role , she was recommissioned in May 1814 under Commander Faniel Lawrence , and sailed with troops to North America . Alceste left Pensacola on 8 December 1814 , in tandem with the 50 other vessels in Admiral Alexander Cochrane 's convoy . 
