▁Wal lace ▁left ▁Port sm outh ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 1 7 9 6 , ▁bound ▁for ▁Beng al . ▁Alexander ▁reached ▁S aug or ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 1 7 9 7 , ▁and ▁Cal cut ta ▁six ▁days ▁later . ▁She ▁left ▁C ul pe e ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁March ▁ 1 7 9 7 . ▁She ▁reached ▁the ▁Cape ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁July , ▁St ▁Hel ena ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁September , ▁and ▁Long ▁Re ach ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁December . ▁ ▁Alexander ▁then ▁was ▁sold ▁into ▁the ▁Africa ▁and ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁slave ▁trade . ▁Lloyd ' s ▁Register ▁( LR ) ▁for ▁ 1 7 9 8 ▁shows ▁Alexander , ▁French - built ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁of ▁ 3 5 7 ▁tons , ▁with ▁master ▁Wal lace ▁and ▁owner ▁Con nick , ▁as ▁being ▁on ▁the ▁London - E ast ▁Ind ies ▁trade . ▁A ▁later ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁entry ▁shows ▁a ▁new ▁master , ▁W . ▁C ocker ill , ▁a ▁new ▁owner , ▁B . ▁Smith , ▁and ▁ ▁a ▁new ▁trade , ▁Liverpool - A frica . ▁ ▁Lloyd ' s ▁Register ▁for ▁ 1 7 9 9 ▁ ▁gave ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁her ▁master ▁and ▁her ▁owner ▁as ▁William ▁C ocker el , ▁and ▁Smith ▁& ▁Co . ▁C ocker el ▁had ▁received ▁a ▁letter ▁of ▁marque ▁for ▁Alexander ▁on ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 1 7 9 8 . ▁ ▁A