New owners immediately sailed her as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people.

She then made a voyage as West Indiaman during which a French privateer captured her, but the British Royal Navy quickly recaptured her.

Adventure first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1800 with G.Bernard, master, Gibb, owner, and trade London–Africa.

[1] 1st enslaving voyage (1800–1801): Captain Bernard sailed from Liverpool on 16 January 1800, bound for Bonny.

The French privateer Mouche captured Adventure, Finlay, master, as she was near the Western Islands while sailing from London to Martinique.

[6] In the issue for 8 February 1811, Lloyd's List (LL) reported that Adventure, Walker, master, had probably been lost or taken while sailing from Siloe to London.