[4] She sailed under letters of marque and several times repelled attacks by French and Spanish privateers in single-ship actions.

[1] The next volume of Lloyd's Register corrected her name and that of her owner, Barton & Co. Captain Richard Hall acquired a letter of marque on 7 April 1794.

[3] At some point he recaptured the brig Mentor, of Aberdeen, which had been sailing from Lisbon with fruit when originally captured.

After about 20 minutes the Spaniard veered off, but proceeded to follow Barton all night at a distance of half a mile.

The engagement lasted one hour and forty minutes before the Spaniard disengaged, having suffered extensive damage to her sails and rigging.

The privateer withdrew to repair her rigging and then recommenced the attack and ran into Barton with the intent of boarding her.

The privateer, having sustained casualties in the unsuccessful attempt to board, and much damage to her rigging, broke off the attack.

On 17 May 1806, as Barton was returning to Liverpool from Barbados, she encountered a French privateer of 20 guns and 50 men, but apparently nothing much transpired.

On 23 May Barton fell in with a French privateer of 10 guns that attempted to board, but clearly was unsuccessful.

[2] Barton was carrying a cargo of redwood, palm oil and ivory to St Thomas, Danish Virgin Islands.