Camilla was built in France in 1799 and was taken in prize by the British.

Camillia first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1800 with Caitchern, master, Swane & Co., owners, and trade London–Barbados.

[1] Captain Robert Hunter Caitchion acquired a letter of marque on 20 August 1800.

[2] LL reported on 16 January 1801 that the French privateer Mouche had captured three vessels:[3][a] The entry for Camilla in the 1801 volume of Lloyd's Register carried the annotation "Captured".

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