Captain John Caise sailed from Diamond Harbour on 16 January 1796, bound for England under charter to the EIC.

[3] Gabriel enters Lloyd's Register in 1897 with Carrs, master, and Hamilton, owner.

[7] Between 29 July and 1798, Gabriel, under the command of Captain William Turnbull, made a voyage to Bengal.

[2] The British government used Gabriel as a transport to support General Sir David Baird's expedition to the Red Sea, which in turn had the objective of supporting General Sir Ralph Abercrombie at the battle of Alexandria.

Captain Turnbull and the crew of 100 men, and 42 women and 46 children, dependents of the 61st Regiment of Foot, were all saved.