Homeward bound, she was at Goa on 21 January 1784, Tellicherry on 6 February, and St Helena on 5 May, and she arrived back at The Downs on 18 July.

Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 27 December, reached St Helena on 25 March 1786, and arrived at The Downs on 27 May.

General Eliott was at Simon's Bay on 13 March 1789, reached Bombay on 16 May, and arrived at Whampoa on 27 September.

Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 8 January 1790, reached St Helena on 13 April, and arrived at The Downs on 19 June.

War with France had commenced on 1 February 1793 and Captain Robert Drummond acquired a letter of marque on 17 August 1793.

[3] The British government held General Elliot at Portsmouth, together with a number of other Indiamen in anticipation of using them as transports for an attack on Île de France (Mauritius).

[1] General Eliott had no sooner returned to England when she joined Admiral Hugh Cloberry Christian's expedition to the West Indies.

[3] The expedition sailed on 6 October, 16 November, and 9 December, but weather forced the vessels to put back.

[5] The fleet finally successfully sailed on 20 March to invade St Lucia, with troops under Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby.