In 1796 a French frigate captured her, but the British Royal Navy quickly recaptured her.

At the beginning of her of her first slave trading voyage a French privateer captured her, and again the Royal Navy quickly recaptured her.

[3] War with France had just broken out and from her armament, though not from the size of her crew, it appears that Harriet was prepared to take prizes should the opportunity to do so occur.

A French privateer of 14 guns and 75 men had captured Camilla as she was sailing from Salonica to London.

[6] The auctioneers Ewart & Ruston, of Exchange Alley, sold vessel and cargo.

[9] A report in 1798 stated that Harriet had made 33 voyages to Barbados in the previous ten years, had taken and retaken several vessels, and had been lengthened in that time, "an instance of commercial expedition,... scarcely to be paralleled.

"[7] 1st voyage transporting enslaved people (1798–1799): Captain William Lace acquired a letter of marque on 24 September 1798.

[10] 2nd voyage transporting enslaved people (1799–1801): Captain Matthew Cusack sailed from Liverpool on 15 November 1799.

[17] 3rd voyage transporting enslaved people (1801–1802): Captain John Flinn sailed from Liverpool on 11 November 1801.

[18] 4th voyage transporting enslaved people (1802–1804): Captain Richard Everett sailed from Liverpool on 3 October 1802.

[19] 5th slave voyage (1804-1805): Captain Everett sailed from Liverpool on 27 October 1804, bound for West Africa.

[21] When Harriet, Everitt, master returned to Liverpool from Africa and St Lucia her cargo consisted of 176 elephants' teeth, 1900 billets of redwood, 174 hogsheads of sugar, 167 bales of cotton, six cases of coffee, five dozen coconuts, and one barrel of sugar for Everitt's personal account.