Indian Trader entered Lloyd's Register in 1792 with John Edwards, master, Brickwood, owner, and trade London–Montreal.

[6][1] Lloyd's Register for 1794 showed Indian Trader's master changing from Edwards to Dunlop, and her trade from London–Montreal to London–Bengal.

[3] On 25 June Gilbert Ferguson and William Gillett certified to the EIC's Court of Directors that before she, and seven other vessels, had left the Thames, "everything was done, that in our opinion was necessary, to make them sufficiently strong to bring home a cargo from India".

Homeward bound, she was at Diamond Harbour on 14 April, reached St Helena on 25 August.

She sailed together with Boddam, Rockingham, and Latona, and a number of other vessels, all under the escort of HMS Hector.

[4] Lloyd's List reported on 18 July 1800 that Indian Trader, Manlove, master, had sailed from Jamaica for Liverpool, but had to return because of damage to her masts.

On 26 September 1815 Indian Trader, Lea, master, ran aground at Liverpool while returning from Jamaica.

[19] Lloyd's List reported on 21 December 1827 that Maria had damaged Indian Trader.

Indian Trader had been sailing from "Laguna" to St Petersburg when she had struck on Gotland.