Lancaster entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1804 with Stephens, master, James & Co., owner, and trade Liverpool–Barbados.

[2] Captain John Robinson acquired a letter of marque on 21 January 1805 for Lancaster.

[3] Lancaster, Robinson, master, was sailing from Africa to the West Indies when on 30 November 1805 a French privateer captured her.

The two vessels separated on 5 February in a gale[5] Lancaster arrived at Waterford on 4 April 1806.

Recovery had been sailing from Greenock to Cork and St Vincent when a French privateer had captured her off the Saltees.