Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 29 December, reached St Helena on 12 April 1785, and arrived at The Downs on 4 July.

Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 17 February 1787, reached St Helena on 27 June, and arrived at The Downs on 19 September.

Because Middlesex returned just a few months before Bounty sailed on her ill-fated voyage to the South Pacific, Charles and Fletcher Christian had an opportunity to spend time with each other.

Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 21 November, reached St Helena on 18 February 1790, and arrived at The Downs on 23 April.

Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 26 November, reached St Helena on 23 March 1793, and arrived at The Downs on 16 June.

[2] The EIC inspected the East Indiamen as they arrived and on 15 October fined Rodgers and eight other captains £100 each for having not stowed their cargoes in conformance with the Company's orders.

[a] EIC voyage #5 (1794–1795): The British government held Middlesex at Portsmouth, together with a number of other Indiamen in anticipation of using them as transports for an attack on Île de France (Mauritius).

[2] The Government chartered Middlesex, and a number of other EIC vessels, as transports for Admiral Hugh Cloberry Christian 1795 expedition to the West Indies.

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