If Tartar is the vessel lost in 1799, in 1796 French warships captured her, but the Royal Navy quickly recaptured her.

Unfortunately, Tartar was a common name for privateers, In 1778 and 1779 newspapers mention British privateers named Tartar from Alderney, Bristol, Cork, Dover, Falmouth, Folkestone, Hastings, Liverpool, London, and Penzance.

In May 1780 Lloyd's List reported that Tartar, Fiot, master, had taken and sent into Dartmouth Catharina Maria, a Dutch ship sailing from Alicant to Havre-de-Grace with a cargo of barilla, etc.

[7] On 15 June, Tartar Fiott, master, during a fog, fell in with French squadron consisting of seven ships of the line and three frigates that chased him.

[2] Captain Edward Fiott sailed from Plymouth on 26 June 1781, bound for Madras and Bengal.

[2][11][b] As of December 2022 it is unclear what Tartar was doing between her return from her voyage for the EIC and 1785-1786 when a new owner, Wilkinson, sailed her as a whaler in the Northern Whale Fishery.

[1] Gooch last appeared as master of Tartar on Lloyd's List's ship arrival and departure (SAD) data in April 1795.

[14] In November 1798, Tartar arrived at Gibraltar after having been chased by a fleet of Spanish gunboats.

In 1799 Tartar, Ashington, master, sustained damage as she crossed the bar at Demerara.