Vulture was captured in 1778 from the French, condemned in the High Court of Admiralty on 2 December 1778, and made free at Liverpool on 15 January 1779.

[3] She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1779 with Allanson, master, William Boats, owner, and trade Liverpool privateer.

[4] On 27 April 1779, Vulture, Allanson, master, captured St Cyprian, of 400 tons (bm), which was sailing from Martinique to Bordeaux.

Then in August Vulture captured the Spanish snow San Esteven, which was sailing from Orinoco to Cadiz.

San Esteven was carrying 1400 rolls of the "Genuine and Fine Oronoque Vorcena or Cannastre Tobacco, 23 tons of cocoa, 400 hides, 370 dollars, and some chest of medicine.

"[7] 1st voyage transporting enslaved people (1781–1782): Captain John Savage sailed from Liverpool on 1 June 1781.

[5] Vulture made a trading voyage to St Lucia and Tortola between 7 November 1782 and 3 July 1783.

[10] 2nd voyage transporting enslaved people (1783–1784): Captain William Wilson sailed from Liverpool on 26 July 1783, bound for Bonny.

[12] 4th voyage transporting enslaved people (1785–1786): Captain James Brown sailed from Liverpool on 25 June 1785.

[13] 5th voyage transporting enslaved people (1786–1787): Captain Brown sailed from Liverpool on 5 June 1786.

Although he did not name Vulture or Brown by name, the abolitionist Thomas Clarkson mentioned the instance in his history of the abolition of the trade.

[20] 8th voyage transporting enslaved people (1790–1791): Captain Samuel Clough sailed from Liverpool on 16 October 1790.

[21] 9th voyage transporting enslaved people (1791–1792): Captain Clough sailed from Liverpool on 10 September 1791 and began trading in Africa on 27 November.

[24] 10th voyage transporting enslaved people (1792–1793): Captain James Bachope sailed from Liverpool on 6 October 1792.

[2] The size of the crew and the armament suggests that Vulture's owners acquired the letter of marque, as an option to engage in privateering when she returned.

Vulture may have sailed on a privateering cruise, but there is no record of such a voyage in Lloyd's List, or in British newspapers available online.

Captain James Bachope sailed from Liverpool on 23 August 1794 on a voyage to acquire captives.