Vulture was a French prize that was in British hands by 1798.

Captain John Toole received a letter of marque for Vulture on 23 June 1798.

[3] The size of her crew and the extent of her armament suggest that she was intended to cruise as a privateer.

It is possible that Vulture was the "Vulture of London" that the French privateer Spartiate captured and burnt in March 1799, together with Princess Amelia, of Liverpool.

[6] It was not unusual for LR to carry stale information if the owners of vessels had not notified it of events.