He acquired a letter of marque 14 April 1795. He sailed from Portsmouth on 24 May 1795, bound for China. She had sailed with a convoy of Indiamen that were bringing General Alured Clarke and his troops for the invasion of the Cape Colony. "Northumberland" was at San Salvadore on 6 July. She sailed on 13 July, together with the other Indiamen, and under the escort of . However, "Sphinx" ran into "Warren Hastings" and both vessels returned to port, accompanied by . "Northumberland" and the convoy arrived at False Bay on 4 September, and the Cape of Good Hope on 1 October. "Northumberland" delivered her troops and then sailed for Whampoa Anchorage, where she arrived on 7 March 1796. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 22 June. She was at St Helena on 20 November, and arrived at the Downs on 8 February 1797. "Northumberland" was sold in 1797 for breaking up. Citations  References