the Far East eight times before her last voyage.BL 1812, primary sources. On one of her homeward journeys from China, she struck an uncharted rock at , near the island of Pulo Goondy (modern day Pulau Legundi), located just south of Sumatra. She did not suffer any ill effects as a result of this incident however, which is mentioned in journals of the time only for its noteworthiness as a navigation hazard to other shipping. Apart from this and another incident in 1800, Arnistons first eight voyages were uneventful. Voyage number 1: St Helena, Madras, and China (1795–1797) Captain Campbell Marjoribanks: 3 April 1795: Portsmouth 14 April: Tenerife 2 June: St Helena 9 August: Cape of Good Hope 27 September: Madras 14 November: Penang 3 December: Malacca 11 March 1796: Whampoa 23 April: Second Bar 29 June: Macau 20 November: St Helena 1 March 1797: Deptford While Arniston was at St Helena on her outward journey, she undertook to transport troops from there to join Lord Elphinstone, who was undertaking an expedition to capture Cape Colony from the Dutch. On 10 July George Vancouver arrived in . Vancouver was returning to England after his four-and-a-half-year long voyage of exploration. He transferred to Arniston four field guns that he had been carrying, together with what ammunition he had left for them, for onward transmission to Elphinstone. Discoverys boats also helped in the ferrying of troops from shore to Arniston. Arniston was to ferry nine field pieces, as well as a company of artillery and three of infantry (393 men in all), to Elphinstone. Voyage number 2: China (1797–1798) On this voyage Arniston sailed under a letter of marque in the name of Captain William Macnamara, and dated 13 May 1797. Her itinerary was: 5 June 1797: Portsmouth 29 August: Cape of Good Hope 9 December: Whampoa 14 February 1798: Second Bar 26 March: Macau 5 August: St Helena 23 October: Long Reach Voyage number 3: St Helena, Benkulen, and China (1800–1801) On this voyage Arniston sailed under a letter of marque in the name of Captain Campbell Marjoribanks, and dated 29 November 1799. Her itinerary was: 7 January 1800: Portsmouth 4 April: St Helena 27 June: Benkulen 29 July: Penang 27 August: Malacca 21 September: Whampoa 29 November: Second Bar 18 January 1801: Macau 15 April: St Helena 17 June: Long Reach During this voyage Arniston had just anchored at Benkulen