before surrendering to her. The Register of Shipping for 1806 showed Lord Forbes with M. Sisk, master, Donaldson, owner, and trade London–Jamaica. Captain Matthias Lisk acquired a letter of marque on 25 November 1805. On 18 May 1807 Lord Forbes, Sisk, master, had to put back to Port Royal. She had struck the ground while leaving from Port Antonio while sailing to London. On 9 November 1810 the EIC accepted a tender for Lord Forbes for one voyage at £33 8s per ton. The EIC had Tebbutt measure and survey her. The Register of Shipping for 1811 showed Lord Forbess master changing from M. Sisk to L. Edward, her owner from Donaldson to Card, and her trade from London–Jamaica to London–India. Captain Lewis Owen Edwards's date of appointment was 11 December 1810. 1st EIC voyage (1811–1812): Captain Edwards acquired a letter of marque on 4 May 1811. He sailed from Portsmouth on 21 June 1811, bound for Bengal. Lord Forbes was at Madeira on 2 July. She and the other Indiamen (Minerva, , , and left on 5 July under escort by . Lord Forbes arrived at Calcutta on 6 November. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor on 26 February 1812, reached St Helena on 1 July, and arrived at Long Reach on 18 September. The EIC accepted on 2 December 1812 a tender for Lord Forbes for a second voyage at a rate of £27 8s per ton. 2nd EIC voyage (1813–1814): Captain Edwards sailed from Portsmouth on 22 May 1813, bound for Bengal. Lord Forbes was at Madeira on 2 June and arrived at Calcutta on 19 November. She was at Saugor on 13 February 1814 and reached Bombay on 25 March. Homeward bound, she was at Tellicherry on 24 April, reached St Helena on 7 July, and arrived at The Downs on 22 September. The EIC lost its monopoly on the trade between Britain and India in 1814. Thereafter the owners of merchant vessels such as Lord Forbes proceeded to engage in private trade with India under a license from the EIC. The Register of Shipping for 1816 showed Lord Forbess master changing from Beatson to Wiseman. Lord Forbes, Captain Wiseman, sailed from England on 2 September 1816 bound for Bengal. Fate Lord Forbes arrived at Bengal on 22 February 1817 much damaged, having grounded on her way. On 2 April she was in dock undergoing repair.