Banks collected many species of plants and animals during that journey, including many which were previously unknown or undescribed by Europeans.[3] In 1766 Banks met James Cook briefly in St John's, through their mutual friend Thomas Adams. This meeting would lead to Banks joining Cook on his first circumnavigation from 1769 to 1771.[4]
On 14 March, 1778, under command of Captain Robert Lambert, she captured schooner Sukey off Monti Christi, Spanish Santo Domingo.[7] On 18 March She pursued and captured sloop Dove after she ran aground 2 or 3 miles off Monti Christi. Dove was refloated and sent to Jamaica. On 19 March she captured French brig St. Joseph 4 or 5 leagues off Monti Christi.[8] On 1 April, 1778 she captured schooners Angelina and Adventure.[9]
Because Niger served in the navy's Egyptian campaign (8 March to 8 September 1801), her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal that the Admiralty issued in 1847 to all surviving claimants.Шаблон:Refn
On 21 May 1806 Niger was in company with the bomb vesselШаблон:HMS and the brig Шаблон:HMS when they detained Trende Damen (Three Ladies).[10]
Fate
The Navy converted Niger to a prison hospital ship in May 1809, and renamed her Negro in 1813. She was sold in 1814.
