The ship was very undermanned and took on fresh crew at Macau in December 1779 including a lascar from Calcutta by the name of Ibraham Mohammed.
Kapal ini benar-benar kekurangan awak sehingga mengambil awak baru di Makau pada bulan Desember 1779 termasuk pula seorang laskar dari Kalkuta bernama Ibraham Mohammed.