Rambler (1813 ship)
Rambler was launched at Medford, Massachusetts, in 1813. She may have engaged in one voyage as a privateer, but then made a voyage to China as a letter of marque. On that voyage she captured several British merchantmen, at least two of which she released. She captured one that gave rise to an incident between the British East India Company (EIC), Royal Navy, and the Chinese government. Rambler returned to the United States in 1815 and her subsequent history is currently obscure. Origins Captain Benjamin Rich had sold a brig named Rambler to Amos Binney, the agent for the United States Navy on 3 July 1813 for $18,000, exclusive of armament. This vessel became . He then had a Medford shipbuilder, Calvin Turner, build him a new Rambler, in a process that took only 36 days. Career Rambler captured Union, Rennie, master, at on 9 March 1814 as Union was sailing from Jamaica to Glasgow. recaptured Union off Cape Sable. Unfortunately, Union was lost off Sambro Island Light during the night of 31 March. Only a few bags of cotton and some rigging were saved. On 30 April 1814 Captain Nathaniel Snow and others brought libel for condemnation in the