Five hundred and thirty-seven vessels, aggregating over one hundred and eighty thousand tons, had been tied up in New York alone; and the public revenues collected at its custom house had dropped from four and a half millions to nothing.
Alexander provides a stark illustration of the economic impact of the embargo on New York's shipping industry.
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