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American vessels under the British flag.

The Morrill tariff and the war are seriously affecting the commerce of New York. The effect on American ship-owners is also disastrous. The Journal of Commerce says:

‘ Sales of American vessels to British subjects resident here continue to be frequent, and nearly all the commerce between the ports of the United States and those of Cuba, the West Indies, Central and South America and the Pacific coast, will probably soon be done under the British flag.

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