Mr. mcmaster, the eminent historian, discovers that in 1825 thirteen steamers plying on the Hudson burned sixteen hundred cords of wood per week.
"American Merchant Ships and Sailors"
Willis J. Abbot
But after all, as mcmaster finely says in his history: "The finest compliment of all was the effort made in England to keep the details of the battle from the public, and the false report of the British commander."
"American Merchant Ships and Sailors"
Willis J. Abbot
Mr. mcmaster has collected some contemporary evidence of their numbers.
"American Merchant Ships and Sailors"
Willis J. Abbot