But the loss in time and space, and the expense of reshipment of cargo made the experiment an unprofitable one.
"American Merchant Ships and Sailors"
Willis J. Abbot
Amelia Island, just across the Florida line, and Halifax, in Nova Scotia, became intermediate ports to which American goods went for reshipment to Europe and to which British merchandise was shipped for distribution in the United States.
"Union and Democracy"
Allen Johnson