Effects of the French & British War

"an American ship, the Horizon, was stranded upon the French coast in November 1807, the French prize court, acting on the grounds that that cargo consisted of merchandise of British origin, seize the ship and its cargo. This decision became the "precedent for the speedy seizure and sequestration of a large amount of American property" by the French. From 1803 to 1807 the British seized 528 American flag ships, while the French had seized 206 between 1803 and the end of 1806. Maritime trade for neutrals was profitable but dangerous."

A quote from:
http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/government/british/c_ordercouncil.html

Trade between the United States as a neutral country an Britain and France became quite dangerous, as the present quote suggests. Many vessels were seized by Britain and France. Most cargo was which was traveling to France from the United States had been intercepted by the British and vice versa. This angered the United States. The United States eventually issued the Embargo Act as a result of these issues in trade. The act stopped any further trade with European countries.

Reuven Ilyayev