[DiogenesLamp]

Lets take these bits one piece at a time.

With Independence eliminating the need to obey the navigation act of 1817, as you said, the British would take over the coastal trade for Southern ports.

Who benefits? The British shippers. The Southern port cities.

Who loses? New York based coastal packet traders. New York businesses.

[Bull Snipe]

Southern shippers losing comes to mind.

[DoodleDawg]

With Independence eliminating the need to obey the navigation act of 1817, as you said, the British would take over the coastal trade for Southern ports.

Why?