S An EssAy on Commerce. 



of his death. By his marriage with Jane De Lafoiis he left 

 four sons worthy of such a father ; and who have all distin- 

 guished themselves in the departments which they have 

 chosen : — Peter Le Roy, the eldest, who has succeeded his 

 father as clock- and watch-maker to the king, and who is 

 the inventor of the marine watches : John Le Roy, of the 

 Royal Academy of Sciences ; Julien David Le Roy, professor 

 in the Royal /Academy of Architecture, and of the Institu- 

 tion of Bologne, author of the Ruins of Greece ; and Charles 

 LeRoy, of the Roval Academy of Montpellier, correspondent 

 of the Academy of Sciences of Paris, and professor of me- 

 dicine in the Lfniversity of Montpcllier. 



IIL Jn Essay oh Cr>ynmerce, as at present carried on hj 

 d'lfftrent Nalions ; icith some Hints, which the IVriter 

 thinks ivoidd tend greatly to the Advantage of every 

 Country. By Mr, James Graham, ff Benvick-vpon^ 

 Tweed*. 



(.^OMMEacE has lono- heen the distinguishing characteristic 

 of this country: it is the jrrcat source of our national wealth 

 as well as individual riches. It is commerce that rouses and 

 calls forth the adventurous spirit of our merchants and the 

 persevering industry of our manufacturers. To carry the 

 various produce of our country to the rcinotest part of the 

 earth gives employment to our sailors, whose valour and 

 intrepidity are the admiration of Europe, and give to Britain* 

 that preeminence amongst the nations which she now pos- 

 sesses. — If such are the great advantages derived from com- 

 merce to this country, it surely ought to he the study of 

 everv individual, as far as his abilities, situation, and cir- 

 cumstances in life will admit, to be acquainted with its na- 

 ture, and to trace its various connections. 



To make some observations on the first principles of 

 trade, or the beginning of commercial intercourse with dif- 

 ferent countries, and to point out what to me appears the most 



• . ••<• Jle;;d before the I.iter.nry Society of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 



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