Fugitivesfoundthereaplaceofsafety。Itwasnecessarythattheyshouldsubsist；theydrew，therefore，theirsubsistencefromallpartsoftheworld。
6。SomeEffectsofanextensiveNavigation。Itsometimeshappensthatanation，whenengagedinaneconomicalcommerce，havingneedofthemerchandiseofonecountry，whichservesasacapitalorstockforprocuringthecommoditiesofanother，issatisfiedwithmakingverylittleprofit，andfrequentlynoneatall，intradingwiththeformer，inexpectationofgaininggreatlybythelatter。Thus，whentheDutchwerealmosttheonlynationthatcarriedonthetradefromthesouthtothenorthofEurope；theFrenchwineswhichtheyimportedtothenorthwereinsomemeasureonlyacapitalorstockforconductingtheircommerceinthatpartoftheworld。
ItisaknownfactthattherearesomekindsofmerchandiseinHollandwhich，thoughimportedfromafar，sellforverylittlemorethantheycostuponthespot。Theyaccountforitthus：acaptainwhohasoccasiontoballasthisshipwillloaditwithmarble；ifhewantswoodforstowage，hewillbuyit；and，providedhelosesnothingbythebargain，hewillthinkhimselfagainer。ThusitisthatHollandhasitsquarriesanditsforests。
Further，itmayhappensothatnotonlyacommercewhichbringsinnothingshallbeuseful，butevenalosingtradeshallbebeneficial。I
havehearditaffirmedinHollandthatthewhalefisheryingeneraldoesnotanswertheexpense；butitmustbeobservedthatthepersonsemployedinbuildingtheships，asalsothosewhofurnishtheriggingandprovisions，arejointlyconcernedinthefishery。Shouldtheyhappentoloseinthevoyage，theyhavehadaprofitinfittingoutthevessel。