Observations on East India shipping; being a comparative view between the freights of 1773, and those of the seven preceding years: Together with An Estimate of what may consistently be saved on that head in future; Framed from An Examination into the present Cost of Ships of different Sizes; Their Expence during a Common Voyage; and What Quantity of Goods they are capable of stowing from the several Settlements
| Smith, Nathaniel director of the East India Company. | Date: 1774