It attracted a great deal of attention in America at that time. An edition of the New Voyage was issued in New @York in 1774. No sooner was the Revolution over, than there began a new trade with @China and the northwest coast of America. It made the fortunes of some families of @Salem and @Boston and @Philadelphia. This trade added to the wealth of the country as a whole. Above all, though, it sparked the imagination of Americans. In the same way another outlet was found in trade with @Russia by way of the @Baltic.

As we see, then, the foreign trade of the United States after the Revolution passed through three well-marked stages. First there was a short period of prosperity. This came from an unusual demand for American products. This was followed by a longer period of depression. And then came a gradual recovery through acceptance of the new conditions and adjustment to them.