The Invisible Hand Finally Appears
I've written on Smith's comments about the Navigation Acts if you're interested in the idea that Smith was not genuine in his support of the Navigation Acts.
https://www.libertarianism.org/articles/adam-smith-and-navigation-acts-new-interpretation
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5221383
I've written on Smith's comments about the Navigation Acts if you're interested in the idea that Smith was not genuine in his support of the Navigation Acts.
https://www.libertarianism.org/articles/adam-smith-and-navigation-acts-new-interpretation
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5221383