▁and ▁shortly ▁after ward ▁it ▁was ▁declared ▁bank rupt , ▁bringing ▁the ▁Pro li ▁bank ing ▁house ▁down ▁with ▁it . ▁Charles ▁Pro li ▁committed ▁suic ide . ▁An ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁Dublin ▁press ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁ 1 7 8 6 ▁recorded ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁dissol ved ▁company ' s ▁ships , ▁Z ind erd orf ▁[ s ic ], ▁K ollow r ath , ▁Ka un itz , ▁Maxim ilian ▁and ▁Aust rian , ▁" t ogether ▁with ▁their ▁whole ▁app arel , ▁guns , ▁stores , ▁& c ." ▁and ▁observed : ▁" The ▁destruction ▁of ▁this ▁company , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁several ▁others ▁in ▁Europe , ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁great ▁measure ▁ow ing ▁to ▁the ▁commut ation ▁tea ▁tax ▁in ▁England , ▁and ▁the ▁advantages ▁which ▁territorial ▁poss essions ▁throw ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁company ." ▁ ▁Bol ts ' s ▁Plan ▁for ▁a ▁voyage ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁West ▁Coast ▁of ▁America ▁After ▁Bol ts ▁returned ▁from ▁India ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 7 8 1 , ▁he ▁developed ▁the ▁idea ▁for ▁a ▁voyage ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁West ▁Coast ▁of ▁America ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁the ▁trade ▁in ▁sea ▁ot ter ▁f urs ▁to ▁China ▁and ▁Japan . ▁He ▁apparently ▁heard ▁from ▁John ▁Re id , ▁his ▁agent ▁at ▁C anton ▁( Gu ang z hou ), ▁of ▁the ▁success ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁James ▁Cook ' s ▁ships ▁had ▁had ▁there ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 7 7 9 ▁in ▁s elling ▁the ▁sea ▁ot ter ▁pel