▁ 1 7 8 8 ▁reported ▁that , ▁" After ▁taking ▁in ▁his ▁cargo , ▁& c . ▁& c . ▁Captain ▁Ber keley ▁[ B ark ley ] ▁proceeded ▁to ▁Mac ao , ▁where ▁he ▁dis posed ▁of ▁his ▁f urs ▁at ▁an ▁amaz ing ▁price ". ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁intended ▁that ▁the ▁Imperial ▁E agle ▁would ▁make ▁three ▁voy ages ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁West ▁Coast , ▁Japan , ▁and ▁Kam chat ka , ▁but ▁when ▁she ▁reached ▁C anton ▁after ▁her ▁first ▁season ▁she ▁was ▁sold ▁under ▁threat ▁of ▁ret ali ation ▁from ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁for ▁bre aching ▁its ▁mon opol y . ▁ ▁Plan ▁to ▁colon ize ▁Australia ▁ 1 7 8 6 - 1 7 8 7 ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 7 8 6 , ▁Bol ts ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁contract ▁by ▁King ▁Gustav ▁III ▁of ▁Sweden ▁to ▁discover ▁an ▁island ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁where ▁a ▁Swedish ▁col ony ▁and ▁trad ing ▁post ▁could ▁be ▁established . ▁However , ▁the ▁plan ▁was ▁sh el ved ▁after ▁Sweden ▁became ▁em bro iled ▁in ▁war ▁with ▁Russia ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁Bol ts ▁was ▁given ▁ 2 5 0 ▁pounds ▁for ▁his ▁trouble , ▁and ▁the ▁proposed ▁col ony ▁was ▁never ▁established . ▁ ▁Bol ts ' s ▁final ▁years ▁Bol ts ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁attempted ▁to ▁rev ive ▁his ▁fort unes ▁in ▁France , ▁setting ▁up ▁an ▁enter prise ▁near ▁Paris , ▁but ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁war ▁with ▁Austria ▁and ▁Britain ▁once