▁memor and um ▁on ▁the ▁expedition ▁he ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁King : ▁" the ▁utility ▁which ▁may ▁result ▁from ▁a ▁voyage ▁of ▁discovery ▁... ▁has ▁made ▁me ▁re cept ive ▁to ▁the ▁views ▁put ▁to ▁me ▁by ▁Mr . ▁Bol ts ▁relative ▁to ▁this ▁enter prise ". ▁However , ▁as ▁Fle ur ieu ▁explained ▁to ▁the ▁King : ▁" I ▁am ▁not ▁propos ing ▁at ▁all , ▁however , ▁the ▁plan ▁for ▁this ▁voyage ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁conce ived ▁by ▁Mr . ▁Bol ts ". ▁Political ▁and ▁strateg ic ▁consider ations ▁took ▁priority ▁over ▁the ▁commercial . ▁Bol ts ▁was ▁paid ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁Louis ▁for ▁" the ▁communic ations ▁useful ▁for ▁the ▁Service ▁which ▁he ▁has ▁given ", ▁but ▁was ▁given ▁no ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁prepar ation ▁or ▁execution ▁of ▁the ▁Lap ér ouse ▁expedition . ▁ ▁The ▁voy ages ▁of ▁the ▁Cob enz ell ▁to ▁India ▁and ▁the ▁Bel gio j oso ▁to ▁China ▁At ▁odd s ▁with ▁his ▁susp icious ▁Ant werp ▁back ers , ▁Bol ts ▁found ▁himself ▁declared ▁bank rupt ▁in ▁mid - 1 7 8 2 . ▁Although ▁he ▁possessed ▁no ▁capital ▁himself , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁trade ▁on ▁his ▁reputation ▁as ▁an ▁expert ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁trade ▁to ▁launch ▁a ▁new ▁share ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 3 , ▁the ▁Tri est ine ▁Society , ▁which ▁in ▁September ▁sent ▁the ▁Cob enz ell ▁on ▁a ▁commercial ▁voyage ▁to ▁the ▁Mal ab ar ▁Coast ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁Marse illes , ▁where ▁she