ts ▁they ▁had ▁obtained ▁for ▁tr ink ets ▁on ▁the ▁American ▁coast ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁Cook ' s ▁third ▁expedition ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific . ▁Bol ts ' ▁ship , ▁the ▁Ka un itz ▁( not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁Pro li ▁group ' s ▁vessel ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ), ▁arrived ▁back ▁at ▁Leg horn ▁( L iv orno ) ▁from ▁C anton ▁with ▁this ▁news ▁on ▁ 8 ▁July ▁ 1 7 8 1 . ▁Bol ts ▁after ward ▁wrote ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁amb ition ▁of ▁wish ing ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁profit ▁from ▁this ▁new ▁branch ▁of ▁trade . ▁ ▁At ▁an ▁audience ▁in ▁Vienna ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 7 8 2 , ▁Bol ts ▁discussed ▁his ▁plan ▁with ▁Emperor ▁Joseph ▁II , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁bought ▁a ▁ship ▁in ▁England ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 7 8 1 . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁Cob enz ell ▁( or ▁Cob enz l ) ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁Vice - Ch an cell or ▁of ▁State , ▁Count ▁Philipp ▁Cob enz l ▁( K ob enz l ), ▁a ▁patron ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Company . ▁Bol ts ' ▁plan ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁ship ▁to ▁round ▁Cape ▁Horn , ▁take ▁on ▁f urs ▁at ▁No ot ka , ▁sell ▁or ▁trade ▁them ▁in ▁China ▁and ▁Japan , ▁and ▁return ▁by ▁the ▁Cape ▁of ▁Good ▁Hope . ▁He ▁engaged ▁four ▁sail ors ▁who ▁had ▁served ▁under ▁Cook , ▁including ▁George ▁D ixon , ▁who ▁subsequently ▁commanded ▁the ▁Queen ▁Charlotte