equent orders.

First. On your arrival at Batavia, you are to go on shore and
ascertain Mr. ----'s residence, and, if you have reason to believe
that he is still considered at that place as a man of good credit,
and merits full confidence, you are to deliver to him my Liverpool
consignees' letters to his address, and also the goods which you
have on board, in such proportion as he may request, except the
specie, which is to continue on board, as mentioned in the next
article.

Second. The specie funds of the ship ----, which will consist of
old Carolus dollars, you are to retain on board untouched, and in
the said boxes or packages as they were in when shipped from
Liverpool, well secured, and locked up in your powder magazine, in
the after run of the said ship under the cabin floor.

The bulkhead and floor of said magazine, scuttle, iron bar,
staples, etc., must be made sufficiently strong, if not already so,
while you are at Liverpool, where you are to procure a strong
padlock and key, for the purpose of securing said specie in the
most complete and safest manner; and when you have the certainty
that it is wanted to pay for the coffee purchased on account of the
ship ----, then you are to receive the said coffee, and pay or
deliver to your consignee Spanish dollars to the amount of said
purchase, and no more, having due regard to the premium or advance
allowed at Batavia on old Spanish dollars; and in that way you are
to continue paying or delivering dollars as fast as you receive
coffee, which is not to exceed the quantity which can be
conveniently stowed on board said ship ----, observing to take a
receipt for each payment, and to see that the net proceeds of the
goods, which will have been shipped at Liverpool, must be invested
in coffee, as far as the sales will permit, and shipped on board of
said ship.

Should it happen that on your arrival at Batavia you should find
that death, absence, etc., should deprive you of the services of
Mr. ----, or that, owing to some causes before mentioned, it would
be prudent to confide my interests elsewhere, in either case you
are to apply to Messrs. ----, merchants of that place, to
communicate your instructions relative to the disposal of the
Liverpool cargo, on board of the ship ----, the l