We expect that Peace in Europe, will make considerable difference both in the price, of the articles, with which you were to load, and also in the demand for them, in this Country; by the time you could return; from these considerations we think it best for you to sell the Ship Monsoon, if you can get from Eight to Ten Thousand dollars, clear of the Mates and People, and all other expences: if you cannot sell the Vessel and the prices of goods ordered have not considerably fallen you will please take a freight to any part of America or elsewhere if to be obtain’d on terms that you think will answer, in either of the above mentioned Cases you will place the proceeds of your outward Cargo, (and Ship if sold) in the hands of some safe House in London, say Tho^{s} Dickerson & C^{o} if they still remain good--in addition to the above we have only to say that feeling much confidence in your judgment, we leave it to you to do as you think will be most for our Interests.--If the Peace continues we think the following articles will not be worth more in Boston next spring than say,-- Iron--100$, to 110$. Hemp 200$ to 230$. Tumblers 40 Cents p^{r} Straw. Glass 8$, pr. Box, to 9$.-- Platillas[9] no Sale unless very low.-- we are with much regard Yours-- Joshua Wall John Baxter Jacob Tidd William Hayden [Sidenote: Orders for the Voyage] _From Bixby, Valentine & Company, and Humphrey & Clark_ Boston February 11^{th} 1811. Cap^{t} Elijah Cobb Sir,