Preparations were begun in Marseilles to fit out the Ferdinand but the venture was abandoned when Bolts received a more positive response from the French government .
The Ferdinand is a ship Bolts planned to send to the North West Coast under the Neapolitan flag .
Preparations were begun in Marseilles to fit out the Ferdinand , a ship Bolts planned to send to the North West Coast under the Neapolitan flag , but the venture was abandoned when Bolts received a more positive response from the French government .