<P> Squire Trelawney immediately plans to commission a sailing vessel to hunt for the treasure , with the help of Dr. Livesey and Jim . He finances the entire expedition to the eponymous Treasure Island . Going to the Bristol docks , Trelawney buys the schooner Hispaniola , hires Captain Smollett to command her , and retains Long John Silver , a former sea cook and now the owner of the dock - side `` Spy - Glass '' tavern , to run the galley . When it comes to hiring a crew for the ship , he depends highly on the advice of Silver , who recruits a group of fellow pirates . </P>
why has mr trelawny hired the captain the ship and the crew
to hunt for the treasure