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Chapter 3

Part 1 of Hillsen's Journal, "Journey of
the sloop, 'Good Intent' to explore the
Asiatic and American shores of Bering
Strait, 1819 to 1822"*

On March 16, 1820, having checked the chronometers and
completed repairs to the rigging that was damaged by pro-
longed and heavy storms during the long trip from Cape of
Good Hope to New Holland [Australia] , and taking on a substantial
quantity of various provisions since we would be
directing our voyage for a long period of time to countries
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*This voyage, so far not described by anyone, either in
whole or in part, althought completed 27 years before, contains
so much that is curious, both in its goals and results,
that its description will always arouse the most intense interest,
the more so, because there was none completed similar
thereafter.

The expedition, the exploits of which are described in
this article, consisted of two sloops "Discovery" and "Good
Intent" under command of Captain-Lieutenant (subsequently Vice-