Three Accounts of the Vasil'ev-Shismarev Expedition of 1819-1822

OverviewStatisticsSubjectsWorks List

Pages That Mention New Holland [Australia]

Journey of the sloop Good Intent to explore the Asiatic and American shores of Bering Strait, 1819 to 1822. Part one

mss142-vasilevShishmarev-i3-001
Page Status Needs Review

mss142-vasilevShishmarev-i3-001

– 51 –

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 , having checked the chronometers and completed repairs to the rigging that was damaged by prolonged 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 ______ *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-

Last edit about 2 months ago by EileenG
Displaying 1 page