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15 revisions | Samara Cary at Jun 02, 2025 07:11 PM mss142-vasilevShishmarev-i3-002– 52 –
where there would be no hope of obtaining such things, we
sailed from Port Jackson [Sydney, Australia], a charming and
unique land that has nothing in common with other parts of
the world either in the animal or the plant kingdom.
Upon leaving this port, our commander, Captain-Lieutentant
[[Shishmarev, Gleb Semyonovich, 1781-1835|Shishmarev]], announced instructions received from the com-
mander of the sloop "Discovery" and of the whole expedition,
Captain-Lieutenant [[Vasil'ev, Mikhail Nikolayevich, 1770-1847|Vasilev]], to sail separately to [[New California|New Cali-
fornia]] to stock up on wheat needed for biscuits, of which
there was a shortage, because the greater part of them taken
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Admiral and General-Commissioner of the Fleet), [[Vasil'ev, Mikhail Nikolayevich, 1770-1847|Mikhail Niko-
laevich Vasilev]], and had the purpose of exploring the shores
of America northward as far as possible beginning with the
[[Alaska]] Peninsula, and the shores of Asia only from [[Dezhnev, Cape (Russia)|East Cape]].
The expedition reached the latitudes practicable in the two
summers in the Arctic Ocean, overcoming almost insurmountable
obstacles, and resolving the question concerning the feasibility
of penetrating from this side [Asia?] as far north as the
point reached by its vessels.
The author, Mr. [[Hillsen, Karl Karlovich|Hillsen]], chose as the beginning of his
narrative the time of sailing from [[Port Jackson]] because places
hitherto visited by him such as Brazil, Cape of Good Hope, and
New South Wales are already well known. – 52 – where there would be no hope of obtaining such things, we Upon leaving this port, our commander, Captain-Lieutentant --------------------- The author, Mr. Hillsen, chose as the beginning of his mss142-vasilevShishmarev-i3-002– 52 –
where there would be no hope of obtaining such things, we
sailed from Port Jackson [Sydney, Australia], a charming and
unique land that has nothing in common with other parts of
the world either in the animal or the plant kingdom.
Upon leaving this port, our commander, Captain-Lieutentant
[[Shishmarev, Gleb Semyonovich, 1781-1835|Shishmarev]], announced instructions received from the com-
mander of the sloop "Discovery" and of the whole expedition,
Captain-Lieutenant [[Vasil'ev, Mikhail Nikolayevich, 1770-1847|Vasilev]], to sail separately to [[New California|New Cali-
fornia]] to stock up on wheat needed for biscuits, of which
there was a shortage, because the greater part of them taken
---------------------
Admiral and General-Commissioner of the Fleet), [[Vasil'ev, Mikhail Nikolayevich, 1770-1847|Mikhail Niko-
laevich Vasilev]], and had the purpose of exploring the shores
of America northward as far as possible beginning with the
[[Alaska]] Peninsula, and the shores of Asia only from [[Dezhnev, Cape (Russia)|East Cape]].
The expedition reached the latitudes practicable in the two
summers in the Arctic Ocean, overcoming almost insurmountable
obstacles, and resolving the question concerning the feasibility
of penetrating from this side [Asia?] as far north as the
point reached by its vessels.
The author, Mr. [[Hillsen]], chose as the beginning of his
narrative the time of sailing from [[Port Jackson]] because places
hitherto visited by him such as Brazil, Cape of Good Hope, and
New South Wales are already well known. – 52 – where there would be no hope of obtaining such things, we Upon leaving this port, our commander, Captain-Lieutentant --------------------- The author, Mr. Hillsen, chose as the beginning of his |
