▁piece ▁goods , ▁with ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁ch ests ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁te as , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁sp ices , ▁from ▁C ey lon , ▁at ▁which ▁island ▁they ▁touched ▁on ▁their ▁way ▁home ". ▁ ▁The ▁voyage ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁E agle ▁Having ▁missed ▁the ▁opportunity ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁to ▁send ▁a ▁ship ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁West ▁Coast ▁und ist urbed ▁by ▁British , ▁American ▁or ▁French ▁compet itors , ▁Bol ts ▁was ▁apparently ▁able ▁to ▁share ▁in ▁the ▁only ▁voyage ▁sent ▁there ▁under ▁the ▁Imperial ▁flag , ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁E agle , ▁the ▁former ▁English ▁East ▁Ind iam an ▁L oud oun , ▁which ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 7 8 6 ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Ost end ▁under ▁Charles ▁William ▁B ark ley . ▁Having ▁cleared ▁Ost end ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 7 8 6 , ▁the ▁Imperial ▁E agle ▁touched ▁at ▁Hawai i ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁and ▁reached ▁No ot ka ▁in ▁June , ▁from ▁wh ence ▁she ▁trad ed ▁south ward ▁for ▁two ▁months ▁along ▁the ▁American ▁coast . ▁B ark ley ▁added ▁significantly ▁to ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁ge ography ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁during ▁this ▁voyage , ▁not ably ▁ident ifying ▁the ▁Stra it ▁of ▁Juan ▁de ▁Fu ca . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Mac ao ▁with ▁his ▁tak ings ▁of ▁f urs ▁on ▁ 5 ▁November . ▁The ▁expedition ▁was ▁apparently ▁prof itable , ▁as ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁The ▁London ▁Chron icle ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁June