▁to ▁Russia , ▁and ▁again ▁involved ▁b ureau cr atic ▁review ▁by ▁various ▁state ▁offices . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 8 1 9 ▁Sch af fer , ▁fear ing ▁a ▁final ▁ref us al , ▁submitted ▁another ▁proposal . ▁This ▁time ▁he ▁demon ized ▁the ▁Americans ▁and ▁their ▁alleg ed ▁goal ▁of ▁pushing ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁region , ▁one ▁col ony ▁at ▁a ▁time . ▁According ▁to ▁Sch ä f fer , ▁leaving ▁Hawai i ▁to ▁the ▁Americans ▁would ▁spell ▁a ▁loss ▁of ▁all ▁Russian ▁poss essions ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁A ▁pre empt ive ▁strike ▁at ▁Hawai i , ▁he ▁wrote , ▁was ▁essential ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁Russian ▁America . ▁The ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Company ▁continued ▁raising ▁similar ▁propos als , ▁until ▁N essel ro de ▁vo iced ▁his ▁and ▁Alexander ' s ▁firm ▁a version ▁against ▁any ▁conflicts ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific . ▁ ▁Rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁project ▁promoted ▁by ▁Peter ▁Dob ell ▁and ▁Anders ▁L j ung sted t ▁circul ated ▁inside ▁the ▁Company ▁until ▁ 1 8 2 1 . ▁Mat vey ▁My rav y ov , ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁Russian - American ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 – 1 8 2 5 , ▁closed ▁the ▁debate ▁saying ▁that ▁" Sch ä f fer ▁st aged ▁a ▁fun ny ▁comedy ▁and ▁the ▁Company ▁paid ▁dear ly ▁for ▁it . ▁I ▁do ▁not ▁think ▁that ▁it ▁can ▁ever ▁be ▁played ▁again . ▁As ▁for ▁merely ▁having ▁a ▁mid way