▁ 1 5 th ▁of ▁April ▁last ; ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Leg horn ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁of ▁August , ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁Tri este ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁of ▁September ▁with ▁a ▁great ▁cargo , ▁part ▁of ▁which ▁she ▁is ▁to ▁take ▁out ▁with ▁her , ▁particularly ▁four teen ▁ch ests ▁of ▁watch es ▁and ▁watch - work , ▁which ▁she ▁brought ▁from ▁London . ▁Four ▁persons ▁of ▁great ▁learning ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁out ▁in ▁her , ▁at ▁the ▁Emperor ' s ▁exp ence , ▁to ▁make ▁discover ies ▁in ▁Natural ▁Philosoph y . ▁▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁Emperor ▁was ▁initially ▁enthus i astic , ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁provide ▁fin ance ▁for ▁it ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁exp enses ▁of ▁his ▁natural ists , ▁and ▁the ▁vent ure ▁eventually ▁proved ▁impossible ▁to ▁realize . ▁Bol ts ' ▁hopes ▁for ▁a ▁commercial ▁voyage ▁and ▁the ▁desire ▁of ▁the ▁Emperor ▁and ▁his ▁natural ists ▁for ▁a ▁voyage ▁of ▁scientific ▁discovery ▁were ▁in compatible ▁as ▁a ▁combined ▁undert aking . ▁The ▁opposition ▁of ▁Bol ts ' ▁Belg ian ▁former ▁financial ▁partners ▁and ▁now ▁riv als ▁in ▁the ▁Imperial ▁A si atic ▁Company ▁of ▁Tri este ▁and ▁Ant werp ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁cause ▁of ▁its ▁not ▁going ▁ahead , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 1 7 8 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁abandoned . ▁Instead ▁of ▁sending ▁out ▁a ▁scientific ▁expedition ▁on ▁an ▁Aust rian ▁ship ▁as ▁Born ▁had ▁proposed , ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁natural ists ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Franz ▁Jo zef ▁Ma er