''' s ▁captain , ▁h ired ▁Sch ä f fer ▁into ▁the ▁Company ' s ▁service . ▁ ▁Sch ä f fer ▁affair ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁Sch ä f fer ▁sa iled ▁to ▁Hawai i ▁to ▁retrieve ▁the ▁Company ▁goods ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁w reck ▁of ▁the ▁Ber ing , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁seized ▁by ▁Ka um ual ii , ▁chief ▁of ▁K au ai ▁island . K h leb nik ov , ▁K . T ., ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Bar an ov , ▁Chief ▁Manager ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Col on ies ▁in ▁America , ▁King ston : ▁The ▁Lim estone ▁Press , ▁ ▁A ▁simple ▁mission ▁led ▁by ▁an ▁in ex per ien ced ▁but ▁am bit ious ▁phys ician ▁unfold ed ▁into ▁a ▁major ▁bl under ▁for ▁the ▁Company . ▁Ka um ual ii , ▁who ▁sought ▁outside ▁help ▁in ▁his ▁domestic ▁rival ry ▁with ▁king ▁K ame h ame ha , ▁invited ▁Sch ä f fer ▁to ▁his ▁island ▁and ▁manip ulated ▁him ▁into ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁the ▁Russian - American ▁Company ▁could ▁easily ▁take ▁over ▁and ▁colon ize ▁Hawai i . ▁Sch ä f fer , ▁" los ing ▁all ▁touch ▁with ▁reality ", ▁planned ▁a ▁full - b low n ▁naval ▁assault ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Hawai ian ▁islands ▁and ▁sought ▁support ▁for ▁his ▁" con quest " ▁in ▁Saint ▁Petersburg . ▁Mount ing ▁resistance ▁of ▁Native ▁Hawai ians ▁and ▁American ▁trad ers ▁forced ▁Sch ä f fer ▁to ▁admit ▁defeat