▁on ▁a ▁voyage ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁West ▁coast ▁for ▁the ▁Et ches ▁Company ▁of ▁London , ▁and ▁Heinrich ▁Z imm ermann , ▁who ▁had ▁written ▁an ▁account ▁in ▁German ▁of ▁Cook ' s ▁final ▁voyage . ▁He ▁bought ▁a ▁s loop , ▁the ▁Tri este , ▁as ▁a ▁tender , ▁and ▁obtained ▁letters ▁of ▁cred ence ▁from ▁the ▁Emperor ▁to ▁various ▁r ul ers ▁at ▁whose ▁ports ▁the ▁ship ▁would ▁touch . ▁ ▁Pro posed ▁scientific ▁voyage ▁of ▁discovery ▁The ▁Emperor ▁l ent ▁a ▁ready ▁ear ▁to ▁Bol ts ▁as ▁the ▁vent ure ▁offered ▁a ▁vehicle ▁for ▁carrying ▁into ▁effect ▁his ▁desire , ▁prompt ed ▁by ▁the ▁voy ages ▁of ▁James ▁Cook , ▁for ▁an ▁Aust rian ▁round ▁the ▁world ▁voyage ▁dedicated ▁to ▁scientific ▁research . ▁This ▁had ▁been ▁ur ged ▁by ▁the ▁em inent ▁sav ant ▁Ign az ▁von ▁Born ▁who , ▁at ▁the ▁Emperor ' s ▁inv itation , ▁nominated ▁five ▁natural ists ▁to ▁go ▁with ▁Bol ts ▁on ▁the ▁Cob enz ell . ▁The ▁intended ▁expedition ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁press ▁in ▁mid - Oct ober ▁ 1 7 8 2 , ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁terms : ▁ ▁The ▁Emperor ▁int ends ▁to ▁signal ise ▁himself , ▁in ▁im itation ▁of ▁other ▁Prin ces , ▁by ▁sending ▁a ▁ship ▁round ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁make ▁discover ies . ▁The ▁vessel ▁dest ined ▁for ▁this ▁ted ious ▁and ▁dangerous ▁expedition , ▁is ▁the ▁Count ▁de ▁Cob enz et ▁[ s ic ], ▁which ▁cleared ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁London ▁the