▁January ▁and ▁ 9 ▁April ▁ 1 7 8 5 . ▁The ▁Cob enz ell ▁would ▁be ▁sent ▁around ▁Cape ▁Horn ▁to ▁the ▁Sand wich ▁Islands ▁( H aw ai i ), ▁No ot ka ▁Sound , ▁the ▁Kur ile ▁Islands , ▁and ▁China . ▁The ▁s loop ▁would ▁be ▁left ▁at ▁No ot ka ▁to ▁trade ▁for ▁f urs , ▁while ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁French men ▁would ▁be ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁Kur iles ▁to ▁learn ▁Japanese ▁and ▁adopt ▁the ▁dress ▁and ▁ways ▁of ▁the ▁inhabitants . ▁At ▁least ▁two ▁ships ▁would ▁be ▁employed ▁to ▁maintain ▁communication ▁with ▁Europe ▁via ▁both ▁the ▁Cape ▁of ▁Good ▁Hope ▁and ▁Cape ▁Horn . ▁A ▁botan ist , ▁met all urg ist , ▁and ▁astronom er ▁would ▁be ▁employed . ▁In ▁the ▁South ▁Atlantic , ▁Tr istan ▁da ▁C un ha ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁claimed ▁for ▁France ▁and ▁settled ▁as ▁a ▁base ▁for ▁the ▁wh aling ▁industry . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁Tr istan , ▁" the ▁Island ▁discovered ▁by ▁La ▁Ro che ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 5 " ▁( pro bably ▁South ▁Georgia ) ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁and ▁settled . ▁The ▁French ▁government ▁adopted ▁the ▁concept , ▁though ▁not ▁its ▁author , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁sending ▁out ▁of ▁an ▁expedition ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Jean - Fran çois ▁de ▁Gal au p , ▁comte ▁de ▁Lap ér ouse . ▁Charles ▁Pierre ▁Cla ret ▁de ▁Fle ur ieu , ▁Direct eur ▁des ▁Port s ▁et ▁Ar sen aux , ▁stated ▁in ▁the ▁draft ▁of ▁the