9 2 . ▁As ▁historian ▁F . ▁How ay ▁rec ount ed : ▁" On ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁arrived ▁the ▁b ark , ▁Phoenix ▁of ▁Beng al , ▁Captain ▁Hugh ▁Moore . ▁He ▁had ▁left ▁Beng al ▁seven ▁months ▁before ▁and ▁had ▁since ▁his ▁arrival ▁on ▁the ▁coast ▁been ▁trad ing ▁to ▁the ▁north ward ... ▁From ▁Captain ▁Moore ▁they ▁learned ▁of ▁the ▁execution ▁of ▁Louis ▁XVI ▁in ▁January , ▁ 1 7 9 3 . ▁This ▁ship ▁remained ▁until ▁the ▁ 2 8 th ..." ▁ ▁S ail ing ▁south ▁to ▁Al ta ▁California ▁during ▁March ▁ 1 7 9 5 , ▁Phoenix ▁trad ed ▁for ▁sea ▁ot ter ▁f urs ▁in ▁Santa ▁Barbara ▁before ▁visit ing ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁Q ing ▁port ▁of ▁Gu ang z hou . ▁William ▁Mars den ▁later ▁employed ▁the ▁ship ▁to ▁collect ▁several ▁nut m eg ▁and ▁clo ves ▁for ▁agricult ural ▁efforts ▁in ▁Sum atra . ▁Phoenix ▁delivered ▁the ▁cargo ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 7 9 8 ▁" a ▁complete ▁success ." ▁ ▁Phoenix ▁was ▁the ▁names ake ▁of ▁the ▁Russian - American ▁Company ▁brig ▁Phoenix , ▁the ▁first ▁vessel ▁built ▁in ▁Russian ▁America ▁by ▁Alexand r ▁Bar an ov . ▁Moore ▁in ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁had ▁met ▁Bar an ov ▁near ▁the ▁" Green ▁Islands " ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁when ▁Bar an ov ▁had ▁offered ▁him ▁" every ▁assistance ▁in ▁his ▁power ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Al ask an ▁History , ▁mentions