The Spanish-Peruvian explorer Manuel Quimper had set…

The Spanish-Peruvian explorer Manuel Quimper had set sail on February 14, 1791, aboard the captured British sloop Princess Royal, renamed the Princesa Real, with orders from San Blas commander Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra to chart the Sandwich Islands and then turn the vessel over to the Philippines Governor-General Félix Berenguer de Marquina, who will then have it returned to the British at Macau.

While exploring the Sandwich Islands, he has a tense encounter with James Colnett, the British commander at Nootka, on April 1, 1791.

Colnett demands an explanation from Quimper as to why the Princesa Real has not yet been returned to the British and Quimper informs him of the plans to return it at Macau.

Colnett threatens to seize the ship then and there, but when he observes Quimper preparing for combat he backs down.

Quimper continues his exploration of the islands of Hawaii, Maui, and Oahu, and on April 19, 1791, sets sail for the Philippines.