HOM.23
The Heyday of Whaling and the Second d'Urville Expedition, 1831-1839, is the twenty-third volume of the History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents (HOM), compiled and edited by Rodrique Levesque. It is the third volume in the HOM second series (HOM.S2).
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The History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents was complied, edited and published by Rod Levesque. Copyrights were obtained by the Habele Outer Island Education Fund, a US nonprofit, in 2022, which digitized the content to facilitate noncommercial access to, and use of, the series. The PDF file for HOM.23 is roughly 88MB.
Table of Contents
1831A Forts of Guam, etc., map of Guam, by Colonel Villalobos, 1829-1831
1831B Villalobos replaced Medinilla as Gov. of the Marianas only in 1831
1831C Other letters of Governor Villalobos, 1831
1831D Foreigners living in Guam in 1831
1831E The barque Derby of Salem, Captain Cheever
1831F Lafond de Lurcy rescued, brought to Gum by the ship Lloyds, etc.
1831G The ship Montano of Nantucker, Captain Benjamin Worth
1831IThe English whaler Kent,Captain Lawton—The narrative of Dr. Beale
1831J Ships Peru and Mermaid, Captain Eagleston, from 1831 to 1838
1831K Bark Alliance, Captain Covell, via Ebon
1832B Ship Amerika, Capt. Kromchenko, crossed Gilberts and Marshalls
1832C Life on Tinian and Saipan in 1832
1832D The English whaler Caroline, Captain Tregurtha
1832E The shipwreck of the Mentor at Palau in 1832—Press reports
1832F The shipwreck of the Mentor—The official account of Capt. Barnard
1832G The shipwreck of the Mentor—The narratives of Horace Holden; Vocabulary of the language of Tobi Island in 1833-1834
1832H Governor Villalobos' Description of Guam
18321 The Planet, Captain Fraser
1832J The whaler Ploughboy, Captain Nathan Chase
1832K The whaler Hashmy, Captain Harwood, stopped at Namorik
1832M The whaler Australian, Captain Edward Cattlin
1833A Correspondence of Governor Villalobos in 1833
1833B Correspondence received by Governor Villalobos in 1833
1833C Notes on Pohnpei, 1833
1833D The brig Spy of Salem, Captain Knight, visited iPohnpei
1833E Visit of an unknown Russian ship reported by Governor Villalobos
1833G Brig Bolivar Liberator re-discovered Taongi
1833H The captain of the Nimrod killed at Pingelap
18331 The journal of Robert Jarman aboard the whaler Japan of London
1834A Correspondence of Governor Villalobos in 1834
1834B The Conway Affair and aftermath of murder of Capt. Stayers in 1824
1834C Survey of the Marianas by Lieutenant Petrie, R.N.
1834D Governor Villalobos' opinions on import duties
1834E The story of Father Ciriaco really begins in 1834
1834F The Spanish ship that became Hawaiian
1834H The loss of the schooner Dash, Captain Keating, at Ngulu
18341 Dr. Coulter passed by the Gilberts, ca. 1834
1834J The story of the Victoria, cut off at Bikini (or Rongerik)
1834K Massacres at Kosrae, 1834 and 1835
1834L The bark Eliza of Salem, Captain Winn
1834M U.S. whaler John Coggeshall claimed the discovery of Urracas
1834P Nanmadol ruins in Pohnpei—Narrative of Mr. Ong
1835A 1834-35 Census of the Marianas
1835B The shipwreck of the Corsair—Narrative of William Reney
1835C The shipwreck of the Corsair—Press reports
1835D The shipwreck of the Corsair—The report of Governor Villalobos
1834F The brigantine Pronto arrived without the mail
1835F Petition by Silvester Cepeda for back pay
1835G Forts of Guam—Construction of half-redoubts at Agafia
1835H The Nautilus, Captain Swift, whaling near the Gilberts
1835I The ship Awashonks, Captain Prince Coffin, cut off at Namori
1835J Ship Lemuel C. Richmond visited the Gilberts
1835K The brig Consul, Captain T. N. Chapman
1835L The barque Pallas, Captain Archer, sighted Pohnpei
1835M The Japan of London, Captain William E. Hill
1835N Ship William Wirt, Captain Daggett, off the Gilberts
1835O USS Vincennes, Commander Aulick—The report of Cmdr Aulick
1835P USS Vincennes, Commander Aulick—Narrative of Lieut. Browning
1835Q The Franklin of Sag Harbor, Captain C. C. Griffin
1835R First visit of the cutter lambton at Pohnpei
1836A The scientific voyage of the French ship Bonite, Captain Vaillant
1836C Captain Lawson of the ship Augustus killed by Carolinians
1836D The loss of the French brig Harmony near Nauru
1836E A barque with the curious name of Palinure
1837A The Ngatik massacre of 1837
1837B Ships that visited Guam, January-August 1837
1837C The story of the Catholic Father Maigret at Pohnpei
1837D Other documents about Father Bachelot, Maigret, Dudoit, etc.
1837E The ship Newark, Captain William H. Whitfield
1837F The adventures of William Torey
1837G Communal works planned for Guam in 1837
1837H Ship Eliza of Salem visited Pohnpei in February
18371 The Marianas got a new governor in 1837
1837J Notes about Governor Casillas and his term of office, 1837-43
1838E Second d'Urville expedition—The Spanish reports
1838F Second d'Urville expedition—The narrative of Captain d'Urville; Report of Mr. Duroch; Report of Mr. Demas; Report of Mr. Dubouzet; Report of Mr. Duroch; and Report of Mr. Gourdin
1838G Second d'Urville expedition—The anthropology volume
1838H Second d'Urville expedition—Narrative of Lieut. Rocquemaurel
1838I Second d'Urville expedition—The narrative of Dr. Guillou
1838J Second d'Urville expedition—Narrative of Mr. Desgraz
1838K Second d'Urville expedition—An anonymous account
1839A Official investigation of the Falcon Affair and Ngatik massacre
1839B The Falcon Arrair and the Ngatik massacre—Reports of Cmdr Blake
1839D Notes about the Carolines, by Captain Metcalf
Publication Details
Lévesque Rodrigue. History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents; The Heyday of Whaling and the Second d'Urville Expedition, 1831-1839. Gatineau Québec: Lévesque Publications; 2003.
ISBN 978-0-920201-23-7
