HOM.27
The Progress of Civilization, 1852-1858., is the twenty-seventh volume of the History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents (HOM), compiled and edited by Rodrique Levesque. It is the seventh 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.27 is roughly 60MB.
Table of Contents
1852H The mutiny aboard the German brig Louise Caesar
1852I la Capricieuse, Captain Roquemaurel, visited Guam
1852J The Canton II of New Bedford, Captain Folger
1852K The mutiny aboard the William Penn, Captain Hussey
1852L Ship lagoda reports a shipwreck at Taongi
1852N The ship Spartan, Captain James Wyer
1852O The first Swedish circumnavigation—The frigate Eugenie, Captain Virgin
1852P The brig Inca cut off at Nauru in November 1852
1852Q The voyage of HMS Serpent, Captain Hammet
1852R Special commission on the development and security of the Marianas, in view of a potential threat from the U.S. Navy
1852S Mrs. Pfeiffer's second voyage through Micronesia
1852T The harbors of Pohnpei, and neighboring islands, by Rev. Gulick
1853A The correspondence of Governor Perez in 1853
1853B Inventory of government property, Mariana Islands, 1853
1853C Rev. Snow's survey of Kosrae Island
1853E Massacre at Tarawa, Gilbert Islands
1853F The ship Gratitude of New Bedford
1853G Other whalers of 1852-53, including the wreck of the Paragon
1853H Andrew Cheyne's Sailing Directions for the Western Pacific Ocean
18531 The Cleora, Captain Smith, visited Pohnpei
1853J The shipwreck of the Sarah Mooers at Ngatik
1853K The bark Alice Frazier, Captain Taber
1853L The clipper John Gilpin, Captain Doane, visited Northern Marianas
1853M The ship Margaret Scott, Captain B. C. Eldridge
1853N Captain Tardy de Montravel visited Kapingamarangi with the Constantine
1853O The adventures of Charles Newhall
1853P An old sailor's story, by Captain Allyn
1853Q Logbook of the ship Martha of Fairhaven, Capt. Samuel B. Meader
1853R Creation of the De la Corte Commission on the Marianas
1853S Journal on board the English brig Betah, Captain Woodin
1854A Arrival at Guam of the would-be U.S. Consul Masters and his secretary Van Ingen
1854B The feud between Governor Perez and Father Acosta continues
1854C Ship Harriet and brig Waverly, etc.
1854D The ship Massachusetts of New Bedford, Captain Bennett
1854E The whaling ship Iireh Swift, Captain Earl
1854F The ship Miantonomi of New Bedfrord, lost at Pohnpei
1854G The bark Ellen of Edgartown, Captain Huxford
1854H The Syren, Captain Charles H. Allyn
1854I The ship Ocean, Captain W. C. Fuller
1854J The barque lady Elgin, Captain Irons, finds a new reef
1854K The whaler Delta brought smallpox to Pohnpei
1854L The barque Active, Captain Thomas Morrison
1854M The ship Daniel Wood of New Bedford, Captain Joseph R. Tallman
1854N Shipwreck of the whaler Canton I, Captain Wing, at Canton Island
1854O Commodore Perry and the North Pacific Exploring Expedition
1854P The ship Young Hector, Captain Peter G. Smith
1854Q The logbook of the Norman, Captain Chase
1854R The Sardinian schooner Sofia, Captain Costello, discovered a wreck
1854S Pocahontas, Condor, Ianthe, and other ships in trouble
1855A Samuel Masters, would-be U.S. Consul at Guam (cont'd)
1855B The administration of Governor de la Corte
1855C Two ship surgeons, Dr. Lester and Dr. Beals, applied to remain in Guam in 1855
1855D American whalers and other ships reported in 1855
1855E The typhoon that hit Guam on 23 September 1855
1855F The climate of Ponape, or Ascension Island of the Pacific Ocean
1855G The bark Gratitude, Captain Cornell, at Kosrae
1855H A sketch of Guam, by an anonymous author, in 1855
1855I Logbook of the bark Favorite, Captain Spooner
1855J The French whaler Espadon, Captain Homond
1855K The logbook of the ship Morea, Captain Manchester
1855L The ship China, Captain Howes
1855M The ship Florida, Captain Williams
1855N The Emily Morgan, Captain Chase
1855O The ship Nassau, Captain Murdoch
1855P Chronicle of the Mariana Islands, cont'd
1856A Correspondence of Governor De la Corte, 1856-58
1856B More about would-be Consul Masters
1856C The shipwreck of the English barque Invincible at Guam
1856D Running aground of the schooner Secret, and mail operations
1856E lack of physicians in Guam
1856F Population of the Marianas and their diseases
1856G Official visit to the Northern Marianas and removal of the girst group of foreigners from the Gani Islands
1856H The story of Agaton Celix, the convict who became school-teacher in Saipan 561
18561 Ship Chandler Price of New Bedford, Captains Cum & Holcomb
1856J The ship Lion of Providence, Captain William H. Hardwick
1856K The Monticello, Captain Baker
18561 Logbook of the bark Zone of Fairhaven, Captaion Moses R. Fish
1856M The bark Messenger Bird, Captain Homer
1856N log of the ship Washington, Captain Holloy
1856O The Montreal of New Bedford, Captain Gray
1856P The ship California, Captain Manchester
1856Q The ship South Boston, Captain Peets
1856R The ship Marengo, Captain Skinner
1856S The bark General Scott, Captain Clough
1856T Depredations caused by whalers at Kosrae—Report of Rev. Snow
1856U The barque Eliza Jane, Captain E. Woodin
1856V Various ship reports for 1856
1857A Recollects in the Marianas, 1856-1858
1857B Proposal for Chinese immigration to Guam
1857C The creation of a penal colony in the Marianas
1857D Descriptions of Pohnpei, by Rev. Gulick and others
1857E Another economic report from Pohnpei in 1857, by Rev. Gulick
1857F The bark Alice, Captain George C. Penny
1857G Guamanians shipping aboard whalers
1857H News from the Bonin Islands
18571 The clipper ship Northern Light crossed Micronesia a few times between 1856 and 1859
1857J The ship Milton, Captain Halsey
1857K Various other whalers
18571, Ship Wildman, Captain Webb, reports two wrecks on Minto Reef
1857N The wreck of the Guam-based schooner Chamorrita
1858A The Cicero, Captain Courtney
1858B The schooner Denia brought Dr. Galt, and 63 Chinese to Guam
1858C The Marcia, Captain Randall Billings
1858D The Condor, Captain Whiteside
1858E The Marshallese of Ebon Atoll
1858F Navigation matters for Apaiang, Gilbert Is., by Rev. H. Bingham, Jr.
Publication Details
Lévesque Rodrigue. History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents; The Progress of Civilization, 1852-1858. Gatineau Québec: Lévesque Publications; 2004.
ISBN 978-0-920201-27-5
