HOM.28

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Micronesia Becomes a Meeting Place, 1858-1866, is the twenty-eighth volume of the History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents (HOM), compiled and edited by Rodrique Levesque. It is the eighth volume in the HOM second series (HOM.S2).

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The History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents, Volume 28, Micronesia Becomes a Meeting Place, 1858-1866.

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.28 is roughly 88MB.

Table of Contents

1858G The ordeal of Thomas Huntly, rescued by the Emily Morgan, Captain Chase

1858H Various other ships and disasters of 1858

1858I HMS Magicienne, Captain Vansittart, visited Saipan

1858J Ten Melanesians sold as slaves at Pohnpei—Four rescued by the whaler China

1858K The voyage of the Russian ship St. Nicholas, Captain Sheretoff

1858L The visit of the Austrian Navy frigate Novara, Commodore Wiillerstorf-Urbair

1858N The ship Gideon Howland, Captain James M. Williams

1858O Zealandia Bank discovered by the ship Zealandia, Captain Foster

1859A The schooner Pfeil damaged at Ebon and condemned at Guam

1859B The loss of the Lexington at Kosrae in April 1859

1859D The bark Midas, Captain Joseph R. Tallman

1859E The Amazon, Captain Robert D. Eldridge

1859F The Kensington, Captain Stetson, visited the Gilberts

1859G The bark touisa of New Bedford Captain William H. Hathaway

1859H The bark Silver Cloud, Captain Frederick Coggeshall

1859I The Massachusetts, Captain Daniel B. Grene

1859J The George and Susan, Captain Robert Jones

1859K The Montreal, Captain Sowle, whaling in the Marianas in 1860

1859L The ship St. George, Captain Josiah C. Pease

1859M U.S.S. Fenimore Cooper, Captain Brooke

1859N The Florida, Captain Thomas W. Williams

1859O The Belle of Fairhaven, Captain Roswell Brown

1859P The story of Father Jose Palomo, first Chamorro priest

1859Q Census of population and territorial wealth for the Marianas in 1859 and 1870

1859R Misadventures of some sailors at and near Pohnpei

1860A Reverend Dr. Gulick's description of Micronesia—Part 2: 1860-62; "Lectures on Micronesia"

1860B The Maria Theresa, Captain Coop

1860C The William C. Nye, Captain Sowle

1860D The Corinthian, Captain Valentine Lewis

1860E The Moctezuma, Captain Tinker

1860F The clipper ship Industry, Captain R. H. Waters

1860G Carolinian drifters from Woleai to the Philippines, circa 1860

1860H The bark Gratitude, Captain Davis

1860I The Elizabeth Swift, Captain Josiah E. Chase

1860J The Eugenia, Captain Solomon F. Hamlin

1860K Ianthe Shoal confirmed by barque Nile, Captain Destin

1860L Mutiny aboard a mystery ship at Majuro, in the 1850s

1860N Various ship reports for 1860 and 1861

1860O Floor plan of the royal house at Agat, Guam

1860P The Marengo, Captains Weld & Eldridge, 1860-62

1861A The log of the Lady Leigh, Captain Woodin, 1861-63

1861B Constitution of Palau and other documents of 1861

1861C Shipwrecks at Oroluk Atoll

1861D HMS Sphynx, Captain Brown, on a cruise to the Carolines

1861E Spanish ships based at Manila in 1861

1861F Remarks upon the Atoll of Ebon, in Micronesia

1861G The Stone Fleet of 1861, and the beginning of tthe end for the whaling industry

1861H The bark Stafford, Captain Obed Pierce

1862A Karl Semper's 10-month stay at Palau

1862B The voyages of the schooner Acis, Captain Tetens, 1862-63

1862C Logbook of the ship Florida, Captain Fish

1862D The logbook of the bark Cicero, Captain Stivers

1862E The logbook of the bark Massachusetts, Captain Daniel B. Greene

1862F The logbook of the ship Milton, Captain Charles Halsey

1862G The bark Martha, Captain John B. Cornell

1862H The bark John P. West, Captain Tinker

18621 The Spanish king of Palau

1863A The logbook of Captain Cheyne aboard the Acis, 1863-65

1863B The clipper ship N. B. Palmer sailed by Sonsorol

1863C Peruvian slavers active in the Gilberts

1863D The story of the Maria of Ebon

1863E The bark Lagoda, Captain Cranston

1863F Population of Guam, 1863 versus 1873

1864A The Spanish navy corvette Narvaez, Captain Sanchez y Zayas

1864B The Robertson treasure (cont'd)

1864C A visit to Nauru by the ship Nightingale

1864D The German schooner Franz cut off at Rongerik

1864E Fearful and Destructive Gale in the Tropics

1864F News items about Micronesia, with mentions of Guam

1864G A volcano at Ujelang?

1864I Loss of the Asterion at Baker Island

1864J Adventures of a boy aboard the whaler Mount Wollaston

1864K The lease of Pagan Island to Captain Danelsberg

1864L History and description of the new palace or royal house at Umatac

1864N The church of Saipan

1865A Report of Governor Felipe de la Corte—Proposed reforms Marianas

1865B The whaler Charles W. Morgan, Captain Thomas C. Landers

1865C The logbook of the James Maury

1865D The C.S.S. Shenandoah at Pohnpei

1865E The situation at Pohnpei—The narrative of N. S. Gardiner

1865F The Confederate raider CSS Shenandoah, Lieutenant Commanding Waddell, visited Pohnpei to destroy Yankee whalers

1865G C.S.S. Shenandoah at Pohnpei—Report of Captain Cunningham

1865H Beachcombers at Pohnpei, and the need for a warship

1866A The voyages of the brig Vesta, Captain Tetens, 1866-68

1866B A short, confidential, history of the last Spanish governors of Guam, 1866-1898, by Lieut. Safford

1866C The bark Camilla, Captain Thomas

1866D The shipwreck of the Libelle on Wake Island

1866E The ship Sooloo of Boston visited Tobi Island

1866F The Milton, Captain Charles Grant

1866G A Spanish fleet crossed Micronesia on the way to Manila

1866H The bark Java of New Bedford, Captain Manuel Enos

18661 The bark Stephania, Captain Sinclair

1866J The ship Adeline, Captain John C. Soule

Publication Details

Lévesque Rodrigue. History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents; Micronesia Becomes a Meeting Place, 1858-1866. Gatineau Québec: Lévesque Publications; 2004.

ISBN 978-0-920201-28-2