Account of trading voyages in the Western Pacific, 17 July 1841-12 September 1844, by Captain Andrew Cheyne

B 1408

fonds

1841-1844

Textual Records, Cartographic Materials

931232

Microfilm : CY 3110

2 volumes of textual material

A journal of proceedings apparently written up for publication in 1853 (see pp. 436, 481) and descriptions of the following islands and their inhabitants: Isle of Pines, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, several of the Caroline and Solomon Islands. The descriptions and vocabularies, slightly abridged and altered are published as part of his 'A Description of islands in the Western Pacific Ocean'. London, Potter, 1852, a copy of which is at 988C. To July 1942 Cheyne sailed the Diana, from 21 July-26 December 1842, the schooner Bull, and from June 1843 the brig Naiad. Cheyne traded in sandal wood to the end of 1842 then in beche-de-mer. He often met with other vessels, trading or whaling and includes their news and reports of massacres, etc. and the massacre of the crew of the Martha at Mare and the Star at Isle of Pines. The doings of the European reprobates at Ponape, convicts escaped from New South Wales and Norfolk Island and deserters from whalers are described at length. In October 1842 Cheyne visited Norfolk Island. Pages 1-4 damaged, pages 281-284 wtg. Ends in the middle Ch XIV

A contents list and an index have been made in the Mitchell Library and are filed with it

Ill. maps

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (5-86A) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011