French whaling bark Asia visited Honolulu, Hawaii according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 16 September 1848

 The New Pictorial and Illustrated Family Magazine established for the diffusion of useful knowledge, vol. III. Robert Sears editor, New York 1846

An item reported the arrival at Honolulu, Hawaii on 11 September by the French whaling bark Asia master Masson of Le Havre no details supplied.