French whaler General Teste visited Honolulu, Hawaii according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 9 February 1850

 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 that at Honolulu, Hawaii on 7 February the French whaler Gen. Teste master Rossiter [from Le Havre, France] was cleared for cruising.