American whaling ship James Maury visited Honolulu, Hawaii according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 1 January 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 departure from Honolulu, Hawaii on 25 December 1847 by the American whaling ship James Maury master Whelden of New Bedford back home.