American whaler Minerva bound for Valparaiso, Chile according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 24 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 that the American whaler Minerva broke up her whaling voyage and was soon to sail towards Valparaiso, Chile.