About the book: year / The work is given in the pre-reform alphabet. “Tomorrow, at low tide, the brig Forward, under the command of Captain K. Z., with mate Richard Shandon, will sail from the Prince’s New Docks for an unknown destination.” This could be read in the Liverpool Herald of April 5, 1860 The departure of a simple brig is not an important event for one of the largest trading cities in England. Who will notice it among the whole mass of ships of all sizes and nationalities, which can hardly fit into the huge docks, stretching two miles in length??..»