Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras

"To-morrow, at the turn of the tide, the brig Forward, K. Z., captain, Richard Shandon, mate, will clear from New Prince''s Docks; destination unknown."This announcement appeared in the Liverpool Herald of April 5, 1860.The sailing of a brig is not a matter of great importance for the chief commercial city of England. Who would take notice of it in so great a throng of ships of all sizes and of ev...