Coal, Wood, and Ireland

We are on the steamer to Liverpool. Not the Henrietta, but an Irish mail vessel. Let me explain.

Queenstown, Ireland, 1800's

 30 hours into the voyage across the Atlantic I hired the ship's crew to help me in a task. That task has resulted in the Captain being locked in his cabin. He, of course, was very angry about it, but there was nothing to be done. I was then in charge of the vessel, and ordered the steam to be on in full force. We had a little rough weather at Newfoundland, and after that the wind was a persistent south-easterly. So we had to furl the sails, and use complete steam. This soon caused an expiration of the coal. I brought Captain Speedy to the deck and again asked if he would sell the Henrietta. We agreed on $60 000 for the top of the boat, with the hull and engine still under Speedy's ownership.

All went smoothly until we reached Ireland, where the wood that we had taken from the boat was all burnt up. We drew into port at Queensland, said goodbye to the Captain, and boarded the boat I am on now. We are about an hour to Liverpool, and I shall be very glad to get back onto British soil. We are all well, though tired.

                                                             
                                                                Phileas Fogg
                                                                   11:19 AM
                                                                   Saturday
                                                                   21st of December, 1872