Excerpt from A Narrative of the Recovery of the H. M. S. Gorgon, (Charles Hotham, Esq., Captain;): Stranded in the Bay of Monte Video, May 10th, 1844 The following pages are published to the naval world in consequence of the oft-repeated wishes of many British and foreign officers. The subject, though comparatively unimportant in itself, appeared to be viewed with such interest by so large a body of nautical men, that the Author, however diffident of his own powers, has been induced to embody his notes in the form of a detailed and connected Narrative, descriptive of the progress of the operations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.