Download or read book The Papers and Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, 1874, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) written by United States Naval Institute and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Papers and Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, 1874, Vol. 1 Mr. President, I have finished. I esteem it a very high compliment, indeed, to have been invited to appear before you to-night. If by means of this association our officers are induced to 'consider carefully the various questions affecting our profession, and to give the service at large the benefit of their reflections, the navy will owe you a deep debt of gratitude. 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.