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 OF TIIK AUIA. 59 forts, hiid been ulinost coiistautly in course of chap. constiuction ; and it seems that the numhers of " workmen hitherto employed for such purposes Workmen, whose services coukl now be obtained for the defence of the phice amounted to 5000. Inchid- ing these (and, as they were obedient to U)i]itary discipline, and were even of more worth than Russhm soldiers fur the works which would have to ihJ^Cnmea be raised, it seems fitting to do so), the force ofSejit. which Prince jNIentschikoff had in the Crimea at the time of the landing was 81,000 men.* Sebastopol, as might be expected, was rich Abumianpe in warlike stores. Thousands of guns of heavy stores. calibre were contained in the arsenal ; but it is stated that, either because of the age and make of some of this ordnance, or else for want of the corresponding ammuuition, a chief portion of these pieces were useless ; and there is no need to push inquiry on the subject, because, in the event which happened, the resources of the whole fleet were placed at the disposition of those who conducted the land defences ; and not only all the ship's guns — some 1900 in number — not only the ammunition, the iron, the timbers, the cordage, 6', 3 75, tlius mauc up : — The ami}',. . 5l,o00 ].ocal coinpauies, 1,000 Stationed marines,. 2,666 Seamen of the Black Sea fleet, 18,501 Artillerymen approprial ted to the coast defences, 2,703 Workmen,. . . 5,000 81.376