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The Daily Dispatch: June 5, 1862., [Electronic resource], Banks retreat. (search)
treated of this famous siege, it was undertaken on a false principle, and ought not to furnish a precedent. Such was the opinion of the Russians themselves, at least it was said to have been so at the time. The Allies -ally defeated the only Russian army in the Crimes, at Alma. a few days after their landing. In their retreat they passed entirely by Sebastopol, which was altogether defenceless on the land side.--To the amazement of the Russians, the allies passed entirely by it also, inste passing in a single road to Sebastopol, they would have cut off the latter from all supplies by land, while with their large fleet they could have kept off all supplies by water. As their supply of troops was unlimited, they could then, with the main army, have taken possession of the passes that led into the Crimes, and defeated any Russian force that might be sent as fast as it arrived. But the Allies preferred the spade, and about that time McClellan was sent on a commission to Europe.