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CONTENTS. xxvii Chapter V. — continued. II. The general plan of the arrangements by which France and England at tirst undertook to supply their armies in the PLast, . 8«  Change of measures to which they were subsequently driven, . 87 III. The magnitude of their task, . 88 Undue reliance upon the resourcf^s afforded by commerce, . 88 Difficulty of promptly acquiring by purchase all the needed suppKes, .......... 89 Insufficiency of merchant-vessels, and more especially of steamers, 90 Confusion in the Bosphorus, . 91 The flow of supplies to the seat of war not at once and com- pletely eifected, ......... 91 Insufficiency of the steam-power, in its bearing upon the sup- ply of fresh meat and vegetables, ..... 92 IV. The latter stages of supply, As effected by the French, By the English, Extreme narrowness of the communication through Balaclava Construction of wharves at Balaclava, .... Causes, nevertheless, obstructing the disembarkations, . Roadway between camp and port, ..... Question of ' metalling' a road before the 17th October, . Question of ' metalling ' a road after the l7th of October, Lord Raglan's measures with respect to the road by the Col, Vain efforts made to ' metal ' it, . Vital importance of having a ' metalled ' road. Question as to how the peril occasioned by the breaking up of the roa-d should have been met, . The road between port and camp becoming almost impassable The means of land-transport declining, . Want of forage, ...... Recourse to England for hay, 93 93 94 94 95 95 95 95 100 103 104 105 105 108 109 109 710