Captain James Edward visited during his journey also the Russian navy facilities at Sevastopol and described quite extensive what e saw. It's not only quite interesting to see though the eyes of a foreigner, but also to get an impression on what was going on within the Russian navy, in a period she was quite active in the Mediterranean, operating against the Ottoman and Egyptian navies. One remark in his description of Sevatopol referred to those operations.
"The fortress in which I now resided was immediately opposite to the town of Sevastopol, and above a deep bay of the Euxine, which intended the coast for a length of three of four versts, terminating at Inkermann, the city of caverns. The coup d'oeil of Sevastopol was most striking, as seen from the fort; the white houses were built on the side of a calcareous hill; on either side were creeks filled with vessels; and the tout ensemble reminded me of Algiers. Before us, in the noble harbour, rode several ships of war; one a sixty-four, employed as an hospital-ship for those who had suffered in the Turkish war."
"Sevastopol is the Portsmouth of the Euxine: here the fleet is equipped, and winters".
Source
J.E. Alexander. Travels to the seat of war in the East, through Russia and the Crimea in 1829. With sketches of the Imperial fleet and army, personal adventures, and characteristic anecdotes. Vol. I. London, 1830, p. 261. Digitized by Google.
"The fortress in which I now resided was immediately opposite to the town of Sevastopol, and above a deep bay of the Euxine, which intended the coast for a length of three of four versts, terminating at Inkermann, the city of caverns. The coup d'oeil of Sevastopol was most striking, as seen from the fort; the white houses were built on the side of a calcareous hill; on either side were creeks filled with vessels; and the tout ensemble reminded me of Algiers. Before us, in the noble harbour, rode several ships of war; one a sixty-four, employed as an hospital-ship for those who had suffered in the Turkish war."
"Sevastopol is the Portsmouth of the Euxine: here the fleet is equipped, and winters".
Source
J.E. Alexander. Travels to the seat of war in the East, through Russia and the Crimea in 1829. With sketches of the Imperial fleet and army, personal adventures, and characteristic anecdotes. Vol. I. London, 1830, p. 261. Digitized by Google.
