The Express.
London, England, 1855-11-14 00:00:00

THE BRITISH HOSPITAL AT RENIIOL

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TOWN OF DARDANELLES, Nov. 1.
I had seen such flattering accounts of the British
hospital at Renkioi in one of your contemporaries,
that I determined to ride over and visit it. Your
readers may probably be aware that it is a hospital
for our sick and wounded soldiers, not under the
charge of the army medical department, but ander
medical men unconnected with this department, ss•
looted from eminent members of the profemion pew
tising in various parts of England. It is about kV
way between this town and the entrance to the Du
duelled from the Mediterranean, on the Militia share.
It consists of a number of wooden buildings erected
after designs of Mr. Brunel by Mr. Bruton, the
chief engineer, upon a flat piece of arable land, which
projects about half a mile into the strain, fonds; a
bay to the north and another to the south, and the
securing in one or the other a smooth place for land.
in when either of the prevailing wings blow.
There are about 200 patients now in hospital, sad
wards are ready for about 400 more. It is
expected
that everything will be complete for 1,000 by
of December. The works were commenced in Msy.
Dr. Parkes, one of the professors in the Lodge
University, is the medical superintendent. He tad
Mr. Branton appear to be jointly responsible forties
selection of the site, which is a perfect one for a kw
pitaL Whether it is a good or bad one for the bar
petal for the army is a question much debated leers.
If the Crimea remain the seat of operations, it wail
certainly appear to be much too far from the end
where it is wanted--although Mr. Brunton coo teals
that the 12 or 15 hours lost on the passage bora
Scutari is made up by the certainty of being able to
land patients at any time. To a plain common mem
man it would appear that when wooden buildings sin
sent front England, they should be placed els*
whore they are needed. These, on the contrary, ils•
signed with so much care, have been placed—load&
lightfut and healthy spot it is true--at least 24 boas
too far from the Crimea, always supposing thaw be
the centre of oar operations. if the scene shift to the
Danube, other considerations will have then ale
weight, and probably had when the selection son tit
made.
From what I could gather as to the constitudon of
the medical staff, Sir James Clark, to whoa the !,
lootion was entrusted, seems to have made
.it anti
great oars and sound judgment. The two chef Flip
anises are well known ia
men. Dr. Oooders was
the East India Company's service for many year% a
was a professor in the hospital at Calcutta. Dr.
berth= was one of the physicians to the Edinburgh
Infirmary and a very popular teacher in the Modes
Athens. The chief surgeon is Mr. Spencer Weill
lately of the British Hospital at Smyth, a veil
known London surgeon, of good repute us lie.
tater on surgery. He passed many r
years in the
navy, u surgeon to the Seamen's Hospital at Ma
Thus, medical chiefs have been appointed t? th,!
establishment of great previous experience 111_00
diseases of this and other warm climes.
junior members of the staff are numerous,
Ydsn
said to be gentlemen of great promise, if we "sYller
by the honours obtained at University exsues,alo,
All the medical officers, those of the communist
and purveyor's department, the engineer aid 1,1
assistant, and the various clerks, form a mead seas
40 or 60 members. All dine together, to 100!
trouble and expense of separate cooking; and, all
may judge by the dinner at which I had the 0,01
of as,istiog, as the French say, there is no Loh.
good substantial nourishment in this place, esattE
almost a desert. What is of more importame, los
patients seem to be perfectly satisfied with thee
dinners and the care bestowed upon them. AO
amusements have been provided for them, in the Alfa
of skittles, quoits, bat and ball, for the con
vai
—draughts, backgammon, and chess for the ma•
believe, however, that a good supply of newpr
sad ausssisg books would prove very sece
these aid hied people in England would find any
the RIMINI feu very willing to take charge
sad see that they are properly distributed. Mrs'
books might be sent to Mr. Preston, the chaplain.
P.S. I have just heard from Mr. Calver!,eor
sal here, that the supply of water at Balthus, Wlich.
has been most abundant throughout the summer,
beginning to tall off. This is owing to the nties
dryness of the season, scarcely any rain having rOllll
for seven months. The southerly winds which brae
prevailed for the last week have been of uses!
service to the shipping trade, and the number ,
vessels which have passed on their way topoosts,'
tempts every day ot late hes been extraordmier