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CII/LSE4 HOSPITAL.

PAPERS PRESENTED To THE lintlsy (1' COMMONS,
RELATING TO THE BUILDING A NE. •• INIII‘MARY,
AND LEASING OF GROUND AT CHELSEA Hu PirAL.

1..--Mr. Aost, Secretary to C.,elsea Hos. ital, transmitting
the Reports of the Ph; sita4ll, Surgeo,,, on the Plans
tor converting the Isuitaino, lately occupied by turd Yar.
borough, itito awlnfirinary for the 1051):
Chelsea, Hospital, lone 6, 1809.
Sir-1-I.tving in my fetter of -the. !nth 11/lay in
answer to yours of. the .sth, -acquainted you th it in
with the tecommendar ion of the Lords
,of the Treasury, the Lords-Comr4is7ioners of this
Hospital nad reterred +he 'questions stated in your
letter; on the comparative advantage to the tiospi-,
tal, of the plan for converting the buildings lately
•ocCupiecl by Lord Yarborough to the prpose of act-
infirmary, with that for erecting a eitote it v.r
building-on some other part of the-gr,und, and the.
different estimmes of the expetic, ; to !he consßierar
tion of the phySfelan; surgeon,' and clerk of the
.works of this- ho.spital, And also to tlittie ther pro-
fessional gentleitten of.erttittenoe ; I . tit now (orect-
ed by their Lordships to send you enc.osed copies
of the .rep.,rts of those officers,. .s al ,o of Si, W..iter
Pat quhar, physician, and Ar. haspexior-
. general: of hospitals, tog- hr Aith.l tie 'reports
and estimates, in ati the several pi.rns
annexed. thereto,
,of Mr. G .orgo. Saunders, archi-
tett : And I am to.'desire, thal in I:iyurg th,•!: :
befii're the Lords of thelre.:is.ry,yoi ill be pleased
to acquaint their Lord Scps itli toe.opi ion of this
Board, brat the plan.., Nos. 4 and s„iititlett. d to Mr.
'Sauti4erS's reports, appear, to be tilt best
calculated; for th( tionYeniefice of iheintit.
and the general -apperrance hospital ;
Ihe Lords 'Commissioners tor, hoytial did not
„originally propos;:, a new build ng for an infirmary,
'solely on- account of ihe ad(lo to tl cx 'which
the ere6tian of it virouht necess.irily occasion.
1 aiii, Sir,
Yout most onedient humbleservant,
(Siignect,) GEu. • AUST. -

Cla

Geo. Hairisbn, Esq.

2.-Dr. Mos;lcy and Hr. Keate ; Repoit, in answer to the
Letter of the loth instant:

Chelsea Hospital, May ts; rgetp
Sitt—We have the honour to acknowledge.the re.
ceipt of your letierot the !bat instant, and in obe.
Vience io,the directions therein containetl, we re-
quest that you will be pleased to intoim the' Lords
and others, CoMopissioners tor .the affairs of Chei.ea
Hospitat, that we have with the utmost aNenti.in.
considered !he-plao for concerting the buildings late-
ly occupied b.), Lad Yartloroughi to the purcose of
an infirmary, for the'sick pensioners; and we Have
also considered of the proposition for an entirely
new building, to be erected in some other part of the
ground: Audits comparing the advantage, between
the two plans, we beg leave :to state—.
That although the bud ;ins lately occupied by
Lord Yarborough are- oipable of being- converted
into a convenient infirina y for the Sick pensioners;
and though the quantity of land being an acre, is
fully sufficient for the intii wiry a, d airing ground,
and tiee from any . inconvenience trom the villa., as
settled to be placed .
Yet we cannot heSitate for a moment to say, that
an entirely 'hiew edifi.,e, with the, modern improve.
ment in buildings of this sort, insulated, and . con.
strutted expressly for an infirmary for ,ged people,
consequently:peeutiOr in. many respects, u.t have
considerable advantages over the best infirmary ,that
Could be made out of any house, or any other build.
ings whatever.

We have The honour to be, Sir,.
Your moss obedient humble servants,
(Sign ed) BtNJAMIN MosELEY,
J. .LATE, Surg. to the Hospital.
GE-0. AUST, Esq. &c.

3.—Mr. Soanes Report, in answer to the Letter of the loth.
Chelsea Hospital, May 16,.184.
Sts—l`am honoured with the • direttions of the
Lords and others, Coinmissioners fortheaffairs.3fthis
HoSpital,.by.the favour of your letter of the 10th of
May, requiring an opinion :-
Ist, Oct the comparative advantage 'to the Hospi.
tali, of tlie plan. for converting the buildings' lately
occupied. by Lord Yarborough it.!. the purpo,e, of art
infirmary, or "of -that for erecting an entire" new
building on sonic other part of ale grpund.
2dly, To state the estimate of the expense of the
new building, compared .t.ith that of 'altering the
present buildings. old,
idly, To transmit the several plans. •
In answer to the .first direqtlitn; I innit beg leave
efer to my report :made to the Board on the
24i b :April pp,•22, 23, 24, &c. &c:
On the second direttion I 'must obserVe, that the
Plans referred to are not rnat!e' our in cie!inl; .but
contain only general ideas:, and therefore catinOt..bd
accurately- estimated. stit. after 'attentively con-
sidering tile•suOja,'l stated in my first report to
the 'BoarclOhat the expense of the AteratiOns aind
additions, to convert the preniises late Lord Yar-
borough!i'inio an infirmary, together with the new
buildings, whi!.ji ; after consulting the physician and
apotf!eeary; appeared to• tie absr,l,,tely
Wutlid amount to about 14,001. ..I hay« since re-
considered the subject and hate no reason to think
the expense will be ksg.

'Res'pediog the third dire4,=.tion, 1 beg to state, that
copies of the general plans i f rrect le, are add-
the report of-Aprd 24th ; but it tile Board wish for
any othercit'‘4llltive. 'rue great pleasure. 'to .provide
them. •

On the vomparative coniideration of the pliu,s, /
have‘otily to so), "ttrAt the first rian was 4ria.te
in
obedience to a positive dirt•olion to co! of the
best manger of approprioting t I t`e prealikes aate Lout
Yarborough's to the pu,rkoses of au iutiecuaiy. •

That the secoz-,d plan, marked (C.) si.ew*te the
best pt' my judgment the outlines of a convet.ient
ilifirriviry, and' at the: same tiale -leaves land suffix
den tor the,vills propost,d._. The infirmary and its
apporterianc..:3, :`use of the old materials,
Nvoilid cost about 21),',0001.

' And that the thCrd: plan, marked (B.) proposes
not only, ait infirmary.. with .its appurtenances, is
piked in a ranCia. better situation, and also shews
the possibility of pt'oviding for all the,wants of this
great national institution, if- now, or at any future..
time, Government should be pleased so to, direct.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient humble Seririff,--,
(Signed) JOHN SOA Cl". of the Works.
To Gco. Aust, Esq.

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4—Sir IY• Farquhar, and Mr. Knight: Report relative to
the New Infirmary,

Army Medical Board Office,
May igth; !So& •

Sir-•--In compliance with the direClions Of the
Lords and others,.Commissioners for the Affairs -of
Chelsea Hospital, to state our opinion of the corn-,
parative advantages of the 131 an for converting cer-
tain buildnws (late in the possession of Lord Yarbo-
rough) to the pmposeof.adinfirmary, with another
for eretting an entice new building on' some other
part of the ground, We have twice examined with
much attention the lands and premises in question,
and now proceed to submit our thoughts on the pro-
posals referred to us.
The. present state of the buildings seetn generally
substantial, tho Ugh, in some places partially dilapi-
dated; There is great . capability in tbe.house and
o:fices, for the accommodation in view, even to the
extent of 80 or 190 patients. The ground is no
doubt dantp, and the laud•spiings lie so high,as to
make it necessary for the whole to be completely
drained. The bru:sliwbod should be cleared, and
many of the trees he tut down, to give a free circu-
lation of air, so abs:lutely necessary w an infirmary ;
find a sheltered colotinade shoUld be added. to the
house, for the'air and excercise of the invalids.
• With regard to erecting en entire new boilding, it
does not appear to us that such vi ill be at all neces-
sary; even if it should be thttught.of, it ocght to be
ereiled utierc the ihouse now is (or near to it), as be-
the" driest part of the soil, and at the-greater
distauce from the false and swampy ground near the
ricer, the approach to which for many months in the
year would be very improper foi the .cohltalescent§
of the infirmary.
We have. the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient humble Servants,
(Signed) W. FARQUHAR.
• F. KNIGHT,
Ceo. Autr, Esq. Secretary to the Commissioners
Chelsea'Hospital.

5.—First Report, on the Infirmary at Chelsea Hospital ; by
G. Saunders.

May 3r, 184.
81R—In compliance with your letter of the 16th
in,tant, directing me to transmit to you, for the in-
fo' drition of the 'Lords and others, Commissioners
tut the affairs of -Chelsea Hospital, my opinion,
- iv: On the comparative advantage to the Hospi-
tal; of the' plan for converting the buildings lately
occupied by Lord Yarborough, to the purpose of an
infirmary., or of that for erecting an entire new build-
ing on Some other part of the ground, as propOsed by
Mr. Soane .
2d. To. state the estimate of the expence of the
new budding, compared with that of-altering the
present building. And if in my power
'3d. To suggest•a still more eligible plan for ;the
pw pose.
On these three heads; I submit the best opinion I
have been able to form in` the short time that has
been atTairded me for' the purpose ; .and as the pros
priety of that opinion must Very'rnuch dependon my
entertaining correct views of the subject, I beg leave
to.state,a tew preliminary observations. ,
i imagine' the subjeet under consideration is to
he regarded more than as a common case of an
itilirtbary ; this establishment- being an, as-j.lurn far,
invalids, both in respect to the ordinary infirmities
of-bld•• age, and in respeet to peirbanent htirtS re-
ctived in the course of .a military life. An infirm-
ary is risnally provided for 'ihereception of persons
who are temporary inhabitants, and who seldom
expect .to resort to, it a second' time ;" but here a
great number are to regard the infirmary,' during
the residue of their lives, as the objeel. for which they
were admitted into the hospital ; and Mr. Keate, in
his-letter to Mr. Soane, of Feb. 15, 1809, requires
provision to be made " for'it least 80," being, one-
sixth of the whole number of honge-pensionth: Un-
der these„circvanstances, the' Infirmary claims to be
a principal part of the establishment; no less requiring--
accommodations for thecomfort of:the pensioners than
the main Witting of the hospital; and as; according to
the observation of :Dr. Moseley, in hi's letter to the
Guveinor, dated the 20th of December 1802, "It
certainly appears, that when the hospital was founded,
a proper infirmary, and rooms for the matron, nurses,
mates, and other attendants on the sick, were not
thought ot."—l suppose that, as far as the means
will allow, the opportunity is now to be taken for
supplying the deficiency in every way that can bene-
fit the hospital.
On the first question, I beg to observe, that' there
are'three plans referred to in Mf; Soane's letter to
Mr. just, of the 16th of May, 1809 :
The first plan is for " appropriating the premises,
late Lord Yarborough's to the purposes of an In-
trmary." The situation of this is at the north end
of !hew:out-m(1 adjoining the stable-yard.
The:second (plan marked C.) is fur building anew
Infirm iry at the south end of the narrow part of the
g.trden ground.
The third (plan marked B.) is for building a new
infirmary in front of the• upper terrace, hi the
broad part of the garden ground looking towards the

The second plan (C.) bring, as stated, for accom-
ma& n:g the ground to. two purposes, and being in'
a confined situation, dues nut require any further
ot:ser, at ion ; my remarks will therefore be restri&ed
to tiie first and third plans.
'pave attentively examined the two spots of the-
tir•.l -and third plans, with respeEt to dryness; and
-from what 1 have now observed, as well as from my
pr,vions acquaintance with the premises, the; indi-
c.',ti,;ns of dryness appear to me to be in favour of
to it j :, thisttgu et.t is termed. on the
of the 'wound and buildings. How r
o-,:ist air in the vicint:y of the rher may render t e
s.nwilou on the 'retrace less desirabie for as It

. _
firmary, is a vestion which gentlenien of the medi-
cal proksson must be the tilest competent to answer ;
the sitnation of the Terrace beirig about the average
dista►uce of three hundred,feetaisil that of the first
plan being about twice the distaride of the Terrace
trorn the river.

. .
refAJECI to airiness,- the first "plan :is sur-
rounded by nuilditigs, some adjoining, and some,
but little distant, except an opening along the nar-
row part of the garden ground, which admits of a
elearpassag,e froth 'the river to the Infirmary. The
first plan is objectionable, in regard to annoyances.—
According to this plan, the Infirmary is to adjoin a
stable-yard; and as it is proposed to clear away the
partitions that form passages in the old building,
on the sides of the-stable,yard and offices, in order
to make rooms of a prOper breadth for the wards of
the Infirmary, and 4/or the purpose of having• win-
dows on both sides of the wards, windows will then
open toy' Ards 'the stable MI,. the 'Coal yard, and a
confined court next to the Chelsea-road. These'ob-.
jeCtions might not have been remarked' in first
consideration of the. Infirmary, under. the impres-
sion of this spot having been the residence of noble
families; but when it is explained that the 'unplea-
sant aspects were entirely confined to the offices
and passages, and that all the principal rooms 1041:-...'
edtowarus the garden, as will be readily seen, arid
what Was' not obje6tionable as the residence of an in-
dividu'al, may become so when Atered tor a large
nutnbe'r of diseased persons to be lleaed together,
ih it. - •

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:DA7, SFF-TEnBER I, 180).

Letters have this day been received from Vienna,
dated the Bths ult. which state,' that preliminaries of
,Peace bad not been signed, nor was there any pro-
bability of that event taking place, the Emperor of
AtfSTRiA having called to his Councils persons
knoW n' to be decidedly hostile to a peace with France
Under present circumstances.

The' following account- of the surrender of the
City of Sr. Domingo to the British Forces, seta from
Jamaica, is taken from a Nevi York Paper.
NEW YORK, JULY 2.8:—By the British ship,

It illium Benning, we have received Port-an-Prince
Papers to the Ist inst. from which we iliac extraEted
the following article :

" From the l'ortau-Prince GazzkttF., of July, t, ISO 9.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM A NATIVE HAYTIAN AT

ST. DOMINGO, TO HIS FRIEND IN THIS PLACE,

(PORT-AU-PRINCE) DATED JUNE 1 S.

" After the long— 'siege we have suffered, and
,
having endured all the, calamities attached thereto,
reduced to the food of every species •of inirual that
could be found, and the-small portion, of Stale pro-
visions Ive.l3ation hand, 'we have at list been obli-
ged to surrender to the British who, blockaded our
port, and prevented our receiving any supplies. •
" The terms of capitulation are, that the- French
•are to deliver_ up the town, with all its ammuni-
tion, guns, &c. and the English are to furnish vessels
to transport the. French, garrison to Europe."

A Mail from `the Leeward Islands- has arrived,
brought by the Dispatch Packet, in 38 days, but the
letters are not yet delivered. .

We received this morning the flowing letter from
Harwich :

" HARWICH, AUG. 3 1 o'ctocK.---.A- pas-
senger,arrived this moment from Camp Veer in the
Sally transport, *which. came for water, states
that letters had been received there fromltotterdam,
dated thestiith' announcing that hostilities had
actually re-cointnenced between the Austrians and
French."

We are still unable to communicate to our read-
ers any' official intelligence from-- the Scheidt.—
Some private, accounts have been received by Go-
vernment, but their contents have not . tran-
spired. It haS bees asserted by some persons,
that the Expedition was about' to return home with-
out attempting any further operations. If another
day or two should elapse without the arrival of any
official intelligence, we should not be surpris(.)d.if
the same persons were very roundly to assert,* upon
the same authority, namely, imagination; that 'the'
Expedition bad aatually made great pl-ogress on ifs
way home. ,1

Yesterday the' QUERig, Princesses, ELI Z ABETH and
AucwsTA, accompanied by Lady THY N NE, Lady AL,
CHRSTE%, tite Hon. Mrs. VICLrERS, MISS ELGIN.>
Lord and Lady HARCOURT, and their Royal High-
nesses the Dukes of YORK and CUMBERLAND, rode
to Eghan Races, and-, prier viewing the sport, they
prixee.ded to on elegant maroe.e, prepared ther
reception, in a neighbouring 'laWn, where the 'Royal
Party dined. ,:The dinner was prepared by Mr:
WHITE, of, the Bush, 'in Staines. The Royal Vi-
sitors seemed highly gratified with tie day's amuse,
meat, and returned to Windsor Palace about seven
o'clock in tlie.evening.

SECOND EDI'T'ION.

SUN-OFFICE,

W 0 OCLOCK, P.

Dutch Papers were received this day, of the
23d ult. containing intelligence from Paris, 'of
the 18th, the substance of which is, that NAPO..

LEON, according to the last adi;ices from Vienna, wag

just departing for Raab, in order to attend A-CON..
GRESS WhiCll was to be held there, and that the Ne-

gotiation for Peace between France and Austria had

made a considerable progress.

Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, the Princess
AUGUSTA, and Duke of CUMBER LAND, accompanied
by LOrdAan4N,,and the. Hon. Miss gGERTON,
General FITZROY, and Colonel TAYLOR, rode in
Windsor Park. and retwned to the Palace at noon:
His MAJESTY had not long returned from his ride,
'when the Duke of ,BauNswicK arrived, who was
cordially received by the, KING, and is expe6ted to
remain at Windsor for some time.

Yesterday his Royal' Highness_the Duke of SUS.
SEX left town for Windsor, on a visit to their MA.

SESiIES.

Yesterday a Cabinet Council was held ,at the
Foreiin Office, at which were present the Earls of
LIVERPOOL, BATHURST, and CAMDEN; Lords Mu L-
GRAVE and CASTLEREAGH ; Mr. SecretaryCANNltio,
and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER.

Yesterday his Royal Highness the Duke of Yoitt.
eatertained a select party with an elegant dinner, at
his house in the Stable Yard, SC James's.

At a, Court of Dire&ors of the Bank of England,
held at the;Bank yesterday, the sum. of Five Thou-
sand Pounds was voted unanicnowily as a subscription
to the Patriotic Fund at LLOYD'S.

Lieutenant-Colonel MUTER, who so gallantly
fell at the head of the But in the battle of Tala.
vera, was eldest snn of WILLTAK
..MUTER, 'Ng.. of
Antifield. He served in the 4ed regiment in the
campaigns on the Continent, in 'Egypt, and in most
of the,adions during the late and present wars.
Private accounts Itom Wilicheren, dated the 26th
uit. state that our troops continued in South Beve-
land, except some- which remained on _board the
transports that took them from Itammakins, A fri,
gate and a brig which were found upon the stocks,
at Flushing; were expeded to be soon launched, a
sufficient supply Of.stores having been found in the
arsenal. There was also a French 74, which might
soon be completed by a few En,glish shipwrights.
The C,,,mrnander in Chief was at Goes. The pub-
lic property touted at MiSdlenurgh belonged to the
Dwelt East India Company.

The Correspondents of the Opposition Papers, who
accompanied the Expedition to the'Scheldt, give very
gloomy accounts of the state of things; but as they
went there for that very purpose, it would be absurd
indeed Ao pace couch dependence on what they say.
According to 'their reports, our troops are suffering
under diseases.peculiA- to the climate, and those dis-
eases are likely to be extensive in their influence.
As those Writers, however, see every, thing with a
jaundiced eye, and 'w:ould. most .propably be deeply
mortified by prosperous events, it' is not wonderful
that their Dispatches-should be of such a nature as
to administer consolation to party-spleen at home.
By recent letters from Sweden, we learn that a
• perfe& good understanding seems restored between
that Country and our Commanders in the Baltic ;
mutual entertainmetkts .have been given and re-
• ceived. One is particularly noticed on board his
Majesty's ship Stately, off. Helsingbourg ; it con-
sisted of an elegant ball and supper, given by Rear
Admiral BERTIE, the Ist tilt.. to the principal fami-
. lies in Scania, and Officers of our sOadron, amount-
ing to 140 gpetsons, which did not break up till
4 A. M. when they separated, highly gratified with
their entertainment.

Mrs. BISHOP had a numerous audience last night
on her benefit at the Lyceutii. The new Opera of
Safe and Sound was represented on- the occasion,
and it has been so much improved since its first ap-
'pearance, that it is now very well received. During
the night same of the
.music composed by Mr.
BISHOP, ffolllthe Opera of The-Circassian Bride,
repregented at the late Theatre 'M Drury-lane, was
introduced, and very much applauded. This.music
in-deed does great credit to the taste and judgment of
the. ingenions composer:.
DIGNUM, the, singer, it seems, is going upon a
musical excursion through the countly, in the wan-
ner of BANNISTER, M,S, MOUNTAIN, and INCLE-
The elder'Dm-nix is to fdruisii him with
Songs and matter for r4citatit.,n, which he vdi doubt-
less delier with peculiar humour.

DOW.

The near approach of the opening of the Theatres
For the winter ..Season.isinaking a aonderful alter-
ation in those Of,the country. Kings, Queens, and
'Minces, who have„reigned with great eclat in their
provincial dramatic kwgdums, are hourly arriving in
statp upon the roofs and boxes of the stages, to de,
liver messages, and stria as dummies in town, till
summer' returns.:

" 'i o. make assurance doUhly sure," every part of
,Covent-garden Theatre ha 3 been tried by
,weights,
equal to that' of the most crowded audiences it will
admit, • and the experiment fully justified he pre-
viously decided opinion of the best professional judges
of its extraordinary stability.

Oit_ Saturday se nnigt,t, the freedom of lie City
of Cork was unanimously voted in Council *Cap-
tain Edward Galway, of his Majesty's ship Dryad,
as a testimony of the high sense entettained by that
'Corporation of the services he has rendered to his
.Country. Captain Galway.-served with the gallant
Lord Nelson, and' was his first Lieutenant in the
`cnertiorable battle of the Nile. He was then made a
Commander, and afterwards, , for his talent and ac-.
tivity, made a Post Captain. •
M a dinner given by Viscount WELLAN6Toti to
General JUNOT,- after the battle of Vinliera, th,
Frcnch General candidly confessed' that he hat!
passed throUgh the 'English Camp on the day b .tbtt.
the ba!tle, with his Aid-de-Camp, in the disgutie of
two jolly
,Friar 4