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be miftaketi for a palace. It Is built In an 

 open, airy fituatibn near the fea, at a fhort 

 diftance from Gofport. The fick are brought 

 in boats, from the fhips at Spithead, and, con- 

 veniently, received on ibore at a landing place 

 . at the hofpital. This great building, fitted for 

 the accommodation of two thoufand patients, 

 together with houfes for officers and the medi* 

 eal attendants, a chapel, a laboratory, a variety 

 of offices, and thirty-eight acres of good paf- 

 ture land, belonging to the inftitution, Is en- 

 clofed within a high brick wall, with iron^ 

 gates, and a porter's lodge at the entrance, 

 which no ftranger is permitted to pafs, 

 without the leave of one of the refident 

 lieutenants ; or the porter firft announcing 

 his name to fome officer of the eftablifti- 

 ment. 



Much to the credit of the country this 

 noble afylum, likewife, offers apartments for 

 Tick and wounded officers, where thofe who 

 from convenience, or neceffity, wifli to avail 

 themfelves of the benefit of the inftitution, 

 may find every aid and comfort their fitua- 

 tion demands. 



