ava 
from the market-town, which is at best but sorrily 
supplied. 
Your philosophical mind would not dislike the 
spot. 
We are all of one mind about Sir Hew and Sir 
Harry and the Portugal Convention,—shocking! 
Yours ever, 
SAMUEL CaRLISLE. 
From the same. 
My dear Sir, Rose Castle, Oct. 24, 1808. 
If Hypericum be not already named, I would beg 
to submit whether cezatum or crinitum be not the 
proper specific name. 
Don seems to me one of your most valuable cor- 
respondents. What a number of new things has he 
occasionally discovered! * * * * * should not dis- 
gust him; most particularly he should avoid putting 
such a man to needless expense. . The old Duchess 
of Portland used to say, talking of her assistants, 
“I do not mind what their bodies suffer, for they do 
not mind it themselves ; but I always take care that 
their pockets shall not.” 
I am not sorry to see all ranks of people eager 
for an investigation of the Portugal business : Mi- 
nisters are as desirous as they. How can they con- 
trol the blunders of officers at such a distance? 
You will find that Ministers could have nothing to 
do with it. 
I am all anxiety for the poor patriots of Spain. 
What shadow of right has Buonaparte to interfere, 
