12 MEMOIR OF Dlt WRIGHT. 



fit after Boscawen's victory, Mr Wright, with the 

 concurrence of his commanding officer, and with the 

 friendly assistance of Mr Butler, the surgeon, and 

 his first mate Mr Eason, proceeded to London, and 

 offered himself for re-examination, with a view to his 

 advancement in the service. When in London, on this 

 occasion, he resided with the family of Mr Butler, 

 of whom he uniformly speaks in terms of regard and 

 attachment, which are equally creditable to both. 

 He succeeded in his mission, was rated first mate at 

 Surgeons' Hall, and returned to Portsmouth with his 

 warrant, which proved to be for the Danae, Captain 

 Sir Henry Martin, a 40 gun frigate, the finest, as he 

 describes her, at that time in the service. The letter 

 announcing his promotion, is written with great feel- 

 ing and moderation : " But, dear Brother," he con- 

 cludes, " I shall soon surmount all my difficulties ; and 

 assure yourself, that my first wish is to make you all 

 comfortable." 



He had already, when only second mate of the 

 Intrepid, at fifty shillings a month, made two remit- 

 tances to his father : The one consisted of savings from 

 his little pittance of pay, the other of the prize-money 

 he had received when at Gibraltar. 



His first cruize in the Danae was directed to the 

 north of Scotland ; and, soon afterwards, we find a 

 letter dated from Leith Roads, on the 8th of Decem- 

 ber 1759, in which he anticipates the pleasure of sur- 

 prizing his uncle's family with a visit, under better aus- 

 pices than when he last parted from them. The sig- 

 nal victory which Havvke had lately achieved over 



