14 MEMOIR OF DR WRIGHT. 



when the ship was put into dock. During that time 

 I was not idle. Among other things, I made applica- 

 tion, at the proper quarter, for recovery of the last ten 

 guineas which I had directed to be sent to my father ; 

 and the ship having sailed from Plymouth before the 

 matter was adjusted, I have appointed Mr Oliver 

 Toulmain to act for me in my absence. If it should 

 please God to call me hence, he is empowered to re- 

 ceive all my wages and prize money ; and, as he is a 

 very honest man, he will give you a faithful account. 



" We only arrived here this morning, having left 

 Plymouth on the 4th of the month ; and we are to re- 

 main in this harbour till the convoy is ready for sea. 

 If God spare me to come home again, I have the pro- 

 mise of being made a surgeon directly." 



Some time after the date of this letter, the armament 

 under the command of the gallant Rodney, proceed- 

 ed on its destination. The strong redoubts of Port 

 Royal were obstinately defended by the French gar- 

 rison, who thus provided a long arrear of arduous duty 

 for the surgical department ; but the ultimate success 

 of the expedition was satisfactory and complete. 



It was here that Mr Wright became acquainted 

 with Dr Saunders, Dr George Monro, and Dr 

 Garthshore ; with the last of whom he contracted 

 an intimacy, which eventually ripened into the warm- 

 est and most lasting friendship. The fall of Marti- 

 nique was immediately followed by that of Grenada, 

 St Vincents, and St Lucia ; and Mr Wright having 

 been successively transferred from the Danae to the 

 hospitals on shore, at Fort Royal and St Pierre, and 



