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•mant raillery, on a subject to which a bachelor of 

 twenty-eight is peculiarly subject. His uncle, for in- 

 stance, who had been for sometime a widower, inquir- 

 ing', in a letter addressed to him while in London, 

 whether his views have yet been directed to the sub- 

 ject of matrimony, and when he may hope to congra- 

 tulate him on being the Benedict, " Purely, my dear 

 Uncle," is ])r Wrk;ht's reply, " you imagine that I 

 measure my corn by your bushel. Make my compli- 

 ments to your intended, and say how my cousin Jean 

 enjoys the prospect of her new Mamma !" On ano- 

 ther occasion, he writes to his brother, " Well, then, 

 since all my old sweethearts have forsaken me, what 

 say you to my attacking some rich widow, and mak- 

 ing my fortune by a coup de main ?" 



Having completed his preparations in London, and 

 almost exhausted his little store in the cxpences of 

 his outfit, Dr Wright sailed from the Downs on the 

 15th of December 1764, on board the Bonella, com- 

 manded by his friend Captain Duthie, who, with the 

 assistance of his lady passengers, enabled the little 

 party to spend a three months' passage with mutual 

 satisfaction. The Bonella remained fourteen days at 

 Madeira, where Dr Wright was well received in the 

 best society of the place ; and, in a letter to his bro- 

 ther, communicates a great deal of interesting infor- 

 mation as to the manners of the inhabitants, and the 

 natural history of the island ; but the necessity for 

 quoting it is in a great measure superseded by the 

 more recent researches of other travellers. 



Dr Wright was provided with letters of introduc- 



