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l\ assigned. The superior facility which this young 

 gentleman displayed in tin.' acquisition <>i the kindred 

 languages of the Peninsula, as compared with the im- 

 pesfeot advances of his Benior associates, affords a strik- 

 ing confirmation of the received opinion, thai youth is 

 the most favourable period for this department of 

 study. 



Immediately on bis arrival in London, Dr Wright 

 reported himself to General Rainsford, the Colonel- 

 in-Chief of the Jamaica Regiment, by whom he was 

 thanked for the signal service He had performed in pre- 

 venting the regimental colours from falling into the 

 hands ot* the enemy. 



r»\ a scrupulous interpretation, as it appears, of 

 the code of honour, rather perhaps than from an\ 

 obvious necessity arising from the principles or prac- 

 tice of international law, it was held that the Bri- 

 tish officers wore precluded by the parole which they 

 had subscribed on their landing at Cadi/, from enga- 

 ging in the hostilities which still subsisted with France 

 and Spain, until they should be relieved b\ a regular 

 exchange oi' prisoners, notwithstanding the unceremo- 

 nious and extraordinary way in which their expulsion 

 had been effected from the Spanish territory. To Dr 

 Wright, in particular, this delay was extremely vexa- 

 tious* His last advices from Jamaica informed him 

 that the health of his attorney was in a \cr\ pivcarious 



condition, and he was aware that, by this gentleman's 

 death or incapacity, the wreck of his fortune would be 

 placed in the greatest jeopardy. Under all thr cir- 

 cumstances, however, lie chose rather to wait the o\- 



