154 MEMOIll OF DH WRIGHT. 



Sir John Stanley on his voyage to that country. This of- 

 fer was succeeded by the present of a considerable collection 

 of Icelandic minerals, and a scarce and curious work, entitled 

 ' Rymbegla, sive Rudhnentum Computi Ecclesiastici Vete- 

 rum Islandcrum." 



On the 6th of November 1809, Dr Wiught thus 

 writes to Dr Gartshhore : 



" The fever at Walcheren, so fatal to our troops, is no 

 other than the endemic fever of marshy countries, and is well 

 described by Sir John Puixgle and Dr Grainger. The 

 winter will put a stop to it, as there will be no evaporation 

 from the stagnant and putrid water in the canals and ditches. 



In a subsequent letter, with reference to the case of 

 a common friend who had been endeavouring to get 

 himself placed on the Medical Staff of the Army, Dr 

 Wright observes to Dr Gaihhshore : 



" The truth is, the half pay list is burthened with young 

 physicians who have served a campaign or two, and have then 

 made interest to retire, without being again liable to be called 

 on to serve. Very different, 1 ' he adds, " is the case of a navy 

 surgeon, who is obliged to serve while life or health continues, 

 under the penalty of forfeiting his half pay." 



Soon afterwards he writes to his brother : 



" Sir P. Murray has been so polite as to propose that I 

 should become an honorary member of the Agricultural So- 

 ciety of Strathearn. Of the rural economy of this country I 

 know but little, although in that of the West Indies I am 

 quite at home. I formerly prepared a paper on the subject 

 of the potato, for the Board of Agriculture, including the his- 

 tory of the plant, its introduction, culture, and various uses. 

 If the hints were followed which I have there suggested, you 



