BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF JOHN WESLEY WRIGHT, ESQ. CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY

Summary

IN resuming the continuation of our memoir of the late Captain Wright's public services, it is hoped we shall stand excused for the extension of our narrative of the siege of Acre, when it is considered that it constitutes a most important scene in the presentation of them; and that in the course of our relation, we produce many original letters, either affording additional information, or diversified views of the same object; and also many articles of relative research, directly or colaterally illustrative; it is, besides, a scene which the patriotism of every Briton must render interesting, as affording a noble display of British courage and perseverance, and adding conspicuously to the military glory of his country.

On the 8th of April, Captain Wilmot, of H.M.S. Alliance, was shot by a rifleman as he was mounting a howitzer on the breach.

The casualty attending Mr. Wright's services at the siege of Acre, is thus unaffectedly described by his valiant leader, in a letter to the brother of the latter, at Constantinople, dated Tigre, Acre bay, 29 April:–

“Though I don't choose to trust any thing of consequence to a chance conveyance, I will not fail to take that chance for meeting your impatience to know our situation, grappled as we are with Buonaparté and his army. The fire never ceases on either side, except when we are both too tired to go on. […]