 He went to London and was admitted a licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians in 1808.He chiefly devoted himself to letters, though, contributing to such works as "Encyclopædia Britannica" and "Edinburgh Review".He translated Cabanis's "Coup d'œil sur les révolutions et la réforme de la médicine" (1804) as "Sketch of the revolutions of medical science, and views relating to its reform" (1806).