▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁but ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Spanish ▁fle ets ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁England . ▁His ▁second ▁attempt ▁to ▁reach ▁India ▁was ▁successful , ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 2 . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Beng al ▁Engine ers , ▁eventually ▁being ▁promoted ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁to ▁Captain ▁and ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Police . ▁ ▁His ▁opportunity ▁to ▁design ▁buildings ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 8 ▁when ▁The ▁Mar qu ess ▁of ▁W elles ley ▁arrived ▁in ▁Cal cut ta ▁as ▁Governor - General ▁and ▁selected ▁Wy att ▁to ▁design ▁the ▁new ▁Government ▁House , ▁Cal cut ta , ▁which ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 . ▁The ▁design ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁K ed l eston ▁Hall . ▁Wy att ▁also ▁designed ▁alter ations ▁to ▁W elles ley ' s ▁country ▁residence ▁at ▁Bar rack p ore . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁Public ▁Works . ▁ ▁Having ▁made ▁a ▁fortune ▁in ▁India , ▁Wy att ▁retired ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 0 6 , ▁bu ying ▁the ▁country ▁villa ▁E aling ▁Gro ve ▁outside ▁London ▁called , ▁not ▁far ▁from ▁Sir ▁John ▁So ane ' s ▁villa ▁at ▁P itz h anger ▁Man or . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁T ory ▁MP ▁for ▁Sud bury , ▁Su ff olk ▁in ▁two ▁success ive ▁parliament s , ▁serving ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 1 8