1 8 Faraday, Correspondence of Lieut. -Col. Philips. 



Swivells for fishing. Give me leave to thank you once for all for the Cheese, 

 fishing Tackle, and the rest of your very friendly remembrances Sarah 

 likewise begs I will return her best thanks to Mrs. Philips for a very elegant 

 little Memorandum Book which she says she shall always set a high value 

 on. 



I shall send this to Liverpool by Brew, who will sail the first fair wind, 

 and I shall send you Burton by the same conveyance, directed to the care of 

 your Agent, Sam. Newton who, I dare say, will take care to forward it to 

 you. 1 wish I cou'd accompany it myself: but I fancy it wou'd not be right 

 nor fitting for us to have everything we wish for, so I will endeavour to be a 

 little bit of a Philosopher. 



Whitehurst has entirely lost my good opinion. For some time back he 

 has evinced a disposition not at all consistent with my Ideas of a true Clerical 

 Character, but of late there has happen'd a circumstance which has proved 

 him to possess the most vindictive temper. A poor wretch of a Parson 

 happened to say something about W. being a Republican, which according 

 to the rule of Tittle Tattle was brought round to him. Our friend, thinking 

 that this might possibly prevent his being invited to some houses, employed 

 a Manx Lawyer to threaten him with a prosecution for Scandal, »S: talked of 

 carrying it into the Consistory Court at York which, as most other Religious 

 Courts do, abounds in terrible consequences to any unfortunate Wight 

 who happens to fall into their Clutches. This language, together with 

 a most ferocious deportment, and the words Base, Vilianous, Malicious, 

 Infamous, &c, &c, &c, so terrified the poor wretch that, under the 

 impression of terror, he was induced to sign a most ample recantation of 

 his Errors, drawn up by Mr. \V. on the spot, acknowledging himself Base, 

 False, t.^- Malicious. This paper has, according to the true spirit of forgive- 

 ness which the Ministers of the Gospel preach, been most industriously 

 circulated by his Revd Brother ; and I am glad to find that it has the effect 

 which it deserves. People begin to enquire who Mr. W. is ? What brought 

 him here? and a number of other awkward questions, which nobody can 

 answer except W. himself, who does not seem inclin'd to satisfy their 

 enquiries. 



As to yEneas Anderson I have seen him often, Sc have been in his com- 

 pany once. He is a very poor creature. Take my word for it he never 

 wrote the Book in question. He is not capable. Perhaps he may have 

 furnished the Matter, which has been worked up into its present appearance 

 by some able Book-wright, a trade which flourishes greatly in London. This 

 aforesaid .Eneas has lately cut a conspicuous figure in the annals of Manx 

 Scandal. 



I am sorry to add, by way of Postscript, that the Nunnery Mill was 

 entirely destroyed by fire in one Night between last Thursday and Friday. 

 It is not known how it happen'd, but, because Blundell was insured about 

 ;i^2000 some people, very charitably, suppose that it must have been done by 

 design, although there is not the least probability of its being more than half 

 the value. 



