20 Faraday, Correspondence of Lieut -Col. Philips. 



Wakefield. It is a small Bay Mare, three years old next May, with a full Tail 

 and Mane, & I believe (for I have not measured her) that she is ten hands 

 in height. In short it is such a one as I have never before seen on this 

 Island, and I flatter myself she will please both my young friend and his 

 father. 



As there is at Present no signs of Peace I had almost given up all hopes 

 of seeing you this year, but your last letter has renewed them again ; and I 

 have, in consequence of it, enlarged my Boat considerably. I have added 

 six feet to her keel <fc rais'd her near a foot, so that she is now a compleat 

 four-oared Boat, & has good accommodation for five or six people. If the 

 same party who accompanied you last year should repeat their visit this 

 summer I flatter myself that I shall be able to make their Water Parties 

 much pleasanter than I cou'd do before. If you come I must beg you will 

 give me a little previous notice that I may have time to look out for 

 Lodgings for you, in order to prevent your being turn'd out of doors as you 

 was before. I have frequently indulged Twentyman by telling him how 

 much money you paid Clague ; and, in order to please him more, nearly 

 doubled the sum. He always seems devilish sore to think that he suffered 

 so much to go by him ; &, by way of excuse, he says it was a mistake. That 

 he expected the Man in Black and his party wou'd have spent more money 

 than you I't- your pirty cou'd do ; and I really believe was you to try him 

 again he wou'd take you in. 



" Friend John " was, of course, Colonel Leigh Philips' 

 son, afterwards Lieut. John Philips. R.N. Messrs. Clague 

 and Twentyman were Manx houseowners, who were in 

 the habit of letting their premises to visitors. 



On Jul}' 3rd, Cable writes : — 



I own I ought to be ashamed for not writing long e'er this, to thank 

 you for the books that you was so good as to send me ; and likewise for the 

 attention that you showed to M"" Farrill, my Midshipman, who call'd upon 

 you sometime since at Manchester. He is a very worthy fellow, and I shou'd 

 most certainly have given him a Letter of introduction to you had I known of 

 his intention, to visit your town, sooner. He is now in England again, and 

 perhaps may again call upon you ; and you possibly may think it strange that 

 you have never heard his name mention'd by me. I know but little of his 

 History ; what I do know has given me good impressions in his favour, k 

 his behaviour in the station which he holds under my command has ever 

 been perfectly correct. So much for Farrill. 



Do you know that I have a very great longing to see you again in 

 Manxland ? I am become a ver)- great Fisherman. Five or six days in the 

 Week I am upon the Water. My Boat turns out to be a fine sea boat and 

 my men are very fond of her, because they catch an amazing quantity of Fish 



