52 FAkADAV, Correspondence of Lieut. -Col. Philips. 



Livesey got back again to his Cottage the last week, after an absence of 

 more than four months : he brought the Cambrick muslin with him, which 

 Mrs. Philips was so obliging as to procure for Sarah, & for which she is 

 much obliged to her. It is really very beautiful, & we think, very cheap. 

 While our Manufacturers can work cotton so fine as this, & afford to sell 

 it so cheap, there is no fear of the French rivalling them in this branch of 

 trade ; whatever they may do in others. And now we are on this topic 

 let us settle our accounts. 



£. s. 



I think you say the Muslin Cost 5 • 15 5-15 



Paid Leece & Bell for Red Herrings 2 . 5 2 . 10 



Do. for One Kitt white do. o . 5 £t, . 5 Dr to 



2 . lo Mrs Philips. 



Here you have an account settled in a manner which you may not probably 

 match in your Counting flouse. To go on by deducting the aforesaid 

 £2)- 5^. from £^2, the interest due to me, I find you are indebted to me 

 £2,^. 15. for which sum I shall draw upon you to-morrow the 26th, at 

 Messrs. Mellish's in favour of Capl. Sam. Caljlc al a month's date. And so 

 there's an end of business. 



And now pray how goes on your Mast Project } Have you any arrivals 

 yet ? Or do you expect any etc i-c ^c. \ am afraid you started too late. 

 The freight & other expences must eat all your profits ; added to which, 

 the Russian Trade being thrown open again, ife the Peace following so close 

 upon it altogether seems to be against the scheme ; but as I know you are not 

 very sanguine in your expectations of any thing which is only possible, I hope 

 you will not feel any very great disappointment should it turn out a blank. 

 Livesey told me likewise that there was a report about one Mr. Philips of 

 Manchester, who was just returned from America and who found his affairs 

 in very great disorder when he arrived in England. My anxiety for what 

 concerns your family leads me to fear that it may be your brother James who 

 is implicated, as I know he was in America. Surely the American Air has 

 something in it infectious to your family. In your next have the goodness to 

 tell me if my suspicions are right or wrong. I should be most heartily glad 

 to hear it was the latter. 



The Peace has not as yet had any effect on the Settlers in this Island, 

 although many of them threatened to leave us whenever it took place. I 

 fancy the one thing needful will be found wanting among them all ; which I 

 wish they had, & that the whole of the new comers were on the move, for 

 there has not one family settled here since I came that has in the least 

 contributed to the improvement of society — at least not of mine. 



On Thursday last we had a most tempestuous day, the Wind I iliink 

 was louder & stronger than I ever knew it on shore. Many houses were 

 entirely unroofed & few escaped without some damage. A homeward bound 



