58 Faraday, Correspondence of Lieut.- Col. PJiilips. 



The last letter I give in the present scries is one 

 written by Livesey to Philips, telling of the death of their 

 mutual friend. It shows very plainly the real characters 

 of Livesey and Cable, and tells very clearly the relations 

 between them. Both of them middle-aged, disappointed 

 men, they had their quarrels, but were friends at heart ; — 



[Endorsed ^^ Account of Poor Cable's Death.''''^ 

 My clear Sir 



It is with real concern it falls to my lot to announce to you the 



melancholy intelligence of the death of our late mutual and very worthy 

 friend Capt" Cable who died last night between nine and ten o'clock, after a 

 confinement of near six months to the house, a very great part of which time 

 was passed in excruciating pain, increasing as the close of life drew nearer. 

 If I had not been a witness of it I could not have thought human nature 

 could have supported itself under such very severe sufferings, with such 



heroic patience & resignation, as our worthy did 



Our friend must naturally have had a very strong con- 

 stitution as for the last sixteen or seventeen days he never put anything solid 

 into his mouth and life was supported by opium and liquids. My dear 

 young friend his amiable daughter desires me to make her very best regards 

 to you, Mrs Philips and Family, wishing you and yours every good, she only 

 received your last kind letter to her father the day he died, if she is able she 

 will answer it by the next packet ; our packet was so long detained on your 

 side the water that we had three mails due which makes an insular situation 

 disagreeable, particularly at this very momentous crisis. I shall feel a very 

 severe loss by the death of my valuable friend, as will everyone who had the 

 pleasure of his acquaintance, nor will it ever be obliterated from my memory 

 the very kind attention he showed me two years past. I then thought he 

 would have had to have performed for me the last sad melancholy office I 

 shall have to execute for him on Monday morning. I am with regard 



Dear Sir 

 Yours very sincerely etc. 

 Douglas, 28 Janry 1804. JNO. LIVESEY. 



On the 1 6th of October, 1809, Livesey again writes to 

 Philips and invites him to the Island, saying that though 

 he is not nearly so rich as he once was, he is yet able to 

 entertain a friend. He then says : " If my dear friend 

 Miss Cable is with you, I beg you will make my kindest 

 regards to her." Captain Cable's daughter, then, after the 

 death of her father, would appear to have crossed to Eng- 

 land, and made her home, at all events for part of the time, 



