Letter from Rear-Adm. Lord Hood to General Jacob de Budé reporting that he had received the preliminary articles for peace between Britain, France, North America and Spain, that he had been informed of the signing of these articles and received a proposal from the French for an immediate cessation of hostilities 'in these Seas', giving his thoughts about peace, and remarking that preparations had been made by the French for a substantial attack on Jamaica.
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united sea force, would have been Sixty Six or Sixty eight ships of the Line, and 38,000 Troops bearing arms— notwithstanding all this, I should have been in no fear for the Islands safety, as I am confident the Enemy would not have found it easy, to have combined their forces, unless we had gone to sleep. I did not mean to have taken up so much of your time, but whenever I take up my pen to write to you, I know not when to lay it down, I will however only add now, that I am with unalterable regard and esteem My dear General Your very affectionate and obliged humble Servant Hood PS. Prince William feels uneasy at not hearing from home. He has received no letter of a later date than September—
