Duplicate of a letter from Rear-Adm. Robert Digby to King George III, replying to instructions received and reporting that he will place Prince William with Lord Hood, praising Hood despite their differences of opinion over prize money, commenting on the future employment of those currently in attendance on the Prince (Mr Majendie, Mr Waddington and Capt. Napier) and strongly advising that the latter should be kept with the Prince, giving his opinion of the Prince's character and abilities, and recommending Capt. Elphinstone.
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it much better to yield to Lord Hoods great aversion to receive him: Particularly as I bel= his Captain is a good Mathematician; But I have positively insisted, (tho much contrary to Lord Hoods inclination), upon Captain Napier’s attending his R:H: as I think it of great consequence that some person sd be with him, for some time at least that had known him before and I cd. not think of any Lieut: fit for the Charge whose view’s of quick preferment wd. not have made it difficult to reward him. Captn Napier is out of employ, having lately been taken by a French Frigate, is a Man of Family, a steady Firm Man & a Man of honor; has lived much in my Family & is the fittest Person I know at present to attend Pr. Wm. and is not unpleasing to him, notwithstanding he will not give way too much. This I hope Yr Majy will approve, as I can assure, you, Sir, I have no motive but his R:Hss’s well doing, and nothing but my firm oppinion that this step was of consequence to it, (particularly as Your Majy. seems to
