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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prize for that purpose & had appointed Captn. Elphinston to her intending, that after cruizing some time with another Frigate or two under his Command He shou’d have gone to the West Indies to water & refresh & to have return’d in April, and if it sd. be thought hereafter that it wd be an advantage to his R:Hss: to serve in a Frigate I know no Captain I shou’d so readily entrust wt. that charge, Have therefore both in manning & appointing this Frigate look’d forward to Captain Elphinston’s returning to her. But Events of some kind or other may probably produce other View’s Your Majesty’s very Faithfull and very Dutyfull Servant Robt: Digby New York Oct: ye. 29th. 1782 [[underline]] Duplicate [[/underline]]
