Letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé debating what actions the various enemy commanders may take and describing what action he thinks the British fleet should take to counteract the various possible threats, expressing disapproval at Lord Rodney's commandeering of several ships 'to protect his own person', agreeing with comments by French commanders that the British do not know how to make use of its victory in April, and reporting that he had calmed Adm. Pigot's fears about troops and ships which had arrived from Carolina, and offered him advice. Also, near duplicate of part of letter dated 8 April [but undated itself: 0711a].
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and proceed with the rest (after the Convoy was through the Gulph) to that Port, reconnoitering the Cheseapeak as I went along; This Squadron would most probably have compleated their water &c before the other arrived, which would be saving time and preventing much confusion; for the [[underline]] powers [[/underline]] of New York, are not equal to the compleating so large a fleet, at one and the same time. Well then, supposing there is no object for the fleet upon the American coast? Why, I should in that case hasten to sea again, and make the best of my way off Cape Francois, then divide the Fleet, Station one half off the latter Port, and the other between the Caygnes Bank & [[unclear]]. This would give a fair chance, for preventing a junction, between Solano & Vandreuil, supposing an attack upon Jamaica is still intended, and upon receiving intelligence to be relied on, that the design is given up, I would then push away to windward, taking care to dispatch a frigate immediately to Barbadoes *The Invincible is expected to join every day and I suppose the Nonsuch & Anson will come to us at New York [[catchword]] and [[/catchword]]
