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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former and one of the Latter were bought off, the fifth an empty vessel was burnt: the latter is a spaniard, loaden with Mahogony, the others are Americans loaden with flower, all armed they sailed from Baltimore, with 11 others, under the Convoy of a Ship of 22 guns, which they parted with 14 days ago, and are now astern A signal is just made for a fleet in the Nwt. which I suppose is the Jamaica convoy I shall therefore conclude, and am with Great truth & affection my dear General most faithfully yours Hood
