Letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé, and duplicate [0622a], reporting on the confusion which had arisen over the sharing between the Army and the Navy of the booty acquired from the capture of St Eustatius island, on account of the involvement of an outside agency (Mr Akers of St Kitts) and Captain Young, whom Hood denounces.
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to so humiliating a situation, they were determined not to impede. Was I [[addition]] ^ to [[/addition]] tell you one half of what has come to my knowledge, as facts, no to be contradicted, you would be astonished, and I shall certainly astonish you, if ever I have the honor & happiness of seeing you again But I must intreat you will not infer from what I have said, that there is the least disagreement, between the Army & Navy. the contrary is the Truth for the former have eagerly looked up to the latter as their best friends & guardians; one Regt. was sent off the Island, because the officers had talked a little freely that way, & manifested their approbation of the integrity & upright behaviour of the officers of the Navy, and another Regt brought from St. Kitts, which had no concern in the Capture [[catchword]] by [[/catchword]]
