| Title | Letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé, reporting on the work required to refit certain British ships, enclosing a copy of the letter from Adm. Keppel [0702 and 0704], commenting on Adm. Sir George Rodney's determination to go back to England and his likely replacement, remarking on the nature of the command of the Leeward Islands and the Islands' defenceless state, expressing pleasure at hearing of the King's approbation and congratulations on the success of Adm. Barrington, and reporting on his efforts to ensure the return of the captured nephew of the Marquis de Vaudreuil and the resulting report concerning the state of the French fleet. |