| Title | Letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé expressing concern at the delay in the sailing of the British fleet and suspicions that something may be amiss, quoting a letter to him from Lord Keppel of 29 April recommending Adm. Pigot but disparaging it, remarking that Pigot had never previously commanded a squadron and would therefore require advice and assistance from all his able officers. |