Letter from Rear-Adm. Lord Hood to General Jacob de Budé reporting that he had received the preliminary articles for peace between Britain, France, North America and Spain, that he had been informed of the signing of these articles and received a proposal from the French for an immediate cessation of hostilities 'in these Seas', giving his thoughts about peace, and remarking that preparations had been made by the French for a substantial attack on Jamaica.
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Barfleur to the Eastward of the Island Navassa March 20th. 1783 My dear General I had the pleasure of writing you very fully by a pacquet which sailed from Jamaica the beginning of this month, which leaves me little to say now—I put to sea on the 12th. having seen the greater part of the squadron out before me: on the 17th. off the east end of the Island I received from a ship which sailed from England the 14th of lat month, the preliminary articles of peace between Great Britain, France, No. America & Spain: and Yesterday evening I Mett with a Little Flag of Truce from Cape Francois, having on board Brigadr General De Rovuray, going to Jamaica, to announce the signing of the preliminary peace articles, and to make a strange proposition for an [[underline]] immediate [[/underline]] cessation of Hostilities in these Seas, As the French are [[catchword]] heartily [[/catchword]]
