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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heartily tired of having their ships so long pent up in their ports, and desirous of setting them at Liberty to sail with safety, This is a matter beyond the power of commanding officers to settle, as I conceive they must be bound to a literal observance of the preliminary articles — These credentials were through mistake addressed to me by Mousr. Bellicombe the governor, as he imagined I was the Commander in Chief at Jamaica. I soon sett the Marquis the french general right in that respect, and redelivered to him Mr. Bellicombes Letter, and other original papers, with a letter to Rear Admiral Rowley, and ordered the Badger Sloop to accompany the Flag of Truce to Jamaica and as the Marquis was most miserably accommodated in a very paltry little vessel; The Captain of the Badger took him on board under his protection [[catchword]] Prince [[/catchword]]