Letter from Rear-Adm. Lord Hood to General Jacob de Budé commenting further on the difficulties between Prince William and Capt. Napier and the latter's decision to return to England, reporting that excursions had been made in Jamaica with Prince William, describing his plans to prevent a meeting of French and Spanish squadrons and reporting news he had received about the movements of enemy ships.
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Barfleur Port Royal Jamaica Feby 28th. 1783 my dear General I had the pleasure of writing you very fully the beginning of this month, respecting Prince William and Captain Napier, who ware not now scarce upon speaking terms: I at the same time wrote to the King and as it is possible the Pacquet may not have reached England, I now send a duplicate Captain Napier came to me this morning to say he should go home in the Pacquet, as he found his situation with Prince William not pleasant to him—I desired he would remember, that his going was his own spontaneous act, which I should not oppose — That I was sorry to find Prince William was so dissatisfied with him, but that I was not surprised at it, from what I had been told of their disputes, by indifferent persons who heard them: he said his instructions from Admiral Digby [[underline]] appointed [[/underline]] him a [[underline]] director [[/underline]] to His Royal Highness, that they were marked [[underline]] Secret [[/underline]] [[catchword]] or [[/catchword]]
