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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or he would shew them to me, and as he found he had no Authority over the Prince, he would remain no longer with him—to which with some degree of astonishment—I answered [[underline]] secret [[/underline]] Sir, is it possible for me to imagine, that Admiral Digby could give you instructions respecting Prince William improper for me to know? but whether they are [[underline]] secret [[/underline]] or otherwise, I have not a wish to see them, and I beg to ask you, whether you have ever in one instance made me acquainted, with any part of Prince William’s conduct you thought wrong? he answered no—Why then I must ask you another question. do you think you have done your duty by Prince William, or me, not to have reported to me, anything you had seen wrong in His Royal Highnesses conduct? his answer was, their disputes were of too trifling a nature, to trouble me with them—This was the whole of our conversation, except my telling him, that I had neither seen or heard anything that was amiss [[catchword]] in [[/catchword]]
