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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in Prince William’s conduct. I have not only been very attentive to Captain Napier, as far as I was able, but have been guarded not to have a cross word with him—but I am free to own, I never before mett with a man of such disgustfull manners; he has been remarked upon, as such, not only by the Captain’s of the Squadron who live in friendship with me, but even by the Governors family, with whom we have been ten or twelve days, by way of shewing his Royal Highness a little of this valuable Island; and nothing could have led me to have carried him thither, but the desire I had of shewing him attention. We went to the Kings House in Spanish Town, on the 11th from whence we made some excursions and in the first, His Royal Highness had the misfortune to sprain His ancle, as He was waking arm in arm with General Rooke; Doctor Hunter was immediately sent for, and by keeping his Leg up for three days, He entirely gott the better of it, and [[catchword]] is [[/catchword]]
