Letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé, writing from various locations and detailing his activities, expressing frustration over the general lack of action by the British fleet and the failure to take opportunities against the enemy, complaining about Adm. Pigot's inexperience, reporting on illness on board his ship and his own need for exercise, and commenting on the whereabouts of Prince William and his ship.
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as expeditiously as I can. August 30th. This morning I spoke with the Jupiter in her way to New York, Captain Pasley, having thrown out the signal for the purpose, after making the private one, taking my flag for Admiral Digby’s, not thinking it possible for the Barfleur to be a head and to windward of the Jupiter when he came on board, he told me among other circumstances, that he had been informed by the Master of the Polacca, he took in the night of the 5th near the Havanna, that he received intelligence the day before by a Boat which came off to him, that an express was arrived from Cape Corrientes, with an account, that the English Convoy was in sight from thence and that all the Men of War at the Havanna, were preparing to sail, and indeed their appearance plainly shewed it. So that you see my dear General, what a chance we have lost, by our so injudiciously shewing our force to Don Salano, instead of keeping to the westward, to have fallen into the rear of the convoy and sending frigates to reconnoiter the Havanna. Captain Pasley yesterday spoke with the Centurion on a cruize four days from New York, and was told by Captain Clayton, the French Squadron of thirteen [[catchword]] of [[/catchword]]
