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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the present moment unfortunately so much requires, would have had a very fair prospect, of destroying both the spanish & french squadrons; his force was Equal to, and clearly in my humble opinion justified, the attempt; and had we not so unaccountably [[underline]] loitered [[/underline]] from the 17th to the 25th between Port Royal and the West End of the Island, we should have had the monarch with us, and the magnificent in a perfect state. But had there been a necessity of waiting at all, it should have been in sight of Port Royal, and a frigate sent in, to Lord Rodney, from the Commander in Chief, with a letter [[underline]] expressly [[/underline]] saying he, waited only for the Nonsuch & Anson to supply the places of the Warrior & Repulse, this would have been coming to a certainty at once; for though it seems his Lordship did write to Admiral Pigot, he intended to [[addition]] ^ send [[/addition]] them, Yet, seeing the Admiral bear way, most likely occasioned Lord Rodney, to take them with him, through the windward passage; but his doing so, and depriving the Convoy, of the Resolution & Montagu, can never be justified. I believe my dear General, I am too honest to live in the present [[underline]] times, [[/underline]] and my mind often tells me, I express my thoughts to freely; but I cannot help it, more particularly when I am writing to one, I so much flatter myself has a [[underline]] real friendship [[/underline]] for, and will not [[underline]] commit [[/underline]] me. [[catchword]] Septr. [[/catchword]]
