Letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé reporting that the British fleet had been refitted but that he was not yet at sea, commenting on the continuing delay in the sailing of the convoy and on his broken shin, which prevented his attendance at a dinner at Kingston for Sir George Rodney, and remarking on further forthcoming entertainments at Spanish Town and on his activities.
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Barfleur Jamaica July 8. 1782 My dear General I have troubled you with several very barren Letters lately, the last by a Pacquet, which has been sailed a fortnight, but was not out of sight three days ago, owing to the strong easterly winds and the Lee current, which have prevailed for a long while The Kings fleet has been perfectly refitted some days, and I have been taught to expect, I should éer this have been at sea, with a part of it, but am still moored here, and perhaps shall here remain sometime longer, as Sir George Rodeny seems to be at a loss what to do, and is whiling away the time in hopes of a dispatch from England The Convoy was appointed to sail, the 24th of last month but put off to the 10th of this, and we have worked night and day, to gett the french ships ready to make a part of it, but am now told, the convoy will not sail before the end of the month, though I speak from common report only, and not from any authority Sir George Rodney called upon me on the 2d in the evening (for owing to a sad broken shin, which I [[catchword]] gott [[/catchword]]
