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[[underline]] Private [[/underline]] Barfleur Gros Islet Bay St. Lucia 31 March 1782 my dear General As I feared, foretold, and laboured much to prevent, The French Armament is safe in Fort Royal Bay, by making Descada, and going between Dominique and Martinique. If I had been asking the greatest Boon for myself, I could not have been more earnest in my entreaties to Sir George Rodney upon my returning here from the Cue de Sac, on the 7th Instant, to divide his force, station one half off Descada, and the other off Point Salines but he would not listen to it. said, the french ever made Point Salines, when they came in any force — I replied Guichen did not do it, and he came, with 16 or 18 sail, nor did the spaniards which came afterwards, and added, that admitting there was the greatest probability, that the Enemy’s expected convoy would make Point Salines, and but a bare [[underline]] possibility [[/underline]] of it’s making [[catchword]] Deseada [[/catchword]]
