Letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé reporting on the arrival of French armaments in Fort Royal Bay, Martinique, describing his attempts to persuade Sir George Rodney to take action to prevent this and enclosing copies of papers exchanged on the matter [presumably 0676-0677], and outlining the strength of the enemy force.
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share) yet do something, to retrieve our Country's misfortunes; but I am afraid we cannot expected from judgement, or by acting, by any rational & well digested plan, which the present situation of things here makes absolutely necessary--Every scheme in my humble opinion, should have been had recourse to, and every [[unclear]] should have been encountered, to have intercepted the Best arrangement; having effected that, the greatest difficulty would have been surmounted--but turn ones Eye now, which way one will; nothing but difficulties, and those in the extreme, stare us full in the face. On the 28th. I received orders to proceed to this place, with my division, & anchored the next morning at sunrise--Sir George & his division came in yesterday, but Admiral drake Still remains out--I wish he was in also, that the whole might be ready to act together on a moment [[catchword]] for [[/catchword]]
