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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for I cannot see the least service his division can now do at Sea, further than watching the Enemy at Fort Royal, which two or three frigates and as fully [[unclear]] to, and I think in the present moment no unnecessary [[unclear]] should be inn, for cripling the Line of Battle Ships, as every one will most assuredly be wanted, and it may be of the utmost consequence, there not being all together, and in the best condition possible for service, since we have now the means, by the arrival of our convoy of putting them 10--The force of the Enemy lately arrived at Martinique, is three ships of the Line three frigates, & six thousand Troops; four sail of the Line parted company with the above and are gone to the Cape; & [[underline]] five [[/underline]] with three [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] [[addition]] ^ thousand [[/addition]] troops to the East Indies--all sailed from Brest together [[catchword]] on [[/catchword]]
