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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on the 10th of last month: Thirteen sail of the Line of Spanish ships of the Line, with nine thousand Troops, are supposed to rendezvous at Quarico-- and are there to be joined by the four french ships lately gone to the cape, as well as by De Grasse (who has now thirty three sail of the Line ready for Sea in Fort Royal Bay) and the Marquis de Bouillie with the Troops from Martinique, which seems to make it absolutely necessary for Sir George Rodney, to keep his whole force together, in order to follow the French the moment they put to sea. Though I am writing I know not when an opportunity may offer of sending my Letter, but there is no harm in being prepared I do not recollect, that I have told you, of [[catchword]] my [[/catchword]]
