Letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé reporting on the state of the British fleet, the movements and likely intentions of the French and Spanish in the West Indies, and his fears that the French may intend to send ships and troops to America; and partial duplicate [0672a], which is dated 9 March and has some text missing.
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[[underline]] Duplicate [[/underline]] Barfleur Gros Islet St. Lucia March 9 1782 my dear General Since I had the honor to write you on the 2d. I have had the very great & heartfelt pleasure of receiving two very affectionate letters from you of the 12th. of Jany. & 6th. of Feby. for which I return my most sincere thanks, and if you knew how much I think myself flattered & obliged by your friendly attention to me, you will not omit writing me by every pacquet through the admiralty conveyance; I will omit no opportunity, that I know of, of troubling you with a letter, and if (as I have before observed) any dispatch vessel should arrive, and you do not hear from me, I entreat you will be assured, that it has not proceeded from any omission in me. Something was to have sailed several days ago, but I do no find any ship is yet fixed upon, or any determination when one is to go. The weather has been unusually bad, ever since our arrival here, the ships in [[unclear]] Bay, have had a very unpleasant time of it, rolling their [[catchword]] tower [[/catchword]]
