Letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé, describing British attempts to reach the garrison on Brimstone Hill [on St Kitts] and its eventual surrender to the French, reporting his squadron's subsequent departure from the area to join the fleet at Barbados, on their lack of bread, on the strength of the French fleet and their movements, and commenting what could have been achieved against the French if Rear-Admiral Kempenfelt had come to the West Indies.
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been sent out by Government, and which the inhabitants of the Island, would not give proper assistance to gett up; The ship the Enemy’s shells were on board of, was sunk, and with great labour not more than 4 or 5 a day could be fished up; And L’Esnion which had all the shells could be gott from Martinique was taken by one of my look out frigates, close under Nevis, on the morning of the 24th of last month This is all the information I am able to give, and I by no means insinuate in the most distant manner that the Garrison [[underline]] could [[/underline]] have held out, even a single day beyond what it did, as the works & Buildings were totally destroyed, and no further defence as I understand could be made. We are under difficulty every way, the Squadron is without bread, and there is not an ounce in the West Indies. I came here on the 19th. for flower & yams, and having gott all I could sailed yesterday [[catchword]] and [[/catchword]]
