Letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé, describing the situations and movements of the French and British fleets in the West Indies, reporting that he has had to borrow food supplies from the Army on account of the Navy's supplier's ineptitude, and remarking on the poor condition of a number of British ships, largely caused by bad weather.
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Articles, as far as General Christie would [[underline]] lend, [[/underline]] but not a pound of Bread was to be gott, of which the Squadron has been at [[underline]] half [[/underline]] allowance for several weeks, and has now but 14 days, and flower only in that proportion—If the contractor, or his Agent, if the fault does not lay with the former, is not made a public example of, it possible, it is much to be lamented, I do not know anything of the contractor, but I have no good opinion of his Barbadoes agent. The French Fleet appeared off St. Lucia on the 17th of last month, endeavouring to gett to windward, and having carried away, many Topmasts & yards, in Strugling against very Squally weather & a lee current, returned to Port Royal Bay on the 23d in the evening; and on the 28th. came out again, with upwards of forty Transports, maneuvering as before, and without making an attempt to land, but striving to gett to windward — on the 2d instant it guitted St Lucia, and steered towards Fort Royal — Captain Harvey, (a very diligent & good officer) [[catchword]] who [[/catchword]]
