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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who was commanded at St Lucia, had my orders, [[underline]] daily [[/underline]] to watch Count De Grasse’s motions most attentively, and to send two frigates on that Service, one to follow him, and the other to come to me, — on the 8th the Lizard joined me, with information, that the whole french fleet sailed to Leeward on the 5th at noon, except on ship, and that the Triton was following them—I sent away the Lizard immediately (the only frigate I had fitt for sea) to go to Antigua & St. Kitts, to gain further intelligence, and to assure the commanding officers both civil & military at each Island, that I would hasten to their relief, inferior as I was, the moment I knew they were attacked — I sent the same message to General St. Leger, upon the Enemy’s appearing off St. Lucia — on the 12th I received information from Capt. Harvey, that the Triton was returned having sprung her foremast very badly off Dominica, and without any account of the Enemy, and on that day [[catchword]] a [[/catchword]]
