Letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé basically repeating (almost verbatim) the contents of 0648, but with the addition of reporting the arrival of two more British ships and, in the postscript, that the British fleet was still at Sandy Hook 'to my unspeakable concern' but that he hoped it would be on its way to the Chesapeake the following day and thus able to offer relief to Lord Cornwallis.
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my dear General is precious, and I flattered myself when we can in, we should now have been in, or near the Cheseapeak, but the repairs of the Squadron have gone on very tedious indeed, Which has filled me with apprehensions, that we shall be too late to give relief to Lord Cornwallis God grant my fears may prove abortive! I would in my humble opinion have been a most fortunate event, had Mr Graves gone off to the West Indies upon Mr. Digby’s arrival, as Commander in Chief by Commission, and I am sure you will think so too, when I relate one circumstance only — On the 7th I received a letter from R:A: Graves, desiring I would meet the Flag officers, and some Captains, on board the London next morning at ten oclock to acquaint Captain Reynolds and Captain Cornwallis that their Company was desired also — soon after we were assembled, Mr. Graves proposed and [[catchword]] wished [[/catchword]]
