Letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé enclosing various papers [0643-0647], describing an action between the British and French fleets off Lynnhaven Bay on 5 September, relaying his concerns regarding the intentions of the French fleet, the need to keep them out of the Chesapeake, and the lack of action from Rear-Adm. Graves, and reporting on the scuppering of the 'Terrible' on account of her un-seaworthy condition.
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board of her at Sea--and the firing of her Guns the other day, had so affected her, that she was scarcely to be kept above water, in the finest weather, and had she mett with the least bad weather, or one of her chain pumps failed she must inevitably have gone done, and as there was reason to expect a Gale of wind Every day; all her men, & such of her stores as were serviceable were ordered to be taken out on the 13th. and the ship sett fire to. She was commanded by the Honbe. William Clement Finch, who behaved most nobly in action and I very much regrett the losing so excellent and amiable an officer, from under my Command I have the honor to me my dear General your most faithfull and much obliged humble servant Saml Hood [[unclear]] We are now endeavouring to gett to New York
