Letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé reporting the sailing of a large French fleet and convoy from Martinique towards St Domingo but uncertainty as to its ultimate intent, and on the poor condition of the British fleet which resulted in his being sent to Antigua to collect stores, and announcing that he may be going with a squadron to America.
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that seems to have attended the operations of His Majestys fleet in these seas, for some time part, not four ships in the whole are in a fitt State to go to any distance, with a view of meeting the Enemy, being totally destitute of spare masts, yards, sails, and every other species of stores, and the topmasts of several ships now an end, are crippled--This occasioned my receiving orders on the 9th. to proceed without loss of time, with seven ships of the Line, the Santa Monica & Henry Schooner to this Island, to take on board the wants of the Quadron. and to order those to be gett ready for the other ships of Sir George Rodneys fleet, and having droped the Frigate & Schooner at [[catchword]] English [[/catchword]]
