Letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé concerning his action against a larger French fleet on 29 and 30 April, and Sir George Rodney's conduct afterwards, commenting 'there is no truth in the man' [Rodney], and suggesting that Rodney should have engaged the smaller enemy fleet at Tobago before the larger French fleet had appeared.
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in England; but I leave you to guess the thoughts of two great men at St. Eustatius, upon their hearing of my having mett the Enemy in force, when I tell you, that upon the Captain of the Intrepid. going on board the Sandwich General Vaughan cried out, why did Sir Samuel Hood fight the French fleet so superior to him! and immediately after Sir George Rodney exclaimed with uplifted hands, what 18 sail of english men of war, run away from 23 french! Which he at the same time knew was not the case, and that I courted the Enemy to battle a night & a day with 17 sail, and, till I found myself reduced to 15, and two of those very much injured in their masts. Sir George in his flight of passion. wrote letters to this Island, respecting [[catchword]] my [[/catchword]]
