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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(2) board the sandwich, when I beg'd an explanation of the distribution paper, he put into my hands to communicate to the Captains, and he began to do the same himself, the first time I waited upon him afterwards, but I immediately stoped him, by saying, if he was convinced of any impropriety of behavior towards me, I was perfectly satisfied, and desired he would not say a word more; he then expressed himself highly pleased at the many handsome things which came from the mouth of every one, respecting my conduct in, and after the Action with the French Fleet, said I had behaved nobly, and that my letter to him did my great honor. I thought this a proper opportunity of speaking to him, upon what he said to Captn Smith, and [[catchword]] repeated [[/catchword]]