Letter [copy?]from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé concerning the claiming of a Dutch convoy by Capt. Reynolds, Capt. Harvey and Lord Charles Fitzgerald, Hood's disappointment at not having the confidence of Sir George Rodney and his opinion of him, his actions with regard to possible enemy attacks on Tobago and Martinique (with a hurried postscript reporting that an enemy force was off Tobago, and that he was 'going to Seek the Enemy'), and interaction with Gen.Vaughan over a possible expedition to Curracoe.
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Instructions went, but would sound him upon the Subject, accordingly did it, and was lissened to with attention, and the next day Sir George asked me if I wished to go to Curracae. I answered most readily, well says he, you shall have five Sail of the Line & some frigates, I replied, the force was in my opinion full sufficient, and I trusted I should be able to make a good report to him. I immediately wrote a note to General Vaughan to say I had succeeded with Sir George respecting Curracoe, desired he would gett what information of the Island, and use his best endeavours, by means of the people on shore to look out for the Pilots. I received no Answer from him, but when I next saw him, I repeated the substance of my Note, to which he answered [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] he had no Men. This is very surprizing General said, I for when you urged me so pressingly to speak to Sir George upon this Subject, you did not know, but you might have mett with resistance here, and have had your force diminished, but now you have gott possession, without the loss of a Man, you fly from your position [[catchword]] which [[/catchword]]
