Letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé, and duplicate [0622a], reporting on the confusion which had arisen over the sharing between the Army and the Navy of the booty acquired from the capture of St Eustatius island, on account of the involvement of an outside agency (Mr Akers of St Kitts) and Captain Young, whom Hood denounces.
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Most unanimously acceded to Sir George Rodneys propositions, and signed an agreement on the part of themselves officers & ships companies, to appoint the Six persons I have named to take Cognizance of everything, and to act as their agents with such persons, as General Vaughan should be pleased to appoint After this there was every reason to hope, that nothing could arise to break in upon so just & equitable a plan; but I am sorry to say, in a very few days after I sailed; everything was, oversett, by a fresh power of Agency, signed by the two Commanders in Chief, deragatory to the Act of parliament, and to the exclusion of the Navy Gentlemen, except Captain Young (Sir George Captain) and appointing as a principal agent [[catchword]] Mr. [[/catchword]]
