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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sent to him, but to General Vaughan, and upon my saying it was necessary I should be able to say from whom & whence they came; he took up his Halt, and went out of the ship. Herewith I have the honor to send you a Copy of above mentioned propositions, which I communicated to the Captains as also, a Copy of my letter to Sir George Rodney with the full approbation & consent of the whole and I can with the greatest truth assure you my dear General, that there is not an officer in the Kings Fleet, but what mostly humbly & cheerfully submits to His Majestys pleasure It is lucky for Capt. young he is no more, for had he lived he must have been despised by all mankind, as a sordid mean, unprincipled [[catchword]] man [[/catchword]]
