Letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé sending thanks for letters received, promising to assist Mr Stillingfleet [?] in his naval career, expressing appreciation for the King's decision to award the booty taken at St Eustatius to the British Fleet and Navy, describing recent actions against the enemy and the subsequent movements and state of various British ships, reporting the landing of enemy troops on St Lucia and their subsequent hasty departure, and his fear that enemy forces were heading to the East Indies and America.
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seen by the Santa Monica, could not be destined for these Islands, I mentioned to Sir George to let the ships go into port, to be refitted, and put, in serviceable order, and to give the poor men, what refreshments we could; for upon turning in my thoughts the length of passage. D'Estains had from Cadiz to Brest, and that he did not reach the latter Port, till towards the end of December, it was clear to my mind, no force of any consequence could possibly arrive from Europe, in these parts, before the middle, or latter end of April, all His Majesty's Ships. Should therefore have been in the best order possible at that time. To you my dear General and to you only, I unbosom myself thus freely and I have this great consolation, that I have no one neglect to charge myself with, and on that account, I feel gnite at ease, conscious of the feetitude of my actions and that I never lose sight of the dignity [[catchword]] and [[/catchword]]
