Extracts from letters from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to Adm. Sir George B. Rodney [enclosure of 0617], requesting that the British fleet's position might be changed if St Eustatius is unlikely to be attacked, enclosing a letter [not on file] reporting on the approach of an enemy squadron and a likely merchant convoy and suggesting consequent action, on the capability of enemy ships to move in and out of certain ports, on sickness (from scurvy) in British ships and on ship movements in the area generally.
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place I could, which has prevented the Scurvy from taking that root, I am sorry, to say it has in other Ships. [[note]] Extract of a Subsequent Letter Dated 23d April 1781. [[/note]] Between ten and eleven o’Clock last night the Drake Sloop joined me, and from Lieutenant Burr her lat Commander I received the Account, and from Captain Curgenven the Letter from Captain Linzee of the Thetis, I have herewith the honor to send you. I have dispatched the Drake inquest of the Santa Monica, with orders for her Commander to join the Thetis, and for the Captain of the Thesis to take her under his Command, and Cruize off Descada for the two French Frigates, which are certainly those that sailed from Fort Royal, and as they did not care to attack the Thetis and Drake Sloop; It is pretty clear they are upon the look out for the expected Squadron and Convoy. It wish at this time we had half a Dozen Frigates to Windward of the Islands: I have now only the Paccahunta with me, [[catchword]] The [[/catchword]]
