Letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé sending congratulations on the surrender of the islands of St Eustatius, St Martin and Saba, enclosing an agreement drawn up between Army and Navy commanders concerning the islands (0614), and giving an account of his and the Navy's successful activities in the area, including the capture of rich Dutch convoys.
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4 perswaded, the Convoy was out of all danger on the 17th. of Decr. I left it under the care of Captn Fitzherbert of the Belliqueux, putting under his command the Prince William De Guay Trouin Sloop & Fly Cutter, and made the best of my way, with the Invincible Gibralter, Princessa & Panther & Sybil frigate to Barbadoes agreeable to my orders; where I found a letter from Admiral Sir George Rodney, directing me to give him the earliest notice of my arrival, and saying he would come to me immediately — I instantly sent away the Sylph Sloop to [[addition]] ^ Sir [[/addition]] George, who joined me on the 12th of Jany. with eight sail of the Line, and next [[addition]] ^ day [[/addition]] Capt. Fitzherbert came in with [[catchword]] the [[/catchword]]
