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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8 then dispatched the Monarch, (Capt Reynolds) with the Panther & Sybil Frigate, after the Dutch Admiral and the Convoy, which sailed the first at night and wonderful to say, every one were taken the next morning, fortunately the wind proved scant, and would not permit the heavy large merchant ships, to gett through a Narrow channel called the Dog & prickly Pear, about 20 Leagues from hence.—These ships appeared off from the hill, Yesterday afternoon, which Sir George and I were with General Vaughan,; and they were supposed to be five sail of the Line 3 of 70 & 2 of 64 Guns, said to be expected here with a Convoy from Europe — Indeed the Terrible took 3 very rich ships, full of naval stores [[catchword]] on [[/catchword]]
