Letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé expressing concern at the delay in the sailing of the British fleet and suspicions that something may be amiss, quoting a letter to him from Lord Keppel of 29 April recommending Adm. Pigot but disparaging it, remarking that Pigot had never previously commanded a squadron and would therefore require advice and assistance from all his able officers.

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1N Major General Bude St. James's London By the Pacquet