Letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé, enclosing correspondence exchanged with Adm. Sir George Rodney [0685-6], complaining of Rodney's actions and the failures to take advantage of the fleeing French fleet and describing some movements of the British and French fleets.
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Off Port Louis St. Domingo April 24th 1782 You may assure the Friends of Mr. Shillingfleet, that he is well, and behaves so, in every respect, and will make a very excellent officer When I left Sir George Rodney on the 17th. he sent me a message that a ship would sail with his duplicate dispatches, in five or six days, but [[underline]] not [[/underline]] till I rejoined him, and desired me to gett my letters ready and upon my going on board the Formidable on the 22d. found the Eurydice, had gone for England on the [[underline]] 18th. [[/underline]] This will shew why the duplicates of my last letters, did not take that conveyance What dependance is there upon the word of such a man! And how is it possible to keep one’s temper with him! I will however exert my utmost to do it but he fretts me to death. I am to wait here till he brings up the [[underline]] Villa de Paris [[/underline]] - If I may rely upon Sir George; the [[underline]] Ceres [[/underline]] will proceed to England immediately, upon his coming up; Captn Domett her Commander, I have long known, he is a Brave, cool, determined, and very intelligent officer, with an excellent understanding [[catchword]] I [[/catchword]]
