Letter from Rear-Adm. Sir Samuel Hood to General Jacob de Budé reporting again on Sir George Rodney's making over to him the command of the British fleet on the Leeward Island station, enclosing various papers [0632-0641], reporting on his journey to America and his current position there, on attempts to prevent the enemy's ships in the West Indies and at Rhode Island from combining forces, and on the departure of French ships from the American coast.
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that he had seen four sail of the Line at Fort Royal but that the weather was so very hazey, he could form no opinion of their force; I immediately sent La Nymph back, with the Letter No. 3 to Rear Adml: Drake. Early the next morning, I spoke with an armed Brig from New York, with dispatches from Sir Henry Clinton, & Rear Admiral Graves addressed to Sir George Rodney, of which No. 4.5.6.7.8 are copies. Immediately ordered the armed Brig into Nevis road to compleat her water and then proceed to St John’s Road; on the 6th. she joined me, and without wanting an hour, pushed away, on her return to New York, with answers to the Letters she brought. Having embarked the 40th Regt. on board His Majesty’s Squadron under my command, at the request of Brigadr General Christie, to whom Sir Henry Clinton’s Messenger delivered the dispatches he was charged with, for General Vaughan; I put to sea on the 10th at the dawn of day, not caring to wait any longer for the St. Lucia ships, Lest the Enemy should make this [[catchword]] coast [[/catchword]]
