Toulon.- Archive of papers and contemporary copies relating to a dispute between Admiral Hood and Lieutenant-General David Dundas over the capture of French vessels in Toulon in 1793, many to Colonel John Drinkwater, author of "A History of the Late Siege of Gibraltar", Dundas (11 ALs.s.), John Drinkwater (1 ALs) & 8 letters and documents by French officers, manuscripts in French and English, c. 70pp., folds, browned, folio et infra, 1804-05.

⁂ After the Treaty of Amiens, Admiral Hood was granted, on the submission of a petition, prize money for himself, officers and men of the Royal Navy, for the "capture" and removal to England of ships from the French fleet during the siege of Toulon in 1793. In 1804, when the award was published, General Dundas, commander of the British army in Toulon, first heard of Hood's claim and immediately contested the matter, claiming a share of the money for himself and the other soldiers who had served at Toulon. Many of the letters are by General Dundas and attempt to show that Hood had deceived the Privy Council and presented "a varnished tale".