Virginia Argus

On the night of the 31st of December, the English privateer sch'r Hazard, Capt. Walter Wilson, belonging to New-Providence, fell in with the French National schr. Courier, having on board 350 French troops from Port-au-Prince, bound to St. Jago, in company with several other vessels having troops on board. On the Privateer hailing the Frenchmen, they answered that they were from Jamaica. But as soon as they saw a favorable opportunity, they ran along side the privateer and boarded her; a desperate conflict ensued, which lasted about 20 minutes; when the Frenchmen succeeded in capturing her, after losing about 90 of their men.

The French General Mailles, late commander at Cape Nichola Mole, received a wound in the conflict, of which he died in a few days after. The crew of the privateer consisted of 65 men. The following is the number of killed and wounded, which we have from one of the persons who was on board the Privateer at the time of the engagement.—Killed—capt. Wilson, three Prize Masters, the Boatswain, one Boatswain's Mate, and eight black men.—Wounded—Thomas Blacklock, 1st Lieutenant; Thomas Wilson, Officer of Marines; 2 Carpenters; 9 white men, and 5 blacks.