in the winter of 1814 and 1815 "chasseur" returned to the west indies. on february 26, 1815, just off havana, "chasseur" met an unidentified ship, which was the english, but american-built, schooner . "chasseur" fired a gun and showed her colors while still about three miles away; when the other ship did not show her colours "chasseur" started the chase. she carried 14 guns and 102 men, while "st lawrence" carried 13 guns and 75 men, including officers, soldiers, and civilians bound to the british squadron off new orleans. at about 1:26pm, when the schooners were close to each other, "st lawrence" revealed her armament and uniformed sailors and opened fire, catching "chasseur" off guard. "chasseur" was able to close "st lawrence" and a number of americans, led by the prize master n. w. christie, jumped aboard "st lawrence". the intense action that followed lasted only about 15 minutes during which "st lawrence" suffered six men killed and 17 wounded, several of them mortally. (according to american accounts, the english had 15 killed and 25 wounded.) "chasseur" had five killed and eight wounded; boyle was among the wounded. both vessels were badly damaged. captain boyle made a cartel of "st lawrence" and sent her and her crew into havana as his prize.