The Macau Incident was an inconclusive encounter Hostile_encounter between a powerful squadron of French and Spanish warships and a British Royal Navy escort squadron in the Wanshan Archipelago ( or Ladrones Archipelago ) off Macau on 27 January 1799 .

Hargood sailed Self_motion to meet the French and Spanish ships , and a chase ensued Self_motion through the Wanshan Archipelago before contact Connect was lost Earnings_and_losses .