other Germans, for whom, he had no room, and of whom some were badly wounded in the boats, to proceed to Heligoland. He left a German officer and six men to navigate them, and provided water, biscuit and a compass. Having effected temporary repairs and got all her guns but two in working order, the _Arethusa_, with the _Fearless_, proceeded in vain to search for the _Lurcher_ and _Firedrake_ (which, however, escaped the German cruisers), and then, though her speed had been reduced by the damage received, went forward again towards Heligoland. At 10.55 A.M. a four-funnelled German cruiser (possibly the _Yorck_) fired on her; the _Fearless_ and the First Flotilla came up, and the assailant disappeared in the mist. Ten minuter later she returned, but failed to get the range, and was driven off. A few minutes later three British ships sighted the German light cruiser _Mainz_, and after twenty-five minutes' action she was on fire, disabled and sinking; the Light Cruiser Squadron came up and finished her destruction, but 220 of her crew were saved by the _Lurcher_, many of them badly wounded. The Battle Cruiser Squadron under Admiral Beatty had been called up, and at 12.30 the _Lion_ drove off and pursued a four-funnelled cruiser, the _Köln_, which was engaging the _Arethusa_; the _Lion_, after firing two salvoes at the German cruiser _Ariadne_, which disappeared into the mist, on fire and sinking, returned to the chase of the _Köln_, and sank her with all hands. Soon afterwards the _Queen Mary_, battle cruiser, and the _Lowestoft_, light cruiser, were attacked by submarines, but avoided them, the former narrowly and with great skill. The _Laurel_ and _Arethusa_ were towed into Sheerness and Harwich, the latter being taken in tow by the _Hague_, with no light but two hand lanterns. Two German destroyers at least were sunk and eighteen or twenty badly damaged. The British vessels _Goshawk_, _Laertes_, _Ferret_, _Laurel_, _Laforey_, and _Liberty_ were among those specially distinguished.