We were thus informed that she was an English steamer, the _Corbridge_, three thousand six hundred and eighty-seven tons, taking a cargo of four thousand tons of coal from Cardiff to Brazil. IV--STORY OF THE LIVERPOOL TRADERS This welcome capture meant another two months' cruising for us! The _Corbridge_, therefore, was not sunk, but received the order to follow in our wake, after which we jointly returned to the spot where we had abandoned the _Farringford_. In spite of a brilliant moon, there was nothing to be seen. Our shells had done their work well, and the ship was at the bottom of the sea. We felt justly elated at the success of our double capture on the very first day of our hunting expedition. The next twenty-four hours brought us nearer to the usual shipping route, but nothing untoward occurred. The crew of the _Corbridge_ was reinforced and put under special orders. Then she was released. I shall have more to say about her later on. The second morning after the sinking of the _Farringford_ another cloud of smoke was signalled. On this occasion, too, we commenced by acting very cautiously, for fear of the new-comer suspecting our _bona fides_ and signalling our presence by wireless. Having ascertained that the boat had no wireless on board, however, we steered straight for her. The captain, however, seemed to have smelt a rat, and tried to evade us. Our intimation to stop, accompanied by a shell, soon convinced him of the futility of such an attempt. Sadly, he brought his ship to a standstill. From the prize-crew I sent on board we learnt that the boat's name was _Dromonby_, three thousand six hundred and twenty-seven tons, and that she belonged to the British Government, and was on the way to South Africa with a cargo of coal. The crew of fifteen men was transferred to the _Moewe_, and the ship blown up. Another cloud of smoke being signalled, the _Moewe_ got ready again. This time also the boat was an "Engländer"--a specially fine steamer, _Author_ by name, three thousand four hundred and ninety-six tons register, and worth three to four million marks. After the usual formalities, the crew, consisting of four Englishmen and forty-five Indians, was taken on board our ship. We also transferred sheep, chickens, and eggs, and our larder was thus renewed in a most satisfactory way. There were also many valuable race-horses on board, but unfortunately they had to be shot.