The following day, "Seeadler" encountered another steamship, which refused to identify itself. The German ensign was raised and a shot fired across the bow of the "Lundy Island", which was carrying sugar from Madagascar. The steamer still refused to heave to, and Luckner fired four rounds directly at her. The steamer then hove to and lowered her boats, but her captain ignored an order to come to "Seeadler". A German boarding party was sent over and discovered that the crew had abandoned ship when the first shots were fired, leaving the captain alone on board. Captain Bannister later told Luckner that he had previously been captured by a German raider and had given his parole, which he had broken; thus, he was not anxious to be a prisoner of war again. Luckner continued his voyage southwards, and by 21 January he was in mid-Atlantic between Brazil and West Africa when he found the 2,199 ton French three-masted barque "Charles Gounod", which was loaded with corn. She was quickly dispatched, but her log book recorded information about other ships she had met and their intended route.