Speaking on this topic, I had a both interesting and disturbing experience yesterday. Setting sail from Bruswick, I spotted a U.S. brig with contraband by itself on a deserted sea. I immediately ran it down and attacked. In attack mode I searched a 360 degree and saw, to my surprise, four other ships wit the same idea. Well, I didn't mind sharing the spoils as pickings have bee sparse lately, so I continued my attack. By the first broadside the number of attackers had increased exponentially. Before I knew it the noise was thunderous and balls began to fill the air like a host of ping-pong balls on mousetraps. I did another 360, and there must have been 30 to 40 ships swarming around one brig like mosquitos on an Alaskan lake. No fun for me, so I sailed away and left as soon as I could. I guess we may have emptied the fridge and are all getting hungry. Maybe we need more sheep and fewer wolves.