The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-09-24

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Tnr FLIGHT OF rHr EuunnA-The brig Ellenita,
Capt. Hayes, which hagqbeen employed some time IN
the coasting trade, was advertised . few days ago to
sail for Australia, and offered to take passengers and
smart Jeremmy Diddler laid in his stores in the most
extravagant manner. He bought furniture, carpets.
provisions, wines, liquors, and, in fact, everything
necessary to the comfort Of a sea-voyage. unIor5u e
nately, however, Capt. Hayes forgot to pay for the
articles He bought the brig for $500, and PAID
$500 on it. He then placed her upon the ways OF
Tichenor & Co., and thoroughly repaired her on 9
credit. He then advertised her for Melbourne, anu
commenced laying in his stores, without disbursing q
cent, so loosely did he manage his cards. His butch
err, grocer, market man, and strange to say. even
his lawyers, were victimized to the tune OF $oOU.
The only man who felt any doubt OF his honest lnten-
lions was the man who filed the water casks, and
who kbelled the brig for his bill, amounting to $50.
The U. s. Marshal had, or was supposed to have had,
the keeping of the brig. On Sunday night. Aug; rs,
however, there sprung up a brisk breeze, and the
Captain being a good sailor, could not resist 1t, and
spreading his sails to the favoring gale, he quietly
.idrew OUT from the harbor, and cleared the Heads
instead of the Custom House, forgetting the little
formality of ssthe papers, AS soon as it was ascer-
tanned that the brig had gone there was a terrible
hubbub. and Marshal Solomon started the steam tug
Martin While in pursuit of her, but 1t was like
starting a snail to catch q swallow. The steamer re-
turned with a report that the brig was non est inren-
fus.-Jdha, -4ug. 30.
MORE OF THE ELlENrTA.-We yesterday learned q
few more particulars relative to Capt. Hayes OF the
brig ElLenita, which left this port on Monday morn
ing, August %. Mt two o'clock, without clearance or
other papers. and deeply in debt to parties IN this
city. 1t is said that q number of persons had taken
passage on the brig and had paid before hand. but
the vessel sailed, leaving nearly all OF them behind.
Capt. Hayes, however, carried of the wife and three
children Of a gentleman who is one of those left. He
also carried off q trunk belonging to a Mrs. ARM
strong, and containing all that lady's title deeds to
property in Sydney. Capt. Hayes, however, did not
carry off his own wife, that lady having left town the
day before he sailed. We learn that the following
parties have been swindled by Captain Hayes: MIR.
Morrison, $500; Mr.. Tchenor, $3.50; ship carpen-
tiers, $500; victuallers and grocers, Sl2OO; vegeta-
BILE dealers, $500; a gentleman, for borrowed money,
$500; legal advice, 500; a bill which his lawyer
promised to pay, $114; money borrowed from his
lawyers, $50; plumbers, $500; aud a multitude or
other liabilities of less note, making in all about
$4,000. The fellow also managed to swindle MIR.
Morrison out of some forty tons of beans. 1t is sup
posed by those who appear to be best informed, that
he will steer for Tahiti, where he will lay in a cargo
of oranges for the Sydney market.-Herai
The California papers do not however tell the
whole story. We are informed that in addition
to the articles above mentioned he carried offsome
$4,000 worth of jewelry, bought on credit, and
FIVE or six thousand dollars in cash which had
been deposited in his hands on freight or for safe
keeping by the passengers. 1t is worthy Of men
ton, as a mark of the shrewdness of the rascal.
that the greater part of his stores were purchased
at suburban establishments-of grocers who
would be very unlikely to hold communication
with each other, and who would think it a great
stroke of business to supply a ship with goods
and a business as safe and profitable as it was
unusual.
After taking French leave of his San Francisco
friends, and carrying off the wife and children of
one of his passengers whom he left behind, Capt.
Hayes next turns up in the Hawaiian Islands.
He entered the port of Kahului, on the Island of
Maui, on Thursday flast week, the 18th, with the
design Of taking on board some fresh provisions,
and probably of smuggling a few goods. on
shore. Unfortunately for the carrying out of
his intentions, the gallant Sheriff of that island,
Peter II. Treadway, Esq, got an inkling of his
proceedings, and ever on the alert when duty
calls, FASTENED at once across the mountain to ar
rest the rogue upon a warrant for the violation
of the revenue laws. He arrested him on shore,
on the afternoon of the 18th, but subsequently
consented to accompany him on board that he
might give certain necessary orders to his mate.
Once on board, the Captain detained the Sheriff
upon various pretexts, until it was too late to go
on shore, and they arranged that he should sleep
on board, and in the morning they would land
and proceed together to Lahaina, while the
mate remained to carry the vessel around
by sea. Early in the morning, however, the
Captain announced to the Sheriff his deter
mination to resist the arrest, alleging that it
was illegal and declaring that he should go to sea
Immediately, and gave the Sheriff his choice to 60
ashore or remain on board. Being unaccom-
panied by any force, he was obliged to submit,
and having been landed, was subjected to the
modification of seeing the EUenita squaring
away before a fresh wind. Capt. Hayes forgot,
before leaving, to pay for the supplies procured
at Kahului, amounting to about 800.
In allusion to this affair we do not wish to
throw any discredit upon the Sheriff of Maui,
who is an excellent oficer-well known and
highly esteemed throughout the islands. Rogues
rarely get to windward of him. In this case he
has done what ninety-nine men out Of a hundred
would have done, and under the circumstances he
is not much to blame for the escape of one of the
greatest rascals that ever weent unhung. Where
Hayes will go next remains a problem. 1t is
thought by some that he will touch at Kauai and
complete the equipment which Mr.. Treadway in
terrupted on Maui. 1t is hardly likely that he
will eventually dare to show his face again in
Australia or China. Possibly he will go to some
South American port, touching perhaps at Tahiti
on his way, and there, FORGETTING the vessel, will
dispose OF her cargo and apply the proceeds, with
the cash already in hand, to the accomplishment
of further schemes.
Hayes is a man Of little education and of but
little talent except for rascality. He is very
plausible and gentlemanly in behavior when he
has an object in appearing SO, and seems to have
the dangerous faculty of impressing strangers
with the belief that he is an honest man. lie is
minus one ear-said to have been bitten off in a
fight. His most intimate friend and accomplish
is a man by the name of Robert Parkinson, who
~navigates his vessel for him, and plans the rogue
ries which Hayes carries out. Whatever may be
said in extenuation of his crimes, he is now to all
intents a pirate, and we trust may meet the re-
ward his conduct SO justly deserves.