The Hawaiian gazette., 1876-11-15
Sketch Of the Notorious Captain
Hayes.

THUS somewhat celebrated ocean rover is
reported to have been last week at Kawaihae,
! in the yacht Lotus, of San Francisco, bound
to the Navigator Islands. We shall not pro-
baby have the pleasure of entertaining him
in Honolulu, but few facts in regard to his
romantic career will interest our readers.
His last escapade at Manila and Guam sur
passes all Of his former exploits The last we
heard of him, before he turned up at San
Francisco, the Spaniards had him in prison
with evidence enough to have guaranteed the
garrote to any ordinary man. But Captain
Hayes was equal to the occasion, and suddenly
and mysteriously appears on the other side of
the stage, ready for another raid on his fell
low-men. His first appearance at these Is
lands was in the Fall of 1858, when he and
his first officer were put ashore from the ship
0restes. He was at that time accompanied
by his wife, who is now living with his chill
dren at the Navigator Islands. In all his
travels he is said to be accompanied by
female companion of some kind or other whom
he picks up and drops as the fancy takes
him. He left Honolulu in the early part of
1859 for San Francisco, and some two months
afterwards he appeared at Kahulu, on Maui,
in command of brig, bound to New Caledo-
MIA, and while negotiating for a load of cattle,
he was taken in charge by the late Mr.. Tread
way, then sheriff of Mani, for violating the
revenue laws by entering closed port. The
Captain was highly indignant with his first
officer for telling him that it was not necessary
to enter at the Lahaina Custom House, treated
the sheriff with distinguished consideration,
invited him to dine with him, and requested
him to do him the favor to pilot the vessel to
LahSina Mr.. Treadway blandly consented,
the brig was got under way, but when clear
of the land, the Captain, dropping his suavity,
informed him that his destination was New
Caledonia, and that he could have passage
there for consideration, or he could go
ashore in his boat which was alongside. The
sheriff was always fond of a good joke, but
he was obliged to acknowledge that this was
being hdzed with vengeance. But there was
no alternative, and he had to leave, and wit
ness mis- late prisoner triumphantly shaping
his course for the setting sun.
The next mail from the Coast brought the
necessary papers to the United States Consul
here, authorizing him to arrest Captain Hayes
and seize the brig. 1t appears that he had
landed in San Francisco with capital of
fifty dollars, which he had borrowed when in
Honolulu of the Rev. Dr. Damon. With this
money for basis of credit he bought the brig,
fitted her for sea, stole somebody's wife,
shipped crew, and went to sea, paying for
nothing but his water.
We next hear of this vessel sinking off VAL
lace's Island, and of part Of the crew land
ing on the island by means of raft, while
Hayes with his passengers made their way in
the boat to the Navigator Islands.
He now disappears for some time, but
finally is heard from at Batavia in a bark
chartered for Europe with a load of Coffee
The Dutch East India, Company however, be
coming acquainted with some of his past his
tory, was glad 10 pay him the charter money
and get the coffee ashore again.
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Melbourne, with load of Chinese passengers.
After being out sometime he was informed by
a ship which he spoke that he would have to
pay fifty dollars per head on the Cinnamon
before he could land them. He kept on the
even tenor Of his way, however, until he ar
rived off Melbourne, when he choked both his
pumps, started all his fresh water in the hold
and set his colors half-mast, union down, as
if in sore distress. Two steamers soon came
to his assistance and offered to tow him into
port, but the Captains humanity overcame all
selfish feelings, and he replied, "Saye these
people, and let the ship sink. If she is aaoat
when you return we will try and get her in"
The Cinnamon were landed, the steamers pay
ing the head-money, but when they returned
for Hayes, he was not to be found. His next
cargo Of Chinese were landed without trouble,
as he had them all made British subjects pre-
vious to starting.
We now lose sight of him again, not being
able to learn anything of his doings or where