The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-10
A SOUTH SEA PIRATE.
sHE REM1RK iBLE EXPLOITS or
GIFT. JOUN HIILS.


stealing n British schooner Mt bangkok
On the Iiiab Srns Aqnin-A singular - Ory
nam TIC son francisco Pld
Tho ordinary laudsInan passing along the
water front n few weeks ago. IA he brushed 10y
On cldcrly-looking, well dressed man. whose
feel inclined To- laugh In the face ~ thc man who
would tell him that he had lust io-tlcd pirate.
ago the schooner Lotus left this port for Aria in
command ~ a gentleman whose description we
have already given. and whose pirntica exploits
would nh volumes who has even given employ
ment to the mcu-of war Of three nations. The
Hi, H@yc. the prai is Of 6s S Snt i, '
At what time IN the past John HAYES urst Inn
n,ben ns tas,e ior pirate .'e ii
grown from the weird yarns spun 10y ancient
cclohrnted In SONG the leeds of captain Kidd.
the " Blacksnake Privatcer. or those VII" went
The mighty bucc incers-
isunknown; but the old huccancer spirit. whcr-
about 1865, when he was engaged &" command
lumber bark Thc bark was wing oH stewart
Without iironblias the cgs'm I"a-e fd i'N HI,
clearance papers. hc Hshcd hi4 sLchur and silent
" stole away IN the night, with the cargo of
lumber, 20 parts unknown. iic + supposed to
h9ye sold the lumber ia some Mexican roIi.
whore his bark was chartered to bring coulio~ To-
sydney. AZ that time the Australian Govern
luent, In order to restrict chinese immigration,
hah imposed a cnluintnn 'hN OF - on each
.oulic landed. and the money to pay this had
before the vessel c Il Nao"9 lie had ~ r""li'-
ON hoard which at 50 head amounted 10
SG,2iu, which he determined to- iu, kct. and seek
fresh fields with his gallant bark. large per
tiuu Uf the cargo space in both slascr- and couNV
had Gnnntiiy Of wafer casks ieft When he
STAYED b. &C. hnucted the heads out Of uH
amount Of water in his hold The cnnl,iinr
captain " a tub. observing the dangerous Look
ing stream uf clear water rising FROM the pumps
of the vessel came alongside and offered assist
ahce; Cant. HAYES stated that he thought he
morHn II reieVcd Of ia cargo ~, 81 c"olic.. aud
asked the captain 1T the tub t9 tax, them on
evil hour the tug received the coolies and headed
towards the city. ON her return, having landed
bark non est. The owners Of the tug had to pay
the s25 per head ON the 20 coolies.
our gay huccanecr turned up AT Bangkok. on
inc coast 9i sam where "h-tNinf htnds9he
Iriti-h .ch99ner wing at anchor he resolved to
,he bark To- strong Island ana 10 await MIN
there and then going On shore, he managed To
tchooner; 70 whom ne offered tenn ,tIng price
Tor her. They consented to sell, and HAYES got
leave To- take n few 81 his men In the vessel on
trial trip. lie sailed on the trial trip and bang
kok knew him no more He brought the schoon-
ar to Hong Kong, where Inc sold the cargo uf rice
with which she was loaded. and sailed Tor
strongs Island without exciting any suspicion
on the part of the authorities Of the port. When
he reached Strongs Island he found the bark
lying there with the mate in charge aud load
Ing the schooner with oil and other products OF
the island. he sent her back To- Hong Kong ia
charge OF he mate. The latter by this time was
bring him to the yard-arm or gnllows, and The
moment he reached Kong Kong he sold the
and fled
The United States consular authorities by this
Time were alive To the TACT that "A genuine pirate
was cruising in the South Seas, and the United
htates war steamer Narragnnsett, Capt. Meade,
was ordered TO look after Hayes. The Nara
number ~ the South sea Islands but 1t va, not
~ Tet@ilia Que of the Sa,isator. thai She c'" "S
tained any ini"rmali9n AS to the nitrate where
pn'e started after his pii2e. when five miles "a
the harhpr the steamer boosted Frent ,olnrs,
about two miles on. English coors, and. when
tloso In, American cuiurs pr1claiming her true
. sd n armsd boat wac isnt ON beard
uuenty tried. hut. owing 80 uhStacles thrown in
the way by the Oneuiar Officials. and the abso-
te terror all his sailurs had Of testifying against
linn cousirtinn could not be obtained. aud he
IL, feet were hardly safe on his bark when
another MAJ ,s-ri va ai.ermn. Tie owners
Government Of their loss. and inst about the
time Hayes was liberated by the United states
rccei,sd ereT rSe In 1rs ~ himp 'IGr a
Pearl sailed a long while before she came up
lis I,vurite retreat strong. ISLAND. mi. Island
has a natural hqrnor. With only me outlet
To'f folning the brra.wAter. and inside This the
Pirate bark lay anchored, her tern toward the
rect. The Brti.hcr took up a position com
handing tlc uutlrt.Ind 10 Wa etident GOO liaA
that the game WITS up. tie paid out hi, cable
and let the -tetu Of the bars come ou t. the
.s-. SO tliht ~ a snort tlit' size NNulu hump
the -icruo 4 herself ahd sinh. llcthcn took "a
loot. and going out 90 tle steamer unercd tu pilot
her ln. Informing The CAPTAIN mat that pirate
Hayes lad suns his ship and made his c-rapc
t. another island. Before tir lhIti-her di-cu,-
cred that he had been deceived, HAYES -uc-
c,r,l,d iuc.rapiu- 100 a whai-hoat with M, cuu-
paniuus. Inc nnA ou" 81 tho crew oi the bark
captured WAS young English boy nuiu'd Beck.
who VS. found on the ISLAND He was tried in
Syiue, ..huut two Year, ago. aud acquitted. as
= Wa evident that the boz acted Ia terror Of his
life.
AothinH farther was heard of Hayes until
about e-htccn months ago AZ Manila. when IL
Wa rcprgtrd hy A. american whHler that he was
'"hl-" 'N'Ihh"u' '"hu.e Pu"l'al PRISONERS
tlnritir- cent A man uf war To look after him