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He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, one of three sons of Henry Hayes, a grog-shanty keeper. [1] Hayes became a sailor on the Great Lakes after running away from home. He is believed to have left New York as a passenger of the Canton on 4 March 1853, although when the ship reached Singapore on 11 July 1853 it was captained by Hayes, and sold by him there shortly after arrival. [7]
In August 1871 Restieaux sailed with Bully Hayes on the Leonora and landed on Pingelap atoll where he traded as agent for Hayes until May 1872. Bully Hayes gave Restieaux a promissory note payable three months from date – this was never paid. [1] Restieaux sailed with Hayes through the Gilbert Islands (now known as Kiribati) and arrived in ...
Blackbirding sea Captain William Henry Bully Hayes. Albert Ross Hovell, son of the noted explorer William Hilton Hovell, was a prominent blackbirder in the early years of the Fijian labour market. [132] In 1867 he was captain of Sea Witch, recruiting men and boys from Tanna and Lifou.
Captain Bully Hayes is a 1970 Australian book by Frank Clune about Bully Hayes. It has been called "Perhaps the most reliable account of the life of Bully Hayes." [1] [2] [3] Clune had written about Hayes in an episode of his 1938 radio series Scallywags of the Pacific. [4] He also wrote about him in his 1938 book Free and Easy Land. [5]
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Utwe is home to the Utwe-Walung Marine Park, a conservation area established by Madison Nena, a local ecologist who has won several awards, including the 1999 Seacology Prize, awarded annually to an indigenous islander for outstanding achievement in preserving the environment and culture of any of the world's more than 100,000 islands.
Pease was described as “a satanic looking rascal with a black spade beard – [who] was a more openly piratical operator than [Bully] Hayes”. [4] Pease may have greater claim than Bully Hayes as being a South Sea pirate and "the last of the buccaneers," [5] [6] as Pease appears to have been engaged in filibustering in his activities in the opium trade after China's defeat in the Second ...
Kosrae (/ k oʊ ˈ ʃ aɪ / koh-SHY), formerly known as Kusaie or Strong's Island, is an island and state in the Federated States of Micronesia. It includes the main island of Kosrae and a few nearby islands and islets, the most significant of which ( Lelu Island ) is inhabited by 1,500 people.