In the year 1717, King George offered a free pardon to all freebooters who would come in and give themselves up. But the call of the brotherhood was too strong for a few of the "old hands," and Bendall, amongst others, was off once again to carry on piracy around the Bahama and Virgin Islands. Within a few years these last "die-hards" were all killed, drowned, caught, or hanged. BENNETT, WILLIAM. An English soldier, who deserted from Fort Loyal, Falmouth, Marne, in 1689, and joined the pirate Pounds. Was sent to prison at Boston, where he died. BILL, PHILIP. Belonged to the Island of St. Thomas. One of Captain Roberts's crew. Hanged at the age of 27. BISHOP. An Irishman. Chief mate to the pirate Captain Cobham. BISHOP, CAPTAIN. In 1613, Bishop and a few other English seamen set up as pirates at Marmora on the Barbary Coast. BISHOP, WILLIAM. One of Avery's crew. Hanged at Execution Dock in 1691. BLADS, WILLIAM. Born in Rhode Island. One of Captain Charles Harris's crew. Hanged at Newport on July 19th, 1723. Age 28. BLAKE, BENJAMIN. A Boston boy, taken prisoner with Captain Pounds's crew at Tarpaulin Cove. BLAKE, JAMES. One of Captain Teach's crew. Hanged in 1718 at Virginia. BLEWFIELD, CAPTAIN, or BLAUVELT. In 1649 this Dutch pirate brought a prize into Newport, Rhode Island. In 1663 was known to be living among the friendly Indians at Cape Gratia de Dios on the Spanish Main. He commanded a barque carrying three guns and a crew of fifty men. He was very active in the logwood cutting in Honduras. Whether the town and river of Bluefield take their name from this pirate is uncertain, but the captain must many a time have gone up the river into the forests of Nicaragua on his logwood cutting raids. BLOT, CAPTAIN. French filibuster. In 1684 was in command of _La Quagone_, ninety men, eight guns. BOLIVAR, LIEUTENANT. This Portuguese pirate was first officer to Captain Jonnia. He was a stout, well-built man of swarthy complexion and keen, ferocious eyes, huge black whiskers and beard, and a tremendously loud voice. He took the Boston schooner _Exertion_ at Twelve League Key on December 17th, 1821. BOND, CAPTAIN. Of Bristol. In 1682 arrived at the Cape Verde Islands. Having procured leave to land on Mayo Island, on the pretence of being an honest merchant in need of provisions, particularly of beef and goats, Bond and his crew seized and carried away some of the principal inhabitants. A year later John Cooke and Cowley arrived at Mayo in the _Revenge_, but were prevented by the inhabitants from landing owing to their recent treatment at the hands of Bond. BONNET, MAJOR STEDE, _alias_ CAPTAIN THOMAS, _alias_ EDWARDS.