Henry Avery is one of the most worldwide wanted pirates but never got caught and has a record of the Atlantic and Indian ocean raid without being captured. Avery had served in the Royal Navy after he worked as a slave trader in the Early 1690’s. Avery was the first person to board Charles ll and plunder the French transportation ships in the Caribbean. Avery had a lot of nicknames such as “Long ben” and “Benjamin Bridgeman” even though his real name is “Henry Every” but was mainly known as “Captain Avery.” Avery’s crew had waited several months to get their pay but it never came and Avery led his crew into a mutiny, upon reaching Charles ll he announced that he was now the captain of the ship and that only the bravest of men can join his crew. Avery had later renamed the Charles ll to the Fancy and set a trip to Africa, Madagascar and Avery had his first raid during the trip, Avery and his crew ransacked three merchant ships, After the raid Avery had continued his way along the African coastline for the next couple of months; Avery had captured Danish and French ships and even picked up some new members. When Avery reached Madagascar his ship was flooded 150 men plus Avery, Avery had gained respect for his early scores from his crew.
Avery had set sail when he had learned that the Mughal Empire fleet was going to set sail from Red Sea port to voyage home to India while carrying Muslim pilgrims and armada would also have a handful of loot-filled vessels and ships owned by the Grand Mughal of India himself. Avery and his crew had set sail to the Red Sea and planned their ambush where Avery met Thomas Tew, also known as the “The Rhode Island Pirate.” A few days later the 2 captains and their crew spotted the ships and immediately raced to the Mughal ship, the Fancy successfully knocked down a lumbering vessel while the rest of the fleet slipped away. After a long battle the ship soon surrendered and Avery collected 50,000 pounds worth of gold and silver from the vessel, which is now worth $95 million worth of cargo today. After Avery divided his treasure among his men he set sail for the Bahamas and got settled in New Providence’s pubs after posing as slave owners and bribing the governor of the island to let them set ashore, Avery had given the governor the beat-up Fancy and tusks made from ivory for their gratitude.
When Avery and his crew were relaxing, English authorities had rushed to figure out a solution to the political fallout from Avery’s raid while the Grand Mughal Aurangzeb was in a rage and contacted the East India Company and the Royal Navy to send ships to find the Fancy in search of Avery while a large bounty got set on Avery’s head for wanted dead or alive. Avery and his crew later scattered around the country and most of Avery’s men got captured and killed but not Avery Avery and his treasure had vanished without a trace. The British government had even offered a $500 reward for each man in Avery’s crew before East India boosted the offer to $1,000. Many of the men had spoken about Avery living his life in another state or country in poverty but it was never brought to consideration and is still a mystery about Avery’s life.
