Aftermath
J. K. Laughton, writing in the Dictionary of National Biography, described the voyage as 'almost without parallel'. Those who remained with the Guardian were among the few survivors of the accident.
Of the boats sent out on 25 December only the launch, with 15 people survived, having been rescued by a French merchant. The launch had witnessed the sinking of the jolly-boat, before losing contact with the two cutters and the long-boat.
The 21 convicts that survived went on to New South Wales. However, Riou's report of their conduct resulted in 14 of the convicts being pardoned. The remains of the Guardian were sold on 8 February 1791.
The replacement cargo of European plants for New South Wales, arranged by Sir Joseph Banks, was shipped in 1800 on HMS Porpoise (1799).
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