In 1790, nine of the Englishmen from the "Bounty" led by Fletcher Christian, along with the 18 native Tahitian men and women settled on Pitcairn Islands and set fire to the "Bounty". Christian's group remained undiscovered on Pitcairn until 1808, by which time all but one of the mutineers and all of the male Tahitians were dead. The remaining women and children were led by John Adams.