Matthew Quintal Matthew Quintal Matthew Quintal (baptised 3 March 1766 as Mathew Quintril, Padstow, Cornwall – 1799, Pitcairn Island) was a Cornish able seaman and mutineer aboard HMS "Bounty". His surname was, in all probability, the result of misspelling the Cornish surname "Quintrell". He was the last of the mutineers to be murdered on Pitcairn Island. He was murdered by Ned Young and John Adams, leaving them the last two men alive on the island. Following the mutiny led by Fletcher Christian, the "Bounty" was taken to Tahiti for a few days before being compelled to set sail. Quintal joined Christian and
HMS Pandora (1779) has been excavated by the Queensland Museum, leaving approximately 350 m³ for any future excavations. Alexander, Caroline (2003) 'Wreck of the Pandora' "New Yorker" 4 August Vol.79(21), p.44 Alexander, Caroline (2004). "The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty". London: Harper Perennial. . Campbell, Janet; Gesner, Peter (2000). "Illustrated catalogue of artefacts from the HMS 'Pandora' wrecksite excavations 1977-1995". "Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, Culture" Volume 2 part 1: 53–159. Conway, Christiane (2005). "Letters from the Isle of Man — The Bounty-Correspondence of Nessy and Peter Heywood". Onchan, Isle of Man: The Manx Experience . . Edwards,