 This resulted in a severe fine, confiscation of the ship and the arrest of the captain, L. O. Helland.The situation was solved when President John Quincy Adams pardoned the captain on 15 November, released him and the ship, and rescinded the fine.The people who made this voyage, who are sometimes referred to as the "Sloopers," moved onward to their first settlement in Kendall, Orleans County, New York.