▁HMS ▁Buff alo , ▁leaving ▁Quebec ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁and ▁arriv ing ▁off ▁Hob art , ▁Van ▁D iem en ' s ▁Land ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁The ▁Americans ▁were ▁dis emb ark ed ▁at ▁Hob art ▁but ▁the ▁French - Can ad ians ▁were ▁taken ▁to ▁Sydney , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁They ▁were ▁intern ed ▁near ▁the ▁present - day ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Con cord , ▁giving ▁rise ▁to ▁the ▁names ▁Canada ▁Bay , ▁France ▁Bay ▁and ▁Ex ile ▁Bay . ▁The ▁French - Can ad ians ▁were ▁treated ▁better ▁than ▁the ▁Americans , ▁liber ated ▁sooner ▁and ▁assist ed ▁in ▁getting ▁home . ▁Of ▁the ▁ 9 3 ▁Americans , ▁ 1 4 ▁died ▁as ▁a ▁direct ▁result ▁of ▁transport ation ▁and ▁pen al ▁serv itude . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁half ▁of ▁those ▁in ▁Van ▁D iem en ' s ▁Land ▁had ▁been ▁granted ▁p ard ons , ▁nearly ▁all ▁were ▁p ardon ed ▁by ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁but ▁five ▁remained ▁in ▁pen al ▁serv itude ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁None ▁chose ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁Van ▁D iem en ' s ▁Land ▁after ▁being ▁p ardon ed . ▁ ▁From ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁ 1 5 0 ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁pen al ▁col ony ▁of ▁Van ▁D iem en ' s ▁Land ▁and ▁Sydney , ▁Australia . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁more