William Paterson and five ships full of colonists set sail for Darien, and begin to build the colony of New Caledonia.
Sources :
- Darien : A Journey in Search of Empire by John McKendrick
- Darien: the Scottish Dream of Empire by John Prebble
- The Darien Venture by Dr Mike Ibeji
- The Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies from British History Online