tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347061617808133079.post8147248942674740276..comments2019-11-16T15:24:15.710-08:00Comments on The Jamie Leith Chronicles: The Darien Venture: Today in Scottish HistoryUnsettled Sciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06353081010412040638noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347061617808133079.post-35504422342928351572015-10-10T21:52:17.273-07:002015-10-10T21:52:17.273-07:00It is with a heavy heart that I have read of the l...It is with a heavy heart that I have read of the legacy wrought<br />by this venture. Yet I am touched so deeply because, you see, I am married to the descendant of one of the survivors! My husband is a direct descendant of James Christie. James chose to stay in New England when the Caledonia stopped there in 1699. He is also related to Le roux and Demarest as well as many other early settlers. Take heart that the survivors and their descendants helped to build a nation. Many of whom fought in our War of Independence. We owe so much to the nation of Scotland.<br />Long before the Englishman John Locke wrote of democracy, a Scot named Buchanan from Stirlingshire had espoused these radical ideas. Ideas that were to studied by our founding fathers <br />and now form the basis for the longest lasting modern democracy. To the people of Scotland I thank you with all my heart. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347061617808133079.post-53290160521999598512014-06-05T05:21:20.144-07:002014-06-05T05:21:20.144-07:00Been researching this fascinating adventure for th...Been researching this fascinating adventure for the best part of a year. I read that three Englishmen were caught on the ships at leith on the eve of the voyage, taken to Edinburgh and hanged as Pirates.<br />Can anyone confirm this?<br /><br />AlanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495707966223822948noreply@blogger.com