1699 in Scotland

Events from the year 1699 in the Kingdom of Scotland. == Incumbents == Monarch – William II Secretary of State – James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield, jointly with John Carmichael, 1st Earl of Hyndford (from 31 January) === Law officers === Lord Advocate – Sir James Stewart Solicitor General for Scotland – Sir Patrick Hume === Judiciary === Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord North Berwick Lord Justice General – Lord Lothian Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Ormiston, then Lord Pollok == Events == 12 January – James Sutherland is appointed first Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and first King's Botanist. 2 March – The Edinburgh Gazette is first published. July – Darien scheme: The colony of New Edinburgh on the Gulf of Darién is abandoned; the colonists set out to return to Scotland. September – Darien scheme: The second expedition to Darien sets sail, unaware of the failure of the first. 23 September – A total solar eclipse affects the North-East of the country, including Wick. == Births == 2 February – Hugh MacDonald, bishop (died 1773) 13 April – Alexander Ross, poet (died 1784) 17 April – Robert Blair, poet (died 1746) 19 April – John Farquharson, Jesuit (died 1746) 31 May – Alexander Cruden, Biblical scholar (died 1770 in London) Date unknown John Dalrymple, Member of Parliament for Wigtown Burghs, 1728–34 (died 1742) William Ged, goldsmith, inventor of stereotyping (died 1782) == Deaths == 29 November – Patrick Gordon, general in the Russian Army (born 1635) == See also == Timeline of Scottish history == References ==