The slave ship Arcania Merchant departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Barbados.

Vessel: Arcania Merchant; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Brough; Investor: Arnold; Investor: Jefferies, Sir Jeffery; Captain: Waite, james; Investor: Waite, james; Investor: Hays, David; Investor: Garthwaite, Nathaniel; Investor: Nutt, John; Investor: Ormstone, Joseph; Investor: Theunemans, Simon; Investor: Bloome, Robert; Captain: Lumley, George. The voyage began at London on 11 January 1701. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified.