A colony there would be of great assistance to the British Navy in facilitating attacks on the Spanish possessions in Chile and Peru, as Banks's collaborators, James Matra, Captain Sir George Young and Sir John Call pointed out in written proposals on the subject.
Kolonien skulle assistere den britiske flåde, så den lettere kunne angribe spanske besiddelser i Chile og Peru, som Banks' støtter James Matra, Captain Sir George Young og Sir John Call gjorde opmærksom på i et skriftligt forslag om kolonien.