He has not provided the 30 families and those that have settled have gotten a larger share which they intend to sell parts to later settlers in defiance of the spirit of the contract. Also the Marquis is obliged to honor the lands of earlier inhabitants. Grand Pre is in Natchitoches. Filhiol should compel Maison Rouge to chose other land, but he is not to encroach upon the old inhabitants. Chevalier D'Anemours establishes a plantation next to Filhiol's grant.
Wheat is to be transported from Mexico for settlers to sow.
Baron de Bastrop is to arrive with wheat. Natchez and Nogales are being evacuated by the Spanish. Carnet, an American, is forbidden to settle in Ouachita. Peace signed between the French Directory and the King of Prussia. Filiol is ordered to scout between Ouachita and the Arkansas River.