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law of nature and human freedom, they had the right to protest against the transfer of their allegiance. No sooner did they hear of the cession of their country to the Catholic King, than, in the spirit of independence, an Assembly sprang into being, representing every parish in the Colony; and at the instance of Lafreniere, they resolved unanimously to entreat the King of France to be touched with their affliction and their loyalty, and not to sever them from his dominions. Gayarre Histoire de la Louisiane, II. 134, 135. Louisiana as a French Colony, by the Same, III. 127, 128. At Paris, their envoy, John Milhet, the wealthiest Chap. XXXVII.} 1768. Oct. merchant of New Orleans, met with a friend in Bienville, the time-honored founder of New Orleans, and assisted by the gushing tears and the memory of the early services of the venerable octogenarian, he appealed to the heart of Choiseul. It may not be, answered Choiseul; France cannot bear the charge of supporting the Colony'