Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850,

BY HARPER & BROTHERS,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.

279339

21 Ja 1903 Wo.w.

CONTENTS

FIRST SERIES.

FIRST LECTURE.

Primitive State of the Country-Expedition of De Soto in 1539-His

Death-Discovery of the Mississippi in 1673, by Father Marquette

and Joliet-They are followed in 1682 by La Salle and the Chevalier

de Tonti-Assassination of La Salle,

SECOND LECTURE.

Arrival of Iberville and Bienville-Settlement of a French Colony in

Louisiana-Sauvolle, first Governor-Events and Characters in

Louisiana, or connected with that Colony, from La Salle's Death, in

1687, to 1701,

THIRD LECTURE.

Situation of the Colony from 1701 to 1712-The Petticoat Insurrection

-History and Death of Iberville-Bienville, the second Governor of

Louisiana-History of Anthony Crozat, the great Banker-Conces-

sion of Louisiana to him,

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FOURTH LECTURE.

Lamothe Cadillac, Governor of Louisiana-Situation of the Colony in

1713-Feud between Cadillac and Bienville-Character of Riche-

bourg-First Expedition against the Natchez-De l'Epinay suc-

ceeds Cadillac-The Curate de la Vente-Expedition of St. Denis

to Mexico-His Adventures-Jallot, the Surgeon-In 1717 Crozat

gives up his Charter-His Death,

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CONTENTS.

SECOND SERIES.

FIRST LECTURE.

Creation of a Royal Bank and of the Mississippi Company-Effects pro-

duced in France by those Institutions-Wild Hopes entertained from

the Colonization of Louisiana-Its twofold and opposite Description

-History of Law from his Birth to his Death,

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SECOND LECTURE.

Bienville appointed Governor of Louisiana for the second time, in the

place of L'Epinay-Foundation of New Orleans-Expedition of St.

Denis, Beaulieu, and others to Mexico-Adventures of St. Denis-

Land Concessions-Slave-trade—Taking of Pensacola by the French

-The Spaniards retake it, and besiege Dauphine Island-Pensacola

again taken by the French-Situation of the Country as described

by Bienville-The Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut-Chan-

ges in the Organization of the Judiciary-Edict in Relation to Com-

merce-Adventures of the Princess Charlotte of Brunswick, of Belle-

isle, and others-Seat of Government transferred to New Orleans

-Other Facts and Events from 1718 to 1722,

THIRD LECTURE.

Origin, Customs, Manners, Traditions, and Laws of the Natchez-De-

cline of that Tribe-Number and Power of the Choctaws and Chick-

asaws,

FOURTH LECTURE.

Transfer of the Seat of Government to New Orleans-Its Population

and Appearance in 1724-Boisbriant, Governor ad interim-Black

Code-Expulsion of the Jews-Catholic Religion to be the sole Re-

ligion of the Land-Périer appointed Governor-League of all the

Officers of Government against De la Chaise, the King's Commis-

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