ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ fˈɪftiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn, fɹˈɛntʃ ɡˈʌvɚnɚ baɪˈɛnvɪl ˈɪʃuːd ɐn ˈɔːɹdɚ fɔːɹ bˈoʊts tə tɹænspˈoːɹt ðə ɹˈiːsəntli ɚɹˈaɪvd dʒˈɜːmənspˈiːkɪŋ sˈɛtlɚz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ nˈuːli nˈeɪmd kˈɑːmɐndˌɑːnt tʃˈɑːɹlz fɹˌeɪdeɪɹˈiːk dˈæɹənsbˌɜːɡ, bˈɔːɹn kˈɑːɹl fɹˈiːdɹɪtʃ vˈɑːn ˈæɹənzbˌɜːɡ, tə ðɪ ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɪstˈæblɪʃt vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz ʌv həfˈɛn, mˈæɹiənθəl, ænd ˈɔːɡsbɜːɡ ɔnðə wˈɛst bˈæŋk ʌvðə mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi ɹˈɪvɚ.
On December 15, 1721, French Governor Bienville issued an order for boats to transport the recently arrived German-speaking settlers including newly named Commandant Charles Frédérique d'Arensbourg, born Karl Friedrich von Arensburg, to the already established villages of Hoffen, Marienthal, and Augsburg on the west bank of the Mississippi River.