haʊˈɛvɚ, dˈɑːn lˈuːi lˈoːɹɪmiɚ, ðə spˈænɪʃ lˈænd kˈɑːmɐndˌɑːnt ʌv kˈeɪp dʒˈɜːɹɑːɹdˌoʊ, hɐdbɪn ɪmpɹˈɛst baɪ bˈɑːlɪŋɡɚɹ ˌɔn ɐn ˈɜːlɪɚ vˈɪzɪt ænd wʌz wˈɪlɪŋ tə bˈɛnd ðə ɹˈuːlz fɔːɹ hˌɪm ænd hɪz fˈɛloʊ sˈɛtlɚz.
However, Don Louis Lorimier, the Spanish Land Commandant of Cape Girardeau, had been impressed by Bollinger on an earlier visit and was willing to bend the rules for him and his fellow settlers.