 Having succeeded in resettling the French-exiled Acadians, Peyroux betrayed his partner, Terrio, refusing to compensate him for his services.For these reasons, Henri Peyroux de la Coudrenière is viewed by some not so much as a benefactor of the Acadian people, but as an opportunistic colonial entrepreneur.Around 1784–85, Peyroux wrote a "memoir on the advantages to be gained for the Spanish crown by the settlement of Van Diemen's Land.