3i6 TRAVELS through 



tween us and the ChaElaws. Some time after 

 the war with the Tchtkachas or Chickfaiz's^ the 

 French had fome quarrels with a party of Chac- 

 tawSy who followed the intereft of a prince of 

 their nation called the Red Shoe^ who was info- 

 lent, and committed feveral hoiliiities againft the 

 French. M. de Faudreuily then governor of Lou-^ 

 ijiana^ having heard of this action, and what 

 gave occafion to it, immediately forbid all the 

 French to go to that nation, and commanded 

 them not to fell then) any arms or ammunition-, 

 in order to Hop thefe commotions foon, and 

 without bloodllied. 



The Marquis de VaudreuiU after thefe precau- 

 tions, fent to the fovereign of the nation, to in- 

 quire whether he was angry with the French^ as 

 the Red Shoe \ the fovereign anfwered, by means 

 cf the interpreter, that he was the friend of th^ 

 French ; that his general, meaning Prince Red 

 Shce^ had loft his fenfes. 



After this anfwer, he got a prefent, but was 

 rr.uch furprifed to find neither arms nor powder 

 and ihot in it, at a time when he was our friend 

 as before. This proceeding, together with the 

 prohibition of felling them arms, which they 

 knew had been iffued out, redoubled their afto- 



nifhmenr. 



