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mountains. Mkanda himself eventually made terms with us and returned to 
his country. So did Nyaserera, who, strange to say, is now one of our greatest 
friends. 
It was perhaps just as well that this outbreak occurred when it did, as 
it prevented Mkanda attacking us when all our forces were subsequently 
engaged in the Makanjira expedition. For this expedition I had been 
continually preparing since the death of Captain Maguire. I had succeeded 
in getting the gunboats placed on Lake Nyasa and the Upper Shire. These 
vessels were now completed, and in the summer of 1893 Admiral Bedford, 1 
Commander-in-chief on the Cape Station, had paid me a visit at Zomba, 
and had proceeded with me to Lake Nyasa to witness the launching of 
the two gunboats and to inspect the already completed vessel for the Upper 
Shire. 
I had discussed the need for this expedition with Mr. Rhodes when 
collector's house at fort lister 
visiting Capetown, and he had agreed in addition to the ordinary subsidies- 
of the Company to find ^jio.ooo' 2 for increasing the police force in order to 
grapple with Makanjira and subdue him. This aid had enabled us to obtain 
an additional 100 Sikhs from India, who came out under the command 
of Lieut. VV. H. Manning. 3 It was high time we moved because our faithful 
ally Jumbe was almost at his last gasp. A certain Yao headman of Jumbe’s 
named Chiwaura had been encouraged by Makanjira to rebel, and with 
the assistance of Makanjira’s men had defeated Jumbe and forced him 
to retire to his capital. Chiwaura had built a very strong town about five 
miles inland from Kotakota, with high loopholed walls of red clay, and an 
inner citadel surrounded by trees of great girth. Except on one side 
Chiwaura’s town was surrounded by an impassable marsh, a swamp which it 
was almost impossible to cross. 
Accordingly we decided first of all to relieve Jumbe before proceeding 
against Makanjira directly. The African Lakes Company’s boats Domira 
and Ilala were chartered to convey the troops, while some of the officers 
1 Now Sir Frederick Bedford, k.c.b. 
- Of which sum over ZY 000 were spent and the balance returned to Mr. Rhodes. 
3 Now Captain Manning and second in command of the B. C. A. forces. 
