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with the Arab outbreak, but the movements were not quite simultaneous and 
we were therefore able to deal with each in turn. 
It had finally been resolved by me that the campaign should close with the 
driving out of two Yao robber chiefs who had settled in the Central Angoniland 
district—-Tambala and Mpemba. Captain Stewart led an expedition into 
Central Angoniland which was joined by Lieut. Alston. Tambala’s stronghold 
was captured and he himself fled. Mpemba hid in the bush but later on was 
made prisoner by Commander Cullen and Mr. Gordon Cumming. The latter 
succeeded Captain Stewart in the command of the Central Angoniland district, 
and did a great deal to bring it into order. 
Here as elsewhere in Nyasaland we were much assisted in our campaigns 
by the real natives of the country who were almost always opposed to the 
1 This was the man who as before related ordered the massacre of Dr. Boyce and Mr. McEwan. 
After our conquest of Makanjira’s country, Saidi Mwazungu fled to the west of Nyasa, and settled with 
Mwasi Kazungu where he was surrounded by a number of refugees from Makanjira’s. 
Cumming were destroying the remainder of the Arab stockades in the North 
Nyasa districts, and Lieut. Alston and Mr. A. J. Swann were conducting a 
brilliantly successful expedition in the interior of the Marimba district where 
the notorious Saidi Mwazungu 1 had induced the powerful chief Mwasi Kazungu 
to declare war against the British. 
After a little fighting Saidi Mwazungu surrendered, but Mwasi declined to 
make peace. His capital was stormed and taken. He himself escaped, but 
soon afterwards committed suicide. He was of Achewa race, but was allied to 
the Angoni, and had under him many Angoni headmen. Originally it was 
intended that his attack on our positions in Jumbe’s country should coincide 
IN FORT HI LI. 
