Many were men who acknowledged themselves to be defeated Arab soldiers, and many were chiefs with large followers, but they all had the same story ready: “ They would give up their arms and become the white man's men.” On the 9 th of March Nyangwe was discovered to be overrun by armed men. I was strolling about in some gardens at a distance from our part of the town, when I came across hundreds of people gathered together. Our men became uneasy, and flocked round us. Suddenly the whole town seemed to wake up at once, and several of our people were seized upon and murdered by the Mohammedans.

The Commandant sent for Lutete and told him that there was treachery in the town. Lutete, who was camped outside the south end of the town, fancied that the Arabs must be arriving from the north side; he therefore followed