TheportionofthehighlandswhichtheBishopwishedtolookatbeforedecidingonasettlementbelongedtoChiwawa，orChibaba，themostmanlyandgenerousManganjachiefwehadmetwithonourpreviousjourney。OnreachingNsambo\'s，nearMountChiradzuru，weheardthatChibabawasdead，andthatChigundawaschiefinstead。
Chigunda，apparentlyofhisownaccord，thoughpossiblyhemayhavelearntthattheBishopintendedtosettlesomewhereinthecountry，askedhimtocomeandlivewithhimatMagomero，addingthattherewasroomenoughforboth。ThisheartyandspontaneousinvitationhadconsiderableinfluenceontheBishop\'smind，andseemedtodecidethequestion。AplacenearertheShirewouldhavebeenchosenhadheexpectedhissuppliestocomeupthatriver；butthePortuguese，claimingtheriverShire，thoughneveroccupyingevenitsmouth，hadclosedit，aswellastheZambesi。
OurhopeswereturnedtotheRovuma，asafreehighwayintoLakeNyassaandthevastinterior。AsteamerwasalreadyorderedfortheLake，andtheBishop，seeingtheadvantageousnatureofthehighlandswhichstretchanimmensewaytothenorth，wasmoreanxioustobeneartheLakeandtheRovuma，thantheShire。WhenhedecidedtosettleatMagomero，itwasthoughtdesirable，topreventthecountryfrombeingdepopulated，tovisittheAjawachief，andtotryandpersuadehimtogiveuphisslavingandkidnappingcourses，andturntheenergiesofhispeopletopeacefulpursuits。
Onthemorningofthe22ndwewereinformedthattheAjawawerenear，andwereburningavillageafewmilesoff。Leavingtherescuedslaves，wemovedofftoseekaninterviewwiththesescourgesofthecountry。OnourwaywemetcrowdsofManganjafleeingfromthewarinfront。Thesepoorfugitivesfromtheslavehunthad，asusual，toleaveallthefoodtheypossessed，exceptthelittletheycouldcarryontheirheads。WepassedfieldafterfieldofIndiancornorbeans，standingripeforharvesting，buttheownerswereaway。Thevillageswerealldeserted:onewherewebreakfastedtwoyearsbefore，andsawanumberofmenpeacefullyweavingcloth，and，amongourselves，calleditthe\"Paisleyofthehills，\"wasburnt；thestoresofcornwerepouredoutincartloads，andscatteredallovertheplain，andallalongthepaths，neitherconquerorsnorconqueredhavingbeenabletoconveyitaway。Abouttwoo\'clockwesawthesmokeofburningvillages，andheardtriumphantshouts，mingledwiththewailoftheManganjawomen，lamentingovertheirslain。TheBishopthenengagedusinferventprayer；and，onrisingfromourknees，wesawalonglineofAjawawarriors，withtheircaptives，comingroundthehill-side。Thefirstofthereturningconquerorswereenteringtheirownvillagebelow，andweheardwomenwelcomingthembackwith\"lillilooings。”TheAjawaheadmanleftthepathonseeingus，andstoodonananthilltoobtainacompleteviewofourparty。Wecalledoutthatwehadcometohaveaninterviewwiththem，butsomeoftheManganjawhofollowedusshouted\"OurChibisaiscome:\"
Chibisabeingwellknownasagreatconjurerandgeneral。TheAjawaranoffyellingandscreaming，\"Nkondo!Nkondo!\"War!War!WeheardthewordsoftheManganja，buttheydidnotstrikeusatthemomentasneutralizingallourassertionsofpeace。Thecaptivesthrewdowntheirloadsonthepath，andfledtothehills:andalargebodyofarmedmencamerunningupfromthevillage，andinafewsecondstheywereallaroundus，thoughmostlyconcealedbytheprojectingrocksandlonggrass。Invainweprotestedthatwehadnotcometofight，buttotalkwiththem。Theywouldnotlisten，having，aswerememberedafterwards，goodreason，inthecryof\"OurChibisa。”Flushedwithrecentvictoryoverthreevillages，andconfidentofaneasytriumphoveramerehandfulofmen，theybegantoshoottheirpoisonedarrows，sendingthemwithgreatforceupwardsofahundredyards，andwoundingoneofourfollowersthroughthearm。Ourretiringslowlyuptheascentfromthevillageonlymadethemmoreeagertopreventourescape；and，inthebeliefthatthisretreatwasevidenceoffear，theycloseduponusinbloodthirstyfury。Somecamewithinfiftyyards，dancinghideously；othershavingquitesurroundedus，andavailingthemselvesoftherocksandlonggrasshardby，wereintentoncuttingusoff，whileothersmadeoffwiththeirwomenandalargebodyofslaves。Fourwerearmedwithmuskets，andwewereobligedinself-defencetoreturntheirfireanddrivethemoff。Whentheysawtherangeofrifles，theyverysoondesisted，andranaway；butsomeshoutedtousfromthehillstheconsolingintimation，thattheywouldfollow，andkilluswhereweslept。Onlytwoofthecaptivesescapedtous，butprobablymostofthosemadeprisonersthatdayfledelsewhereintheconfusion。Wereturnedtothevillagewhichwehadleftinthemorning，afterahungry，fatiguing，andmostunpleasantday。