He Defeated These Mumbos In Battle And Relieved Many
Prisoners Who Would Otherwise Have Been Slaughtered Like Cattle For The
Shambles, As The Mumbos Feed On Human Flesh.
The chief Quisara was
slain, who used to pave the way to his dwelling with the skulls of those
be had overcome.
About the same time Andrew de Santiago, who commanded
in Sena, another Portuguese fort lower down the Zambeze, marched
against the Muzimbas a barbarous race of Kafrs on the river Suabo
which runs into the northern side of the Zambeze; but found them so
strongly fortified that he sent to Chaves for aid. Chaves accordingly
marched from Tete with some Portuguese and the Kafrs under his
command; but the Muzimbas fell upon him unexpectedly and slew him and
all his Portuguese, being advanced a considerable way before the Kafrs,
who got time to escape. The victorious Muzimbas quartered the slain for
food, and returned to their fortified post. Next day the Muzimbas
marched out against Santiago, carrying the head of Chaves on a spear.
Santiago was so astonished at this sight that he endeavoured to retire
in the night, but was attacked by the Muzimbas in his retreat, and he
and most of his men slain. In these two unfortunate actions, above 130
of the Portuguese were cut in pieces and buried in the bellies of these
savage cannibals.
Don Pedro de Sousa commanded at this time in Mozambique; and as Tete and
Sena were under his jurisdiction, he set out with 200 Portuguese
soldiers and 1500 armed Kafrs to take revenge upon the Muzimbas and
succour the two forts on the Zambeze.
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