MR. JOSEPH PEASE (Nothumberland, Tyneside)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Her Majesty's Government has received any information respecting the alleged fighting in Nyassaland, with what tribe Her Majesty's Commissioner is, or has been, in collision; and whether Papers respecting this outbreak can be laid upon the Table?
§ *THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir E. GREY,) Northumberland, BerwickThere has been a Slave Trade revolt on the Upper Shiré, headed by an Arab named Abu Bakr, and chiefly sustained by two large slave caravans. Two native chiefs joined the slave traders, but one soon withdrew and the other was anxious for peace when the telegram was sent. The rapidity of Mr. Johnson's action prevented the revolt from spreading; he received the most valuable assistance from H. M. S. Mosquito; the police reinforcements from India have now arrived, and there is no cause for anxiety. When the Despatches are received it will be considered whether they should be laid.