Writes that all the garrisons have now been withdrawn from Persia. The Persians will insist upon the evacuation of Bassadore also, where there is a hospital, a coal depot, and a few native Marines.
Forwards Despatches [not enclosed] which came by the 'Feroze' with a wing of the 23rd Native Infantry. Colonel Taylor arrived at Herat on 11 Oct and was received with the greatest respect. Murray's position at Teheran seems to be improved, but Captain Jones says he is treated coldly by the autho...
Forwards some papers. Sir Robert Hamilton has arrived at Indore. Before he arrived, Durand had returned with the column from Mundissor and disarmed Holkar's mutinous Cavalry. Two regiments of Infantry were disarmed on 16 Dec. Elphinstone does not know why this was not done three or four months b...