'Lieut.-General Sir James Outram's Persian campaign in 1857; comprising general orders and despatches relating to the military operations in Persia, from the landing at Bushire to the treaty of peace; also, selections from his correspondence as commander-in-chief and plenipotentiary during the war in Persia.' [‎310] (329/454)

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not hesitated to announce to his Royal Highness, my
intention to withdraw the British troops from Mohumra,
and to continue, hy means of a naval force only, the
military occupation of the town and adjacent districts,
in accordance with the stipulation in the 14th Article
of the treaty.
The troops at Mohumra, under the command of
General Havelock, C .B., will accordingly commence
embarking to-morrow, and the whole will I trust have
taken their departure from their allotted destinations
in a week or ten days from this date.
I have, &c.,
J. Outram, Lieut.-General,
To the Right Hon. Lord Elphinstone, G. C.H.
Mohumra, Qth May, 1859-
My dear Lord Elphinstone,
Nothing has occurred since I wrote to your
Lordship from Bushire on the 4th instant, beyond the
ratification of the treaty, announced to me by Mr.
Murray in a hasty note, which met me near the mouth
of the river (a copy of which I forwarded by the
Pioneer).
This announcement enabled me to proceed at once
to break up this force; my first step being to get
off the 78th and mountain train, which commenced
embarking last night, and will go to day, I trust,
towed by the Semiramis, ensuring, I hope, their arrival
at Bombay within the time specified in the enclosed
copy of a letter to the President, who probably, from
what he wrote to me on the 20th March, may have
urged vour Lordship to forward troops to China when
returned hence.
The 78th is a noble body of men, ready to serve