British should evacuate Affghanistan, including
Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul, Jellalabad, and all the other
stations absolutely within the limits of the country so called;
that they should be permitted to return not only unmolested to
India, but that supplies of every description should be
afforded them in their road thither, certain men of consequence
accompanying them as hostages; that the Ameer Dost Mahomed
Khan, his family, and every Affghan now in exile for political
offences, should be allowed to return to their country; that
Shah Shoojah and his family should be allowed the option of
remaining at Cabul, or proceeding with the British troops to
Loodiana, in either case receiving from the Affghan Government
a pension of one lac of rupees per annum; that means of
transport, for the conveyance of our baggage, stores, &c.,
including that required by the royal family, in case of their
adopting the latter alternative, should be furnished by the
existing Affghan Government: that an amnesty should be granted
to all those who had made themselves obnoxious on account of
their attachment to Shah Shoojah and his allies, the British;
that all prisoners should be released; that no British force
should be ever again sent into Affghanistan, unless called for
by the Affghan government, between whom and the British nation
perpetual friendship should be established on the sure
foundation of mutual good offices."

After some objections on the part of Mahomed Akber Khan, the terms were
agreed to, and it was further arranged that provisions should be
supplied to our troops, and that they should evacuate the cantonment in
three days.

Preparations were immediately commenced for the retreat. Arms were
ordered to be distributed from the stores, now about to be abandoned, to
some of the camp-followers, and such of the soldiers as might require
them; and a disgraceful scene of confusion and tumult followed, which
showed the fearful extent to which the army was disorganized.

The troops in the Bala Hissar were moved into cantonments, not without a
foretaste of what they had to expect on their march to Jellalabad, under
the safe conduct of Akber Khan.

The demands of the chiefs now rose from day to day. They refused to
supply provisions until we should further assure them of our sincerity,
by giving up every fort in the immedia