The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-28
THE ANCLo.AAYRIClN COMMISSION.

commissioners
will make report 70 their respective governments.
No commission between the two nations has ever
ooDsdered and de cidtd 10 many important questions.
By the provisions OF the convention ali claims against
enter government, arising out OF any Transaction
since the treaty OF Client up TO the 18th OF June
last might be- submitted for the deciii ion OF the
missioners ard ether submitted or not are nence
forth buried.
The following decisi ,ns have been gwen en- claims
pref Lted on behalf Of the United States agaias.
the BItish government
Claim OF N. l.. Rogers & Brothers. OF 5,lsm.
Msss, for the return 81 custom duties assessed In
the Bay OF Islands, In New Zealand, during the years
1910 ana ls4l.
roe CO nnissioners disagreed on the amount Of
damage TO be awarded, and the case was referred to
the UNI ire, al he awarded the sum OF 81 67B 96.
Claim tor the SECURE OF the schooner Fidelity
1hCmss Tyson, owner. Tai vessel was seized ~
Sierra Leone on charge OF snu sgling, from which
the vessel discharged by tbe court The re ord,
Of the court shosed tnat the vessel was discharged
in part on the ground shat the smuggling occurred
Oh prior voyag The commissioners 90 not re-
gard this as !egai ground Of scaarge, AMI be
SIDES they say that there exis ed probable for
the seizure, and the claim for detention was disal
lowed.
Case Of the bark Jones.-P. J. Farnham Il Co.,
owners, claim for toe se zure OF thIs vessel AZ St.
Helena, charged with being engaged Ia the slave
trade her sale at Sierra Leone and for the costs
the vessel, al the value 0f the vessel and cargo.
The commissioners DID rot agree; they sevsrallY
de- lined their opinions, and the referred I,
the umpire, who awarded 10 tbs owners OF the Jones'
the sum OF 500 720, ana TO suodry persons TOR ven.
lures of goods therein as follows, viz:--ro James
Gilbert, the matar, 81 1858; 70 Ebenezer 5ymonds,
the mate $s42 TO +. Sexton the supercargo, 81 200
amounting In sll 20 the sum Of Sl00,625.
Brig Cyrus, Peter Q. Dumas, owner.--For seizure
and detention Of this vessel by the British brig.of
war Alert on chsrge OF being conctrnea In the slave
| trade.
Claim ddsalloved.
Schooner Jonn, Reuben Shapley, own.r.-For cap.
ture Of this vessel by the British ship war Talbot
March 8, 1915, after peace existed by tue terms Of
the treaty OF Gnent, 10 the latitude Snere she vas
seized.
The commissioner s disagreed on tho damage, an
| 1t was referred 70 the umpire. He awarded the
/ sum Of $l3 Cos az.
| Schooner Levin Lank James Sullivan owner
This vessel was sold by her master, and chartered
to foreign owners on the coast OF Africa. she waa
afterwards seiztd and condemned st ~. Helena for
| being ncerned Ia the slave trade, aud claim was
made before tine commission by her original owners,
! bu, tie claim was disallowed.
BfigantiDe Volusia, John w. Disney and John
Graz am, owntr.--For the s.izue OF this vessel In
| 1850, by the British steamer Rather, while on
| voyage from RIO, on charge OF beng engaged In
the slave trade and Tor her cJnde nnaton az having
false papers.
The commissioners disagreed on the allo wanc, OF
tie claim ana II was referred 70 tae umpire, and he
rejected It.
The schooner Only Son, James Fuller OF Kings
town, Mass, owner. Claim IN consequence Of this
vessel having cen compel ed 10 pay duties At Hall
fox In 1922, when sne aad put 10 there on her way
| u
dispose Of her cargo there Al a loss.
The commissioners disagted on tbs alo vance Of
the claim, and tie umpire awarded $1,000 10 full OF
sad claim.
Ship Amelia, Robert Rob rts, owner. Claim for
the capture OF this vessel by British cruiser wne
on her way from Porto Rico TO Guadaloupe, on tho
llih OF February, 1915 and for her subsequent con
i denI alton.
IL appearing that the cate Of the capture was prior
to he rau1 aron OF the tn atty Of peace OF the Gath
OF December, 1914, the claim Was dirallowed.
big Crioli-Claim for damages In liberating
slaves on beard this vessel at the Bahama Islands,
compelled 10 put IN there on account u mut.ny OF
| the slaves.
The commissioners disagreed on the allowance OF
the claim ana the umpire awarded to the several
| ciai II ants tie sum Of fll2 1870.
Maria Dolores, w. Iaggart and Others For pro-
ct,os Of tntir vessel aud cargo cayturcd by a 30.
hvisn Iriva,eer aud brought into BaIDadoes. whers
the yesstl and cargo wer solt by the British colo
bipl authorities. The claim SHIELD not 10 be within
the jurisdiction OF the commissioners.
The Tig1s aud SeameD, Brook house x Hunt, OF
Salem, Mass, osneis--Damase olsimed Tor seizure
| oil thee vessels Ia 1910 by u Bdtrh cruiser, and
sercing one home for trial, III the other 70 st.
Helene, charged vito having violated the laws OF
the United S'a 20 In regard 10 tho slave trade.
The commissioners dlasgrted on The amount Of
| ear o blue hundtt d and slxty pounds stefiing.)
There were several Cases 81 seizures OF fishing
vessels, aisiDg under the treaty Of 1873 Toe cases
all turn ed upon the construction OF toat treaty. The
United States bave Intended that Their vessels md
q re 1t TO fish any where beyond three miles from
the shire, while me British government maintained
that they must keep out three miles beyonf line
dawn from ole hesdland 10 another. BY This
/ construction they clotd the boy OF Fundy, sixty
\ miles wide and one hundred ard fifty miles loag,
/ ssaibst American fishermen. The umpire has sus
tanned The American construction VI the treaty and
\ cecice1 the hthing cases accordingly.
Brig Enterprise, J. W. Neal and oiners owners OF
/ slaves on board. Claim Tor damages In hDeratng
\ slaves on beard Of said vessel under the laws Of
RI mn uhe var inf bar In hat,
stress OF weather.
The con misionfs disagreed on the aIlo vance o.
The claim, and II Vas referred 10 the umpire aad he
awarded - The claimants the sun o. 90 900.
Claim for damages IN hberafing slaves forced on
the Bahamas by buess u weather
TIE commissioners osagreed on the allowance Of
The claim, and the pre- awarded tho sum Of
tlG 600.
Tbeie were other urinporfant American claims,
amour ting on the Iole 10 about fJrty, and tue
particulars Of which AN unable 20 give you.
The British Gains were vastly more Numerous.
ard although many OF thin have been righ,ed yet,
20 lar M the decisions have trtnspired, the amount
CT the awards 70 each government apDeAr 70 be
nearly equal. The British government entirely
perverted the ctmmbtiOn from IL origlD nal design,
and presented tyery conceivable clam, and pressed
all with equal pertnacty. IL IA tho English rule In
,ohtioyersiss with foreign governments 70 claim
more Than they telieye 70 be due.
Indeed there In scarce any relation between wh.,
they cain and what IN Just. IL ia rot unusual Tor
FL gisbmen 10 arrogats % the nselyes q greater
nsssure 81 ustice than they are wiling " sc,ord
10 the profit u any other nation, and then rely upon
their goyeibm.nt ~ bully their adversary Into
granting TIER III just demands.
The con mission imnlsnts, an. informed, several
examples IN proof Of this opinion.
Inc cases OF Kennortby, shaw. Taylor and oiher,
Yorkshire importers, against whom suits verc cJm
mcncsd at the instance Of the collect n Of New York
in 1889 and 1910, ,hsrg.d With having defr,uded
tie revenue In passing gods through the custom
bcus by fase lhyuiors, the examples 10 which
rbr. The paftss tyAced the scTyi q u press IA
zone o. the cases, and ned fro toe country ba, In
all tie suits were. uncer TIE advice Of counsel,
pIomi~d.
They have rested quiet un III now, without taking
AM s< - ~ sibst the collector any other onCer
aud the Briivh government nos come. forssrd snd