, 1859-01-26
Unsettled Claims against Foreign Gov.
efnments.

WAssHo7os. Thu1sdaJ. Ja1. a
me fsea'dent sent into the Senate to. day, in
compliance With resolution Of that body. =
u, ocumsu' eao"aog the condition OF the unset.
getheI With come Of those which haye BEEN ad
Jasted. ~ hasty glance at the papsr, it ap-
peafa that Capt Vim, Webster presents 4 bill
against Great Bsitain for over &6. .5oo. 900. for
loea ana indemnity for lands purchased from =
sa.e1 o. S9H 1eannd, and Of which he vas dis
possessed ~ English otticess. Ciaims are also
eafged oy other pasties against that Government
10: oamage done TO IA*fol commerce, BIZ The
seizure and sails Of vesse1s, etc. Among these
one ior tho bark Panchita, estimated At x44.
wv: The only reparation mado for the loss md
capture OF this weasel on the African coat is
@ INC condemnation OF Capt. Morssby's conduct,
ana LIZ interference with the American haX,
against Russia there are two cases. one for
FLO. 200, aud the other for 1885,. 900. Tbs latter
IL preferred By J. ". Perkins, of Asssachu
setts, and charges violation OF tho contract for
arms furnished during the Crimean war.
sagalnst france too there are unaettled china
ene has rejected several, including that Of the
owners Of the ship Of America, for los: and dam
s9e IN le39 tor violating the blockade of Buenos
A1ylee, and tor the property thereby DESTROYED.
Robert 4 Parrish tenders bill Of fifteen mil
lions OF francs, in fuihlment of q verhs: agree.
mee. entered into by III. Fould and the Minister
ol s!nance, aud confirmed By th5 Emperor, to
psY MN this amount upon hi. demonstration Of
tne existence Of gold field similar to that Of
Ca'l1oFnla, and accessible to the French arms
% soon as the French flag can be raised in TO-
Aen OF sovereignty, IN any part Of the territory
indicated; lie alleges this performance, aud
nenee eeeks the pay nent for the same.
II. ,aganst opatn there !s long account. Two
claims against her involve nearly million Of
dollars ior alleged violation Of contraets and q
formidable list is preferred for loss of vessels
by capture John s. Thrasher, Of Cuban noto-
rletY. Whose case was involved in political ques-
tlons, claims $4,000, while there are eighty
eases 1or ioss and danf &c caused by the repeal
Of the Cuban ordinance Of 1s4t, admitting pro.
~ VISIONS and lumber tree Of dutY from the Uni,ed
States.
Against Mexico there is long li.t Of uuset-
tied and Settled claims.
ping. '0S''0 ~ s@Af"
btlgium has settled her accounts for losses On
were twenty-one such cases.
Holland and Denmark have not satiHed any
OF tue claims against them.
arres. sud ii Mffxsd a:a1 to make e1141son fr :he
returned to his native country and who va,
held liable for military duty due before his emf
grafton. This is one Of number Of similar
cases. Austria has little to apswer for.
kome comes next n. B. Campbell complains
oi being turned out Of Cirita Vecchia in an H.
spltipg manner, aud being falsely accused of
forging r1'a to his passport. The mst&er has
been referred to our Minister.
Against Turkey. John Reeves c!ains for loss
and ,d6amsge sustained By allegation OF the non
lu'hllmens OF his contract for building vessels
os'"ar at Constantinopie. As to the Dixon out
rage at sfA, repaEasion is promised
!oere Is nothing against Greece She has
pa'd Jonas ". King Tor loss and damage by i'm
prisonment aud exile,
With Nan[p4 and Eardinio n ava o~a ,.,.i1 49,.
coupts 10 settle.
We have long aud heavy list agairst China.
on account OF damages and losses principally to
our shipping.
ihe tejeo islanders have through q commits
son, arranged for their spoil,,ions aad theft.
. oat II 10 no1 ascertained that the awards hare
been paid.
aa51i has not settled our accounts.
Guatemala now owes US nothing.
Against Nicaragua there are numerous cases.
including claims Tor properly DESTROYED at
GseJtoTn BY the bombardment.
Ius,ed. NA"N
=, There aEe two unsettled cases against San
Salvador.
~ The state of our claims is next slated against
ne" Granada, Feuezaela. Ecuador, Chill, Bra-
Peru.
r, Inc last named has the longest list. Against
Ecuador there is only one claim.
T. may be sone relief to know that the Sultan
't Aoanna has made full reparotiou.
Ihe documents specify what claims against
ne aoove named Governments hare be en- set.
:'ea aad N what manner, and the slate of those
'um ~, o,arl. pena'ng: In numerous instances the
amounts u ot damage claimed are not, stated,
nere1oFe there can be no clearly asceriaiued ag.
5segate+ Many millions are involved, and some
u the cases have been pending forty years.