The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-19
Tho British Claims.

Tor losses ana injuries arising out OF acts CON-
united during the recent civil In this country.
The British Claims.
These must be examined upon principles appllca-
bic TO public war. The British government has
recognized the conflict as waged by one actual gov
eminent against another. The Supreme Court OF
the United States, IN Maulah VS.. Insurance Compa-
n.y. says
authority pioeeedngs Chose Of the
sim BE- esa a
in fact greater territory than
the %
Than people and OF sacent resources in
Il s me the sr o msns s
both on land and sea- prisoners OF the exchange OF
and dealt h aSscordngy their properly seized land
bockAded and The blockade maintained by
and duly noned 70 neutral Powers the same and
INJURIES INFLICTED BY REBEL AUTHORITIES OR By
PRIVATE REBELS.
Lord Stanley, afterwards Earl Deruy and Prime
Minister OF England, In debate on the affairs Of
Greece, June IT, 1850, said
ment offences committed Foreigners govern
ment bound to indemnity those foreigners Tho
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In further support OF the general proposition that
no government Is responsible for injuries done to
the inhabitants OF the country, whether citizens or
foreigners, by rebels or by alien enemies exercising
In the particular locality for the time being supe-
ror force against such government see Rutnerfords
Institutes, 5Os; Vattel book . CHI. 73; Phil
l%S Ssc International Law vol sec 2s Cal
INJURIES SUSTAINED FROM MILITARY OPERATIONS
OF THE UNION FORCES.
70 tue responsibility Of the United States Tor INJURIES
sustained by British subjects the bombardmenr
OF Greytown, Lord Palmerston said to the House OF
Commons
Its undoubtedly principle OF international law that
when one government, deems RICH. to hos
third Powers who may happen to be resident
which in the exercise Of m shs come ane
ms ssss ,a acs Of eos.y For was deemed
may have been In that town Germans Italians Portuguese
ass and hfS
y
abide the chances may bea .ha. Country,
Of the country they reside but they certainly can
sh to commit acts Of hostility asains. that Stat. Hansard
I'd series, vol lag, page Al
Sir Richard Bethe In the same debate said
arena s war
page a9J
Lore John Russell said:--
Solicitor General and the Queens Advocate have,
that
competent for the British soeernmtnt
s 0l the
q copenharen took place in 1907 and
ssy would maintain no doubt that an American citizen
psa for the he
Ss ans
n aaSs . been the sy Of ns that
UPON authority oaicer. Of the Crown aod
tom .n.ard 81 EGt s $ M .p''A
On the 7th OF July 1867. Lord Palmerston In reply
70 the question whether 1t was Intended TO grant
compensation TO British merchants whose property
At Uleaborg, III the Gulf OF Botnnla, destroyed
In June. 1851 bv the boats OF British squadron,
said
The % In This mater mu. be Regulated by the
tanned BY Britain subjects Greytown He then
foreign eean.y = must M I the sss
@ ~ and ws. and that no de
s
United States and Granada tHansard Sd series. vol i4S
Powers, recognized as such by the neutral. The fol-
lowing relates to the case OF sovereign and rebel
sion In the TO lowing language
When there revolt at Lcghorn the town taken
isas d Ssn
a ssea s was 1%s 81 these Austrian
ocey By a
he Gss The es q the
open I'D d 0% the
red away many Of the thngs IN the house, selling
y t a away Other ssrros. This done
been marked v6y as the residence: Of
British subjects under the protection OF the Consul
ss for HAT r es
Win reference to this affair correspondence en-
sued which is cited In detail in note Guillau-
MINIS edition OF Vatte, 1863 vol. 2, p. 40 II Is be-
leved that this correspondence has never appeared
IN England. The copy herewith submitted was
translated from Spanisli-Amerlcan publication
(Torres CaiceGo Unlon-Latno, Americana, pages
3i3 and 3lS.l
Austrian Despatch.J
THR rnIScg OF soHwARTzEsBERG BARON HOTTER,
Lohpor, OK InE pLMAsp ron IspExNIrroATfoS
GOVERNMENTS OF TUSCANY AND NAPLES.
We have been informed with reference 70 ths demand for
decentralization which England makes against Tuscany
aa1ss's n.a Tsao
ToSn !. Po os. s n. city m Nay Lay Of s Such claim
raj Il INJURIES which give room For
as III as. lie legitimate soy. ses s
was that xsr united q Tuscsny b. 90
close ties and by modern treaties should
.nd Tie point Of @po 70
aRs Il sns s 70 sss: Of s
s ssSFs 1a a the States which main
m S, Ss1 Of The claim Saer the period in which
,%sis , government. TIE AUSTRIAN troop.
firing hsS continued 4 o eSs oa T..
w 5a, ,o, anu ~, 'hs city wa, ..p.area
into warehouses and dwellings ascertain II armed
such spit: sser 81 our Se.
prevent disorder there and some articles
beiongng 70 Engshmcn or DESTROYED by
our 50 dier nised By the nsh and By blind tenacious
rcsance 10 there for srprisep Ought thai is
quences Of wsrf
under ,his point Of view sustained besides BY the
principles Of right generally recognized that the government
Duke declared that he Obliged
cede those Of his subjects who
fered losses 10 consequence Of the sonng OF the OF
Lesborn, when obliged 10 surrender, after having
refused all conciatory proposons
In the OF the Grand Duke or Tus
o6Jeoted The English favoraby than
his subects He has not thought 10 be duty 70 place
the English subjects In q advantageous posion By
paying Them In character OF indemnity sums which are not
paid 10 Tuscan SUBJECTS the nasmucb ~ the for
sers bad placed their persons and property 10 security
they would have been able with the general
msforanes which the inhabitants OF besieged city must
submit themselves.
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