New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-21

| TIE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
| TO ~ Editor Of 7Ae Paa nan Gas,ir ,
sm; The Alabama ston has hitherto been discussed
must nccd. De con rred before any allowance Of the
Claims can be brought tO practical issue, and the con
tie settlement Of tie claims with considerable difficulty
AZ present the claims TO be regarded simply rs
Ose oi clllehs OF the United States, made through
ther Government, for indemnity losses sustained by
such citizens IN coneeGuence Of the destruction OH the
hgn seas OF yes,els hearing the United States flag And
the ground OF claim L. broadly, that the British Govern
ment having permitted tine Alabama to escape from
chat the property destroyed was at the time Of its de-
structOn under the United States flag affords ground
for the assumption that the propert belonged to Ameri
can citizens A. to Tie ship herself such ownership may,
indeed be ferrcd. iu % merely 4 chHic1l sense. But
| few ships belong t. single owner. Most slips have
several and some have many owners, and it Is not very
unusual for the registered owner 10 be subject Of one
Government and one or more OF the real owners to be
| subject, Of another,
Let IT, however be- assumed that in every case the ves-
eel destroyed was the property OF American citizens
only II is known that I'm many instances tho whole
! q part OF the cargo destroyed the property Of
others, ana then most commonly Was the property Of
British subjects II clear, then Qi, that II justice is
to be DONE the supposed Indemnity cannot be- limited 10
tie formal owners, distinguished from the real own
ers or even limited 10 tlo latter, DISTINGUISHED from
mortgages VINO may have been injured by the acts IN
question: and C) hat tie ground Of claim be good
rs regards American citlzcus, b. can scarcely be re
ludat, as u gu.' others whore property was otsiIoyed
under The flag OF the United stale Yet TO admit 90
claims thus broadly would materially increase the
amount TO ne pid, ara Notih 40 Houbt 6Ee very
large proportion Of tHr resulting Urt % British sub
jects Further, it VIII have I've considered whether
hese Claims lc 10 D.. an rtGd III an. way ny the Iact on
the property 40 rsk b: ing been o great majority OF
/
consequently IN such eases already long since recovered
! its value from The underwriters.
To take the ease, OF Amorrau O. Zru5 claimants as 10
property insured hy them win American underwriters
Here We nave a mere distribution the loss bu 1t still
hay upon f % c 't athS lho ,sr,' '5 nay T'
yet partially iustutd by Br Llah .u,cts. they ICING
the compensation could hardly u.r'uad 1858 que on
this account ANA hc case OF American property Wholly
insured by Tr-l IrlcrNiit.- does upt appear 90 be
readily dishngushahs from no preceding cas,s. on
The oiher hand tcrc ere tnc l:tallel cases OF brsn
l mn ID
o. tsc II considered viii, Ie renee To ID. ,ouua oi
c.aiul Io be oi-eufed 20 - supposed ',u.tit
unera the it OF l.urorce Is IN 5,ii o" he Deemed 'o
It's conceived, therefore. that in the event Of these
claims being admitted Hu any bIch ground a- mas J"i
claims other tbau those Of American cf.l s, and also
for occurring tLr payment cd le indemnity io ire PARTIES
really entitled to De- as having sustained the losses ia
Btu iurf'a- question rnsy not unfairly be r.'d. A.
sumo tha gwen proplri 1T the property dc tr0y-d
Wa. covered by Insurance tine UmDcd states, another
proportion by r.ulaaor 10 France ana .I.rD proper
jo1 u Euelud, ANA hst the underwriters m a these
couutrir. to bc put on the iootnt j. g. auto
clean that ans one oi t''u ha- just rlWl Eirn LOOK
the Ii.A inr Irrh'.m adequate M ms own opinion 10
the chance OF .us Az p.cm ns 1 received have Been
retained lti. generally believed ttHt tie SUM or PR
ui.. ias ,Hcasl,o Dr. '-um off losses This, however Is
no, material ItI-H matter of adventure and ~ eacn
tn"". "lit.r l'rt .h,,ti A"' 20, ,n uhi'i GI!,L
retain his TrrmuuI- than ANY other dealer can claim
10. oi eoous BE JOBS sod ana also retain h u price
rit5 tT5ycf was lor insured Then thc owner pad NO
!
and went into iA n"f"., va A,r 5000, 't CORE pota
i"- ,i-ai auid-l as spec 10 i" prom, az ,oei-'5'
pac.ty c.lm % ICE Do. d rr"r, i ma BE- alleged -,
Tie r.. A .,..na t "i!e man uninsured are ,atHSd
10 f.sI.h ttr frIu. a repayment CO.'S sewage, oH the
croeui tai .ur Ietun oi the amount i,.f, % having
Lcsu wron-irly Ios' and due Oy the BRUSH Govern
mont, "" 'I rft 9 lNt otEilt' tiitu'tllI tt,.LS
The premium Andh - wow o. inc case go 4imlt.td
a., @' @ M r, s,'I c -'aIn' equally All &
un,tt aud are & F,.a to I've excluded or Is e ret re-
hrpu t underwrit,r 10 fhc exclusion OF other classes
I oi -ufrrel,f
Then 30 may ncaskeI. WHO dd suffers ana who ought
nov o.. l.,.... rnt. H.rou Tn answer Oh thr hr,t
Pan OF ", que 100 is obvious e"oHsh. an p,'. sons
0i.. 'l 100 ihc ' ih-'' nee lose properly, "19 r','
mitl, q" ur r, p % -iiuction; and n 50 far as ry
awaited thcusrvr7 Of tle practice % insurance they
sn'rcd dh" equally d lne premiums 4 80,
t'll .Oa-. ~ 90 rus ,' - - ~, i 1
c.u/eh, hia g.. con-! i - WIN ~, tioi i,
'.l az nj I'm. % , - mi. III
mon y 10" 4 rag, 90 - ''' ~. H. . ~ ID,
I,.r.,,,rfd I8s,,.~ ia. 50 Ir-c ,n, tr guHuti' .f
i,A ' .'' .' % " i ~ Wv, ''a '' u.
eu. Il, ,I,e 80 M ..dl.,l an ,lcr than ,,1er.rai,
t".'' lo '"'f |.' '.. 'i ''I '.' ., ia
Iry,d i 3D. mater r..i % IH,. ueto To- iIat cA,euJ
auit h 20 '-''I I'D ''-, 20 ",' VIZ ~ W. | ~
o. produce ir'n t'' tu''u -tucs 10 england ana 70
"'t'r countries "rE -i, H. i e. ilt| Sn - , ,
' I'd -, l...e..d ,u' y "a ,''li I,..,,. al
h' l. ''i'"ei' anu '' Sr'''" ''i '''' N''''''1 u
parsons, ...-. o., ,,.., .i.. FIT ~, On, i,,,,,r
u "tir til = y" ~ ~ 10, , ' ~, , IL W
pre- e. 'I lHt l'-i.'' 81 t. No. ,., I., 49,
i'fed 10y ID; nu u - apt,',' t", p o H. i,
DOB m1-i cases., 90 DIST 'h 'h,o1-' Ve l'lolS S'i'
mot, oi t''.'r luht h''l 10 ''I.." ' 80, 10 "a "a,
exclusively "h thc @"J'''' ID any i"i 49, t -
,Ia, ' , a.,,i.i' '' ''''' '' '''' ''
mus ore Iui"'i'''. . . ,tt,t maj, o., orr,vc ,t ii.
Inc "hf ,"i' .t.-'' " - ~, '.,I ,.i,,., ,f
Inv ~ ,i ~ can. If Inc ALBANIA ~ soIsc b.
, % ~ do ut ti1f the ucruulary effect cannot
''t U.s. ~, ''5.i,, d. I 10 II won. -, cod
now i' N"'tl J." .I''' i'n' & ~, ,,cs,- ,vc,.iy.y
would Dee iOA4u io nave pt'h ~ u" i''ei' '''"' -
AmlIoan Yours, s.. -
TIE ran Nqu Go-ci'c dryot.s Us leading article 10
~, +.i- 49,. ,,..r.,i. i,ti.- A., And lgd, Che FOL
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The writer, .hc letter eugre.s mat the nnaerwnl.r
might po.luF cain an thihf "h.tn lue bl'l'i
MIN une fnt , 10 M Ia q mere fiction, based uroa