The New York herald., 1871-12-19

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specs man-ogwsr, exoept sass her asnameat We
not In place. It was conctustyely SHOWN g nossaa
me steamer bahama preceded her y iew days
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the character ana destination Of the norida. Fen.
ruary -, and again March 25, 1887. The Alabama
u Mr; Adams on tue 2sd Of June. invited Esri ss
Kussell's attention TO this vessel. An examinauon
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70 give an order her detcniOn Before !ns order
down 20 Moefra Bay. on the coast OF the lsla OF
Angesey. and there took on board twenty or thirty
the British oflicsls at Liverpool. She then sailed
to the Azores, where she was met BY the AKffpptna
These % vessels brought her % officers her armaments
and her coal. The transshpments were made.
and then the British ensign was hauled down
Is S'u also I made to The & sale o. the sumter q
Gibraltar: the contract for SIX more !ron,ciaas
extended to the sumIer at Trinidad in August.
1867 the reception OF the Florida at Nassau 10 1903;
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sSsissss; xess MADE the year isss %,,I6s ST iSs
vessel. knowD as the Pampero. 70 cost s.,NsI over
three millions stesn TINS vessel WAS se1ss sss
Foreign Ai enlistment act 'xou On the trial. whoa
took place In 1864 It appeared that The Scotch
Courts were not disposed 70 follow ne Esn Engilsn
Enlistment acts, and the rebels abandoned the ct.
tempt to use the PamperO as Q cruiser, And ceased
sells In Scotland The action OF the French govern
mont In preventing the execution In france oil the
contract for the construction OF rebel o
which SIX were contracted Tor, Is contrasted Win
the behavior OF the British government Due notice
Is taken OF the tardy st0ppagc oil tho rebel rams
ton ton q liz possIon sEea IN Mr. Tishs Instructions
oil september 25, 1859.
The next part Of the statement contains review
against American commerce. 1t Is contended that
British territory was during the wnoc struggle OF
s ns lsss ss lSa sSarcss
the contracts were made In Great Britain LOT tne
TSss spS s ss I l Sns Sssrs v1s Ys
pool TO sail tnenoe In the Laurel IN orter 70 take
command Of the Shenandoah, and to visit the
statement from the nature OK the case. scarcely
admits OF Abridgeinant although II ts most import.
ant and nSey 70 oe eectve MANY R pages eaSn a5
tenders, the Clarence. the Tacony ana tae Archer.
The u shs Gnas BEN sa' q
Georga gormeriy named the Virgna) tne is,Ianas-
see 81 ss saa ssa sas or
andoah Oicial documents establish beyond question
the most material facts IN all these histories much
correspondence Of the rebel authorities and agents;
while the published books describing the voyages OF
o. .ne most NOTORIOUS Of the cruisers s
ment proceeds to review IN detail Ine Conduct OF the
other maritime Powers OF the world in maintaining
in Great Britain did the rebels receive the assist.
ance which enabled them to proiract their
struggle agsinst the power q Sus SnlS9: MI aas
be classified as follows First, the Claims Tor direct
losses growing QUITO! tne destruction OF vessels and
their cargoe5 b. the nsurgen5 cruisers; second Tn
national expenditures IN the pursuit 0i THESE
cruisers third the loss ia the transfer OF the Amer
can commercial marine 70 the Brillsn nag; fourth
l0ngation OF the war and the addition Of = large
sum to the cost OF the war and the suppression ol
the reDelltDu No summary la figures for the clatma
under either of these heads Is presented In the
statement, but reference Is made to such q
the papers presented IN evidence as VIII
enable the tribunal to arrive at Just c5ttmate The
statement adds:-T0 the amount thus shown
should be added interest upon the claims to the day
swevs months after the date Or tSe
award. The usual legal rate OF interest IN the city
Of New York Is seven per cent per annum. In some
United states make claim for interest
at that rate. The. computation OF interest
s0a be deter%ned fno Uni,es states Suggest the
lst day OF July. 1881 as the most equitable day. Tue
statement sets forth IN conclusion the expediencJ
paid ID Sy Great Britain to tne UnisoG States The
ssstsmens @ tse Is contained IN prin'ea volume In 81
arbitrators II has been translated INTO French. 1t
Is accompanied by seven printed volumes contain
other evidence which the United states rely, the
right being reserved present hereafter additional
documents, Correspondence and evidence
Summary Of Amounts OF Claims Filled for
Lo ses by ..acii Vessel.
N. BIN the summary oil claims below stated the
wnOie amount OF the claims filed In the STATE De
partment on aud before october rs, 1871. for the
damage doae TO each particular vessel ani its cargo