The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-11
THE JoNFRtoH COMMISSION.
Tn: Treaty AAtnssias the Alabama
tioss Beeween Great
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1 WAsHINGT0N, May s.-The treaty wa.
signed by the High Commission al the
Department Of State. The gentlemen,
after this was done, exchanged congratula.
tions on the result Of their Iabors, express
ing the belief that they had done the most
they possibly could for the peace and hon
or of the two countries. Although tho
Commissioners have been cautious in talk.
ing to persons outside their own circles,
the following points will be found to be
correct. &c
First There are to be two boards o. ar.
bitration or commissioners. To one wall
be referred the AlHbaua and other similar
claims which xrs recognized as national,
and be settled on the principle Of rspon-
ability for, such dspredatlons where the
government has not exercised the utmost
diligence and every possible precsution
to prevent privatsersa being httsd ont at
its ports to prey upon tho commerce. Of .
power with whom it was 1t peace. % q
Tbs other board7b to take cognizanos
ofmiseellaneous claims, British and Amer
lean, confined principally to the period
from the commencement to the close of
our late civil war. Among these are st.
Albans claims for damage TO property
In that town by the Canadians, and u
number of claims for Fenian invaslons
into Canada are to DO admitted. As to
the claims Of British subjects for seizures
Of their cotton, Great Britain, through
its commissioners, does not recognize them
in cases where each subject took up his
domicil in the South, as thereby they
subjected themselves to all the risks and
contingencies Of war. All legitimate
claims for cotton will be considered. 1t
has been reported without warrant that
will amount to thirteen or more millions,
geration. They will not probably amount
to million dollars. There will be no diff
fculty In aseertaining all the particulars,
MS the. Treasury Department has all tho
dates of seizures of cotton, names Of own
ers thereof, and all the particulars con-
cerning its seizure.
:, The Government is aware that a full
llst Of British claims was recently pub
lished in that country, but it also has in
formation that many of them have already
been adjusted, while others win not come
within the provisions Of hetreaty. Among
the claims WHICH will also come before this
board will be- that Of ouf Government,
growing out Of the purchase of saltpetre
In the East Indies during the war, and
which was seized by the British authori-
ties. There are other miscellaneous
claims which will come before this second
board.
Tho San Juan question, will be referred
to the krhitrutipn Of some friendly soyer-
agp, probably tho, Emperor Of Brazil.
From tbe thsrarter Of the documents ac-
mpAhying the treaty II is inferred that
the dscisioa cannot fail. - b. In. favor Of
the United States. The. tssaty provides
for the free navigation Of the st. Lawrence
by vessels of the United States, and for
t6s ipse n Csa.l lian nean " q PNmens Of
tssuiatiag aths privilege t0Ash ia Cana
&iAni wstslss but shess, ,hxyc not been as
csrtained With sufficient accuracy to Justi'
fy.e stAtAmsnt ofthem. = .qs.ian
I The Londan a9sws, to-day mintates In
saying that the treaty must he ratified BY.