Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-05-19
From the Washington ehron,c,s

from the Washington Chronicle.
The Treaty OF Washtngton-us spee,ac
FrovtsiOns-The Alabama Claims sspa-
rately Considered.
The treaty commences by reciting the
authority of the high contracting parties
and the purpose of the document.
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS
The first subject is the Alabama Claims.
These claims are to be adjusted by a tribu-
nal OF i've arbltrators-one appointed by
the President, one by the Queen of Eng
land, one by the Emperor OF Brazil. one by
the President Of Switzerland, and one by
the kiDg of Italy. The Commissioners
are to meet in Geneva-to receive docu-
mentary evidence furnished by the res pee
tive goVerDments-to hear counsel, one on
eaca side. If desirable, on any particular
point. and make award at the ear isst pos
slble time. If these COMMISSIONERS make
award, it will be as sum total 10 be dis
tributed by the respective governments -
II they do Lot make specific award but
only general rules and decisions, then q
board If assessors will be appointed to make
the specific award in individual cases.
One assessors will be appointed by the
President. one by the Que en-, and the third
by the two Jointly. The assessors will Sit
III Washington.
The regret of the British Government,
| as has already been reported, is frankly
expressed at the escape and depredations
of the Confederate cruisers.
! Three special rules of neutral obligation
are laid down
I. It shall be the duty OF neutra! ma
ton to use due diligence to prevent the
| building and fitting out or escape OF any
vessel intended to make war upon another
nation with which it is at peace.
! II. It shall be the duty of a nation not
| to permit such vessels to enter any Of It's
ports for repairs, munitions, or supplies,
or having entered, not to permit their de-
parture.
| Ill It shall be the duty of a nation TO
use due diligence to prevent the violation
of any of these obligations in any OF It's
ports or waters.
| These rules are not admitted to have
| been recognized as such when the Alabama
escaped from IA British port, but the Brit
| ish will adopt these rules IN consideration
of the Alabama claims as if they had been
III force, and the two nations bind them
selves in the future to abide by them.
! The Alabama claims are considered by
themselves distinctly and as separate
branch of claim.
OTHER WAR CLAIMS
are to be settled by an ordinary joint com
mission, such as have been again and
again appointed to settle Q aims between the
United States and Great Britain, France,
Spain, Mexico, Peru and other nations
The claims to be considered are those re-
lating solely TO injuries to person or pro
progress of the war. These commission
ers are to sit in Westinghouse to be
appointed by the President, one by The
two jointly.
THE FISHERIES.
AS has been already published. all the
sea fisheries excluding river fisheries and
she'll fishery are opened to the exactly re-
ciprocal use of all citizens of both nations
with the privilege Of lauding anywhere to
dry nets, cure fish, purchase supplies: OF
sell the products Of the fishery, suSJec
only to the local and general laws and reg
u!ations of landing place.
The relative value of this concession II
to be considered and determined by g
Board of Commissioners appointed IS the
preceding. If they decide that the PRIV
lege is worth certain sum more to the
United States than the reciprocal pr1vl
: leRes are to the citizens Of Great Britain
the United States shall pay that sum. Thu
commission will sit in Halifax.
FREE NAVIGATION ~ 81
Of all waters belong to the two Covers
. ments is stipulated for citizens OF both ma
, TONS The canals being in part, pr1vat
PROPERTY, the two naGlOQ8 engage % VI =
4 the States aud the Provinces respectlve'.
4 to grant full freedom of use of all facihtle
= for water transportation to citizens OF bot
Q countries.
f FREE TRANSIT
s is stipulated for all productions Of eltht
! country through the territory OF the oth'
to point within the same-as for exarr
= ple, C wheat from Milwaukee across Ca
"a ada by the Grand Trunk railway,
,e Oswego, on the way TO New York, In bon'
~ under such regulations as the two nation
n may prescribe. Also for transit OF torele
a. goods in bond from New York, Bosto
Portland, and such other parts as tue 20
eminent may designate, to their destin
oil ton in Canada, without payment OF du
to the United States. Also, that Cauad'
As provinces shall lay no export duty on u
10, duce to be carried into the United Stat
nd
so DURATION OF THE TREATY.
en- Tue terms Of the treaty shall be
es- years, and go much longer as shall be
to Isfactory to both nations. Either n"ti
NAV terminate it; after that time,
of giving notice of two years to the OIL
of nation.