The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-05-09
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
The Joint High Treaty-The Commits
sioners Confident Of Having Done
Big Thing-The Spanish Commission
WASHINGTON. Nav 8

WASHINGTON May Q.
Douglass acts during Pleasanton's absence
Secretary of War Belknap's child is dead.
The ohld's mother died recently.
Mr.. Corcoran is worse. The doctors are con-
stantly in attendance:
The treaty was signed to-day by the High
Commission. at the Department of State The
gentlemen. after this was done, exchanged
congratulations on the result OF their laoors,
expressing their belief that they had done ehe
most they possibly could for the peace ana
honor of the two countries. Although the
commissioners have been cautious IN talking
10 persons outside OF their own circle, the fol-
lowing points will be found to be correct:
First There are TO be- two boards OF aroltra-
lion or commissions. To one will be referred
the Alabama and other similar claims, which
are recognized as national, and to oe settlea
on the principle Of responsibility for such dep-
relations. where the government mas exef-
cised the utmost diligence and possible pre-
caution to prevent privGlears from oe'hs httea
ont in its ports, TO prey upon the commerce
os q power with whom IL Is at peace.
The other board to ia:e cognizance OF mis-
cellaneous claims, British and American, con-
fined principally to the period from the COM
mencement 10 the close OF our lale CIVIL war.
smonr these are the st. Albans claims ior
damage to property In that town BY Canadians,
and no claims for The Fenian invasion oil Cana
da are 10 be admitted. as the claims OF BRUSH
subjects for seizures OF their cotton. Great Bill
tain through its commissioners, does not fecoS-
nize them in cases where such subjects took up
their donicile in the South as thereby they
subjected themselves to all the risks anu con-
tingencies OF war. All legitimate claims for
cotton, however, will be considered. 1t mas
been reported, without warrant, that lhey
will amount TO thirteen millions, or more: OUT
this is considered to be great eXaggeralioh'
They will not probably amount to one million
OF dollars
There will pe no difficulty in ascertainng al!
the particulars, as The Treasury Department
has full data OF all the seizures Of cotton, Inc
names OF owners thereof. and all The parlic''-
lars concerning the seiznres. Among the
claims which will also come before this board
| will be that OF CIR government, growing o''t
of Tie purchase o: sallpetrc in the East Indies
during the war, and which was seized by the
British Government. This Gorernn ens is
aware that another list Of British claims was
recently published in that country; but it also
has information that many OF them have al
ready been adjusted, while others Will not
come within the provisions of the treaty
There are other miscellaneous claims which!
will come before this second board.
The San Juan question will be referred to
the arbitration of friendly sovereign. proba.
bly, the Emperor Of Brazil
From the documents which accompany the
submission of the treaty, 1t is believed that the
decision cannot fail to be in favor OF the Unit
ed States. The treaty provides for the free
navigation of the st. Lawrence by vessels o.