New Orleans Republican., 1871-09-15

OFFICIAL.
TREATIES AND PROCLAxATIONs.

TREATIES AND PROCLAalATIONs.
A PROCLAMATION by the President O
: the United Of America. Treaty betweel
the United States and Great Britain
} Claims, fisheries. navigation Of the 81
Lawrence, etc., American lumber on tn
: river St. John, boundary-Concludet
May 6, 1871; ratifcati0ns exchanged jun
IL, 1871; proclaimed July 4, 1871.
Whereas, a treaty between the United
States Of America and Her Majesty thu
Britain and Ireland, concerning the settle
ment of all causes of difference between the
two countries, was concluded and signed al
Washington by the high commissioners and
plenipotentiaries Of the respective govern
ments on the eight day of May last: which
treaty is. word for word, as follows:
The United States of America and Her
Britannia Majesty, being desirous to pro,
vide for an amicable settlement Of all
causes of difference between the two coun-
tries, have for that purpose appointed their
respective plenipotentiaries, that is to
say: the President Of the United
States has appointed, on the part
of the United States, as commission
ers in joint high commission
and plenipotentiaries, Hamilton Fish,
Secretary Of State; Robert Robert I'D; Cum. ,!,
| y
and minister plenipotentiary to Great Brit
ain; Samue! Nelson. an Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court of the United States:
Ebenezer lockwood Hoar. of Massachusetts,;
and George Henry Williams, Of Oregon;
and Her Britapic Majesty, on her part has
appointed as her high commissioners and
plenip0tentiaries, the Right Honorable
Earl of Ripon, ViscOunt Goderich, Baron
Grantham. Baronet. peer of the United
! Kingdom. Lord President OF Her Majesty's
| Most Honorable Privy Council Knight of
the Most Noble Order of the Garter. etc.
| etc; the Right Honorable Sir Stafford Henry
NOrthcOte, Baronet, one of Her Majestys
Most Honorable Privy Council member Of
Parliament. Companion of the Most Hon
Orable Order OF the Bath, etc, etc; Sir Ed
ward Thornton. Knight Commander of the
Most Honorable Order of the Bath. Her
Majesty's envoy extraordinary and minis
ter plenipotentiary to the United States of
America; Sir John Alexander Macdonald.
Knight Commander Of the Most Honorable
Order Of the Bath. a member of Her Ma;es-
tvs Privy Council for Canada and Minister
Of Justice and Attorney General Of Her
Majesty's Dominion Of Canada; ard Noun
tague Bernard, Esquire, Chichele Professor
Of international law in the University of
Oxford.
And the said plenipotentiares, after hav-
ing exchanged their full powers, which were
found to be in due and proper form, have
agreed to and concluded the following ar
ticles:
ARTICLE 1.
WHEREAS, Differences have arisen be-
tween the government OF the United States
and the government of Her Britannia Ma
jesty, and still exist. growing out of the acts
committed by the several vessels which have
given rise to the claims generically known
as the Alabama claims"
And whereas. Her Britannia Majesty has
authorized her high commissioners and
plenipOtentiaries to express. IN friendly
spirit, the regret felt by Her Majesty's gov
ernment for the escape. under whatever cir
sells from British ports. and for the lep1eda-
tons committed by those vessels:
Now, in order to remove and adjust all
complaints and claims on the part OF the
United States, and to provide for the speedy |
settlement of such claims, which are not ad- |
mitted by Her Britannia Majesty's govern
ment, the high contracting parties agree
that all the said claims, growing out of acts |
committed by the aforesaid vessels and |
claims" shall be referred to tribunal OF |
arbitration to be composed of five arbitra-
tors, to be appointed in the following man
ner, that is to say: One shall be named by
the President Of the United States: one
shall be named by Her Britannia Majesty:
His Majesty the King Of Italy shall be re-
quested to name one; the President of the
Swiss Confederation shall be requested 20
name one: and His Majesty the Emperor OF
Brazil shall be requested to name one.
In case OF the death. absence. or incapa-
city to serve of any or either of the said ar
or. in the event Of either of the
said arbitratOrs Omitting or declining or
ceasing to act as such, the President of the
United States, or Her Britannia Majesty or
His Majesty the King OF Italy, or the Presi-
dent Of the Swiss Confederation. or His
Majesty the Emperor Of Brazil, as the case
may be, may forthwith name another per-
son to act as arbitrator in the place and
stead Of the arbitrator ORIGINALLY named Nv
such head of State.
And in the even. Of the refusal or omis-
sion for two months after receipt of the re-
quest from either Of the high contracting
parties of His Majesty the King of Italy, or
'r His Majesty the Emperor OF Brazil. to
lame an arbitrator either to fill the original
appointment Or in the place of one who may
nave died, be absent. or incapacitated, or
who may omit, decline, or from any cause
ease to act as such arbitrator, His Majesty
he King OF Sweden and Norway shall be
to name one or more persons, AS
he case may be, to act as such arbitrator
n arbitratols.
ARTICLE II.
The arbitrators shall meet at Geneva.
at the earliest convenient day
fter they shall have been named, and shall
proceed impartially and carefully to exam
ne and decide all questions that shall
'e laid before them on the part of the gov
rnnents of the United States and Her
}ritannic Majesty. respectively All cues
ions considered by the tribunal, including
he final award, shall be decided by a ma
Drity of all the arbitrators
Each OF the high contracting parties shall
lsO name one person to attend the tribunal
s its agent to represent it generally in ali
matters connected with the arbitration.
ARTICLE III.
The written or printed case of each of the
wO pal ties, accompanied by the documents, ,
he official correspondence, and other evi- $
ence on which each relies, shall be de- :
vered in duplicate to each Of the arbitra-
Drs and to the agent of the other party as ,
Don as may De after the organization of the +
rlDunal, out within period not exceeding q
x months from the date of the exchange {
the ratifications Of this treaty. =
ARTICLE ". +
Within four months after the delivery on y
9th sides OF the written or printed case.
ther party may, in like manner. deliver !
duplicate to each Of said arbitrators. '
nd to the agent Of the other party, q coun-
r case and additional documents, cor. q
,spondence and evidence in reply to the !,
ase, documents, correspondence and eyi- I
ence SO presented by the other party. r
The arbitratOrs may, however. extend the '
me for delivering such counter case, doc
ments,. correspondence and evidence. u
hem in their Judgment it becomes pacos | II