The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-08-09
The Geneva Arbitration.

GENEVA, July 23.-Owing TO an unfore seen
difficulty, OF which nothing Ii known, there was
no session of the Tribunal of Arbitration to-
day. nor will there be any tomorrow. The
precautions TO preserve the secrecy of the de-
alterations of the Tribunal are confined to the
most minute particulars, and nothing whatever
can be learned relative to its proceedings.
GENEVA, July 24.-The Board Of Arbitration
is now fairly at work, and its labors are eX-
cessive. Sir Alexander Cockburn has re-
NAMED within his hotel three days. Serious
embarrassment has been caused to the Board
of Arbitration by the English protest against
the consideration of any evidence or argument
showing animus on the part of Great Britain.
England insists that the introduction of this
evidence practically admits the consideration
of the spirit of the indirect claims. which
were presented only to prove other claims,
which otherwise il would be impossible to sub
stantiatc. Should this evidence be excluded,
few causes can be proved.
GENEVA. July 25.-The Board was in session
four hour. to-day. The rigid secrecy hereto
fore observed in relation to the proceedings of
the tribunal is strictly maintained, and moth
ing of the least importance concerning the
meeting of to-day can be ascertaned.
GENEVA, July 26.-No session of the Board
of Arbitration was held to-day.
GENEVA, July 27.--The recent interruption
of the sittings of the Board of Arbitration oc-
CURED through necessary re-examination of
the English law on questions regarding the
construction Of prlvateerng vessels in British
ports, and also the investiga ton az to
whether the British Admiralty used sufficient
diligence in preventing these vessels from
going 10 sea. Of the four cases advanced,
England repudiates three, and i'll the fourth
she contends that the Admiralty acted prompt
~, although the police hesitated TO take the
proper steps to prevent her departure. The
Court II also considering the question of al
lowing INTEREST on the amounts awarded. 1t
is stated that majority of the Board are I'M
favorable to such allowance. 1t is regarded
as probable that after a careful investigation
of each case. the Tribunal will fix the amount
of indemnity to be paid by England at a gross
sum.
Charles Francis Adams preserves a firm at
ttude in maintaining the claims of the
United States. A conciliatory disposition is
universally manifested by the American
representatives. 1t commands much admlra-
ton, az also does their assiduous labor in be-
half of their cause.
GENEVA, July 29.-The SuiSs Times con-
firms the report that the Tribunal Of Arbitra-
ton has decided in favor of America in the
that the British Government did not use suffi-
cent precautions TO prevent the departure Of
that vessel from English ports. The Board
to-day took up the case of the Alabama. The
Board have not allowed the claims Of the
American Government arising out of the dep
relations Of the Boston, JEFF. Davis, and
several other smaller Confederate cruisers.
The reasons are that the charges of negligence
on the part OF the British Government con-
corning these vessels were not proved.
BRUSSELS, July 29.-The Independence Beige
states that the awards in the cases of the prl-
vateers Florida and Alabama will together
amount to Il, 500, 600.