The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-29
TIE Vessels to Which the A.neri-
can Claims Refer.
ENGLAND's POsrTIOEy STATED
The Duties and the RESPONSE
biIities Of Neutrals.
THE MEASURE OF COMPENSATE
4 Review Of the Indictment PreSe nted by the
United states Against Riy 5land.

Inc steamship City OF London which arrived at
this port yesterday evening, bro, light us mails up to
Aprii 49, The counter case OF England on the Ala
bama claims, which was publ5 he'd ON the preceding
day arrived by this mail, the following is sub
staRtialy Sic paper forwaJ ded to Geneva blythe
British gov srnnient:-
The com tier caseo of the British government has
been print ed by the Foreign Office It contains l42
folio pagt =, with an annex Of fourteen pages OF
notes. commences az folows:-
The Coy ernment of Her Branlc Majesty presents
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f. ply to be I or al
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and motive and, Therefore discussion IS rree.
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desiFc not only to laai gin clear duties
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With regard to the argument OF the government
1.-THE United States our government says:-
me positions commended for by the United States In
and rai 81 hr nws Of
sseo ne Of s assns her CON
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adopted and endeavors to tSe arb
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IT. u U s1s that
may affect the security or interest other states
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these i'splG nsiio ans a tSs
Isss,as' sv,S! s,ghs snsassd suss
n alpa place e and
SSeS sey %g Se' rom 9es, s%s
Qaes..n between private itguts ought to be decided
the difference was in his own favor.
Her Britannia Maiestys government then pro-
cecds to remark upon that part of the case of the
United States In which the government OF the
United States has explained and endeavoured to
support its view Of the extent Of the duties OF
neutral Power. II SAYS
III, British deem, Il, right here observe
mar the quesnos submitted 10 the tribunal are not OF an
abstract or speculative Character The arbtraors hare
down for @ ioss ss
. neutral Powers during what under such rules
Great Britain acted il aeeoEsnee WIFI that standard
w1 rea a'' britain s
sn' ss mo- % %o aGs o
sdu,y actually existing atihs time me areisrators be-
that there such Violation OF duty They % must ss
they II hs f't ri sifsa
ln'h
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%sse espe iS1" aid ssr bessreHt Ssns
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ssIes?sn aSise. q the neutral "a
ssasz fDsSr m. Is bound % prevent would
,ns and e any a ana assts Of in s's
order and that OF n vessel not built 70 order
When us events Ssy1Ss out y Which
q sf a ss!ss i isf ss 5
AND he be me- ~ of e had c been to &
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sf .a a. s' ses ne
general nations ss'e op9o o , or sr,
Rpofd sy g Ssyn ni term bsn
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nenn Power 70 ps nson o during war nnya
lions on these subjects to the >ii'e q either oese
Upon the question of precedent s. appeaed to b
fhe United States government the answer Q
the British government is clear, AN SHOWS lhat u
1904 priyateers Tor cruising mo q 'he frehc'
nag were repeatedly fitted out in ihe Anericai
ports against Great Britain, and this ~ rcs'i'u
lion was refused by the treaty OF ] "a sever"
other precedents referred to TO sh v" t''at ~
government of the United states had eeioseu
accept any such responsibility as the pre- Sn' GOV
eminent OF that country now attempt to " "Po
the government of the British empire. T. COZ
duct OF the American government with resp eu :
the flibusterisg expeditions OF General Walk
Nicaragua is also referred TO, rs well as the -
and injury caused by the Fenian raids on eau ~
end the expeditions in aid OF the Cuban ip1ufr,
tion This portion OF the case concludes a. loi
lows
FINALLY her Naesty's Government 'Gahuot ,otnca -
that the history Of this subject 2 i,o9 h e1 IN Tie
history unlawful enterprise orlglnnfeu in ber
United States or by citizens Of the United ~ he
countries Great Britain spain, Port,gal eSa have
central American Republics Cuba ana u a. AZ All
IRON time to time been harrassed BY priyaie orasniSeJ
In the pors Of The Union, hostile expeditions "a i3aI
sne assembled with In is territory Aud wren was ~
piy war broke within the Union ITSELF y 'ac for
citizens that the plan was formed " abt and
The eec'ual prosecution q tiat war We "a the
Of neutral and friendly nation BaineI ~ aud
majority cases, by the restraints Oh NE iaW -
The wachfulness Of the Executive, they cOhtrivea
very eude those restraints They procueu sn,rh
Transported them to distant seas armed ald n ,"r
them there. and employed them In CRUISING aglis, NV,
e"untrymen, not indeed FOR the sake 81 piuiuci "
profit but 30 ssst tue people Of their own SUITES ~
struggle indie penence The Southern States have re-
urued to their allegiance. They have been treated Win
leicncy and attempt has been made to exact Ir1n
houi W lines or orietures pccuiary PREPARATION io Wy
sses Mhich The government and The rosl OF the peopo