The New York herald., 1872-11-18
THE ERITIsH-AMERIcAN MIXED COMMISSION.
Awards by the Comm issioners and
Claims Disallowcd-The stott Case Set
tied.

Awards by the Comm issioners and
Claims Disallowed-The stott Case Set
tied.
WASHINGTON, Nov. II, 1872.
The Mixed Commission on British and American
claims have made an award OF s2,49O In
gold in the case OF Francis Impry against
the United States. 1t appears the claim
ant is ana always has been subject of
Her Britannia Majesty; that in the late war he
aided the federal government, or, at worst, re-
manned neutral; that in November. 1852, he was
as alleged, arbitrarily and without good cause ar
rested by officers and soldiers OF the United States
Army and imprisoned in several places sucessively
being compelled portion Of the time to chop
wood and make fire for the soldiers. He was then
removed to st. Joseph NO., and imprisoned in the
county jail for about thirty days,
THREE WEEKS IN THE COMMON CELLS,
and afterwards in the Sheriffs department.
work on the iortl1catons. owing to i'm
cared for and exposed to the dangers Incl
dent to the exposed condition of the country.
injured by confinement and the filthy condition Of
the cells and his good standing among his neghbors
damaged, he was compelled to leave the country
and remain away till the close OF the war, whereby
his farm was uncutivated and neglected, 800 acres
were sold for small portion OF its real value to
satisfy debt that he might otherwise have paid
had he remained at home, and his orchard and
fences and much of his other property were wasted
and DESTROYED, and two OF his horses taken and
The Commission awarded $6I3 in the case OF
James Marcher against the United states. He
claimed $1,000, the value Of farm, vegetables, hay,
&C., and one horse taken by the army of the United
States. The Commission allowed s775 I'm
THE CASE OF JAMES sTorT
against the United States This was claim based
upon the arrest OF the claimant by the United states
authorities on groundless charge OF desertion
from the First Rhode Island Cavalry. There was
good deal of diplomatic correspondence on the sub
ject or Stott's arrest, but the only compensation
received by him was s27 this sum being the pay of
a soldier for the period or his Imprisonment. There
is no doubt that the claimant was a British SUBJ
ject, and the wrongful arrest IL acknowledged by
the United states government through the action
Of the War Department and the Department OF
CLAIMS pIsALLowED. ~'A
The Commission disallowed the claim OF Robert
Davidson, who was carpenter and builder and
sold the woodwork for a battery to Mr.. Leeds.
1t was not proved whether or not the battery was
completed for use, or, II so, whether 1t actually
went into the Confederate service. The United
states officers took possession OF the same and
gave receipts for the same, In all other cases
OF appropriation OF private property to the use Of
the ground that IL was not the intention of the
claimant to take sides, but to gain livelihood and
that the subjects Of neutral State have the right
to sell arms or other munitions OF war to either or
both beligerents without violating their neutrality
or compromising the government.
The Commission dsa0wed the following cases -
Joseph b. Hcycock, Frederick w. Rugges Samuel
M. Ryerson, ct al, owners of the brig Napier and
cargo All these were ship cases, and the ground
appeal from the Court below TO the Supreme Court
of the United States.