Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-17
FOREIGN.
Progress Of the Alabama Arbitration.
The Text Of the British Protest.
GENEVA.

NEW YORK, April I6.-A London specia
| speaking of the Geneva meeting yesterday
says that the British counter case was de
livered under protest.
Washington VfeWs-Grant Repenfant
A Washington dispatch says that the re-
| ply to Earl Granville's second note is ready
to go out by Wednesdays steamer. 1t will
not be made public, the Secretary deemine
it inexpedient to do so.
| 1t is conceded that one side or the other
must recede within the next two months
and Reverdy johnson is given as authority
| for the statement that the President regrets
that the claim for consequential damages
was put in our case. As to the publicity OF
the present aspect of the matter the State
Department will not commit itself further
than to declare that the Secretary is salts
| fed with the position in which the present
dispatch leaves our side Of the question.
Our government is anxious to prevent
any inquiry on the part of Congress on the
subject. Although all the essential points
| of the counter case of the United States pre-
| scented at Geneva were settled by telegraph,
Secretary Fish bas not yet received copy,
and he desires to withhold even the points,
W JuCAA COD1C lIOLn bu6 OIutI
side and then watch the 1uctuation of pub
lie sentiment thel con. Secretary Fish is
said to have recently come Ito possession
of important documents showing the in
trigues of England in favor of the Southern
COnfederacy.
Unauthorized,
BALTIMORE, April 16.-Reverdy John
son says the special dispatch from Washing
ton to New York paper giving him as au-
thority for the statement that the President
regrets that the claims for consequential
damages were put in our case against Eng
land is entirely unauthorized.
Text of the British Protest.
LONDON, April 16.-The following note
accompanied the counter case delivered to
the Board of Arbitration at Geneva yester-
dap, on behalf of Great Britain:
"The undersigned is instructed by Her
Majestys Government to say that while pre-
senting their counter case under the special
reservation hereinafter mentioned, they find
it incumbent on them to inform the arbi-
traitors that misunderstanding has unfor-
tunately arisen between Great Britain and
the United States, touching the nature and
extent ofthe claims referred to in the treaty
of Washington. The misunder-
standing relates to claims
for indirect losses under three heads:
first, loss in the transfer of American
shipping to the British flag; second, loss
from enhanced insurance; third, loss from
the preloDgation of the war. The claims
for indirect losses are not admitted by Her
Majesty's Government to be within the
scope and intention of this arbitration. Her
Majesty's Government have been and still
are in correspondence with the Government
of the United States in relation thereto. As
that correspondence has not been brought
to final issue, Her Majesty's Government
desire that the arbitration shall proceed
with reference to the claims for direct loss.
They have thought it proper meantime to
present a counter case which is strictly con-
fined to the direct claims, in the hope that
the unfortunate misunderstanding may be
removed. Her Majesty'S Government here
by expressly and personally notify the arbi-
traitors that this counter case is presented
without prejudice to the position assumed
by Her Majesty's Government in the cores
pondence wheretO reference has been made
and under the express reservation of all Her
Majesty's rights. In the event of difference
continuing to exist between the parties, if
necessary, further communication will be
made to the arbitrators.
"TENDERDEN.n
why the Gold Premium is Rising.
Special dispatches from Geneva to the
Daily Nel0s says it is feared that the nature
of the protest against the jurisdiction of the
arbitrator at Geneva over the American
claims for indirect damages which accom-
panies the British counter case may pre-
vent a settlement of the dispute between
England and America arising those claims.
UnprepSred.
Earl Granville laid before the House of
Lords tonight, the counter case and note
presented at Geneva yesterday by the agent
on the part of Great Britain. He stated
that when the accompanying note and pro-
test was delivered, Mr.. Davis, the agent on
the part of the United States, said his in
structions did not contemplate the proba-
bility of such note. He therefore reserved
for the government of the United States,
the right to vindicate the hope of the treaty
of Washington,