The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-15
THE TREATY.



Apr. 1858; 7ta July, 1885, path August 1888;
18th September, 1853 ana Isa octq pwass isos
series OF debate claims made against the govern
ment OF this country by particular american cltl-
ysns in respect of ships and property belonging to
chem and said TO have been destroyed by the Ala
tama intinang in his letter of the 2sd OF October
ahat his government must continue 10 insist that
Great Brsta ain has made itself
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGES
which the peaceful. law-abidng citizens OF the
United States sustain by the depredations OF the
vessel called the Alabama. He added I'm an I'm.
portalt passage containing the first suggestion oil
arbitration, as a mode OF thereafter solving the
question: -
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he unaySdaoly reciprocal grievances must spring up
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IN later letter OF LIST October, 1862 Mr. Adams
while presenting other similar demands in respect
ofproperty destroyed by the Florida, spoke of the
THE DEpREDATIoNs OF THE ALABAMA
and other vessels issuing from British ports. On
the 10th January, 1854. he presented another SINH
lar claim by the owners of the Sea Bride, cap
tured by the Alabama, and at later dates the par
ticulars were transmitted by him Of certain claims
made by persons whose property was alleged to
have been destroyed by the Shenandoah.
On the TIN OF April, 1855, when the war was con-
sidered by him as actually or virtually at an end,
Mr. Adams transmitted to Lord Russell certain re-
merce of the United States by the shenandoah, and
added
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Dependencies 70 maintain and extend this de-
s 1ssssS
apoa tls government. Great britain the rsspsnsieity
that might YET be impendlns nom nc part which the
fered 10
beard Or tIe Frsnchbult ram olinile, alias
anaoasIy randaisnt process dsadiag s
hemisphere on its GRAND OF mischief to the other
He then went on to complain that by reason OF a
series OF acts lthe furnishing OF vessels, arma-
be almost wholly attributable to Great Britain or
to British citizens, the entire maritime commerce
ferred, and had already, to great extent, passed
over to Great Britain, whose recognition OF the
to be the main and original source Of all this mis-.
CHIEF adding
ln view Of al these circumstances, am instructed,
: sS.Ss
manner herein6cfore stated evils that have fol
considersd, have now JAILED by praeteai REDUCTION Of
all the ports heretofore temporarily held BY the nsur
II is to be observed that although the general
Injury to the commerce OF the United states Is
largely referred to III this letter, MI. Adams ad-
NO NEW CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION
made SS Se o
government. He even intlmates that the par
tionar claim for the captures by the shenandoah
ment could have felt assured that no further
operations OF the like nature would lake place.
argument, in the course Of which ION May 1, 1900
Lord Russell observed that he could never admit
States were to be measured by the losses which the
trade and commerce Of the United States might
comes to this us Her Majestys government to as
sumo or be liable to responsibility for conduc
which Her Majesty's government di =. all In their
biIity which Mr.. Adams, on the part o
the United States government, In the cast
Have you considered to what this responsibility
would amountY Great Britain would become there by
British port and have been found afterwards used
by the Confederatea as a ship Of war. Nay, more
for every cannon and every musket used by the
ConfedeEates on board any ship-olwar, If manufac-
tured In British workshop. TO which Mr. Adams
replied May 1852 ey al reeaGtaaon Of nine
his previous arguments These points, beginning
with
THE RECOGNITION OF SOUTHERN DELINQUENCY
on the high seas, and alleging this delinquency to
have been In fact created after the recognition by
means derived from Great Britain, he mentioned
under seventh head
The burning and destroying on the ocean a large
properly belonging to the people Of the United states
The eighth and ninth heads were thus worded :
ghMThat in addition to this direct injury the action
IN @ lS ne @ hps
Of the commercial marine Of the United states and
portion
an unjust advantage from tns wrong committed on
Ss n;aass received ey country
Al i osiss..:s. owing q The ISsai
s SC e
repatriation and indemnifcation.
Later on In the letter Mr.. Adams said
admit mat the duties q Iea. toward ne United
commerce Of The United states may have asalnea
which would ':,%'''ss DESIRED r:4Rs
to &c Of the @ o. ;s ssa4 S1
themselves and the Losses that spring from the imperfect
q p pursue am compelled sysy
a re'q qeeogn 70 Power naiSn
before II had built vessel and became
iseli the sole source OF all the bclgercnt characters It
mas ever possessed the be regarded
sponIble for all the damage that has that
cause TO the commerce OF Power which Ii was un.
DER the most sacred OF obligations 10 preserve amty
peace. =
~ VIII be seen that although the general PROPOSE.
uohs OF TINS letter might be wide enough to include
TIE LARGEST IMAGINABLE DEMANDS
~ rtheiess abstaiEs from putting forward any
INV cialIn W definite or tangible form, and pur-
nor ~ ,m 10 recapituate and adhere to the
Tenor Oh the preceding correspondence. And in
Inns sense ~ was evidently understood Nv Lord
husseii VINO IN ms answer OF the 30th OF August
1850, referred TO the suggestion OF an arbitration
contained ia Mr. Adams former letter of the 2sd OF
OctODer 1853 and white declining either TO make
PREPARATION and compensation Tor the captures
made by the Alabama, to refer the question To
any foreign states, 0rered reference to n commts.
sion OF oil claims arising during the late civil war
which the two Powers should agree to refer TO the
commissioners And again on the l4th October he
repeated "
There are, conceive many claims upon which the two