The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-01
THE ALABAMA ARBITRATION
The Exchange Of Counter Cases at Geneva,
Mr.. Bancroft Davis Reply to the Pro-
test Of the British Government Re-
garding the Indirect Claims.
From the London Telegraph, April 2O.)

IRON the LONDON JelepTupl, ApIh ~o.I
later Parliamentary paper puts the public NJ
possession Of all the material facts connected with
contains the whole OF the correspondence whc'i
attended the exchange OF the two counter casess
strnetions Of II Earl GranSle to Lord Tenterden9
They require him. In his capacity as Her MaJesty's
The agent nj of the United states copy OF the now
historical note. ON the 10Th April Lord Tenterdens
writing from Geneva, forwarded to M favrot the
] Of copies of the counter case, with additionat
documents, correspondence and evidence Tor trans.
| mission to the arbtrators and M Bancroft DAVIS
on the same date NJ. Fa.rot acknowledged tnelr re-.
ceipt and promised ITO lose no time In forwarding
/ the counter case ana accompanying three volumes
! OF appentlix 10 the respective addresses pre-
/ csely similar course was followed by MI. Bancroiu
/ Davis In presenting the American counter case,i
| with Traditional documents, correspondence and
evidence, in reply to the English case HIS note ID
Identical in form with Lord Tenterden's us enclo.
sures are described four sets of papers-First,
alabama claims documents supplementary:r
second, .Reviscd list OF claims, illed WITH the
committed by the several vessels which have given
rise to the claims generally known az the Alabamg
clalms;'' thrd "Cuban correspondence, 1s66-7l.f
fourth copies and drawings Of the Alabama, caps
tured at Richmond by the forces OF the United
States. simultaneously with this formal CORES
pondence. oil OF which fell within the British iDser-
probation o. the reference, there was separ.te
and special interchange of notes relative TO the:
Indirect claims. on the 18th April Lord TeDter1er
addressed NJ. Favrot as ollows:-'I transmit TO you,
herewith q separate note which, by direction oil Her.
Macstys government have addressed 10 each Of
the arbtratcrs appointed under the lst article ofthG
Treaty OF washington, ana WHICH nave 10 requesh
you 10 be go0d enough TO forward to them, together
with the counter case which have already dellv
cred To yonn Jnc enclosure In this Instance was
the note already laid before Parliament ana pub
lished Lord rcntcrlen sent copy OF II TO Mr..
Bancroft Davis and minated that it would be pre-
scented to each Of the arbitrators with the counter
ease Nj. Davis wrote on the same date To the ar;
bitrators, implying that Lord Tenterden had per-
formed diplomatic surprise. We annex the text
Of his letter, which reserves all the rights of tine
United States roNernment:-
BANCROFT DAVIS PROTEST.
GENEVA, Anrll II, IS7y 4
The Undersigned agent Of the United states has thd
honor 10 inform the aiirators appointed under me pro-
and Majesty the 9Th OF May, 1871, that he has
e cev Of ' mote 'of Sy adreca by his orsSp u
each u the arbraors in which y Is av,rred mat some
within The scope and Intention of this ref
crsnce, :, , -, a. -. -
nent not haNing contemplated the probability Of such
cour.c 81 The part Naicsy US government the
ment lis fuli right hereafter vndicate before tho
tribunal The authority which i understands The tribunal
Tho undersianeG ac j. O. BANCROFT DAVIS.
PROTOCOL or TIE FIRST MEETING.
Ths correspondence concludes with the protocol
Of The arst meeting OF the tribunal held on the 18th
OF December last As it explains how the arbtra-
ton is to be concluded, we reproduce II III lull-
Record proceedings OF the Tribunal of Arbitration
under the sions of the treaty between Her Britain
on the sh day Of May a. d. 1871 at the first conference
held at Geneva, in switzerland the 18th day OF De-
The conference was convened AT The Hotel de vile at
IN compliance with notices from Lord Tenerden,
Davis agent OF the United States in the form following
he uHdeTssnsd hayns been enRointsd agent Of Hsr
about he convened at Geneva under the provision OF
81 Teg rs p6 e honor Spo ss sast
Scops thai Il y roposed by the goyern , . g mef
sGnc d h hG, e h mees % ns o. e
sriitra,ora, on, On the lsth instant - TENfERDES