New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-17
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
TEXT OF THE BRITISH NOTE TO THE ARBI-
TRAITORS.

sIROUs OF PROCEEDING WITH THE REFER
ENCE TO CLAIMS FOR DIRECT LossEs-A
FORMAL DECLARATION UNDERSTANDINGS
IN PARLIAMENT.
| LONDON. Tuesday, April 16, 1872.
The following note accompanied the counter case
delivered to the Board Of Arbitration at Geneva,
yesterday, on behalf of Great Britain:
The undersigned Is instructed by Her Majesty's Gov
eminent say that while presenting their counter
under the special reservation hereinafter mentioned
they find incumbent upon them to inform the Arbi-
traitors that a misunderstanding has unfortunately
arisen between Great Britain and the United States
touching OF the claims referred TO
in the Treaty Of Washington. The misunderstanding
relates to claims for indirect losses under three heads
l. Loss in the transfer Of American shipping to the
British flag
q Loss from enhanced insurance.
| g. Loss from prolongatiOn the war.
The claims for indirect losses not admitted by
Her Majesys Government To be within the scope and
intention OF the Arbitration. Her Majestys Govern
ment have been and still in correspondence with
the Government Of the United States in relation there
to- As that correspondence has not been brought to
final issue, Her Macsy's Government desire that the
Arbitration shall proceed with reference TO claims for
direct loss They have thought it proper, meantime,
to present counter which is strictly confined to
direct claims in the hope that the unfortunate misun
Outstanding may be removed
| Her Majesty's Government hereby expressly and
formally notify the Arbitrators that this
presented without prejudice to the position assumed by
| Her Maiesty's Government in the correspondence
wheretO reference has been made and under express
reservation Of all Her Maesty's rights in of
difference continuing 10 exist between the parties
II necessary further communication will be made to
the Arbtrators. TEYTERDES.
| special dispatch from Geneva to The Daily Aeus
says: 1t is feared that the nature of the protest
against the jurisdiction of the aTbitratOrs at Geneva
over the American claims for indirect damages,
which accompanies the British counter case, may
prevent settlement of the dispute between England
and America arising under those claims"
Earl Granville laid before the House of Lords to-
night the counter and note presented at Geneva
yesterday by the agent the part of Great Britain.
He stated that, wien the accompanying note of pro-
test was delivered Mr.. Davis the agent the part
of the United States said his instructions did not
contemplate the probability of such a note; he
therefore reserved for the Government of the United
States the right vindcate the scope of the Treaty
| of Washington. In the House of Commons Mr..
| Gladstone made a similar statement, and said he
hoped soon to have sufficient number OF copies Of
the counter case and accompanying note for distri
button to all the members of Parliament
AMERICAN REPLY TO EARL GRANvILLEs LAST
NOTE-RECEIPT OF THE AMERICAN COUNTER
CASE.
IBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUyE
WASHINGTON Tuesday, April l6, 1872
II is understood that the reply Of Government
70 Earl Granvle's last note has been pre-
pared, and will go out in to-mOrrOw's steamer.
A copy Of the American supplementary Case,
or replication To the British Case, was
received by Mr.. Fish yesterday or to-day and was
laid before the Cabinet at it's meeting to-day, but 1T
was not read or discussed. 1t is a considerably
shorter document than the Case proper. and is
devoted, of course, not to restatement of the
points made in that document, but to considera-
ton of the position assumed on the British Case.
PROF. THEODORE D. WOOLSEY ON THE
AMERICAN CASE
HE OPPOSES THE CLAIMS FOR INDIRECT DAM
AGES-THE GOVERNMENT ASKED TO THROW
THEM OVERHEARD.
From Tn. Independent
The writer of this article feels himself moved
IN 40 the columns OF The independent once again IN adj
dressing public the true construction OF Tue Treaty
~ washington so much has been written on this mat
Ter that perhaps nothing he said; and yet per
haps reteraon OF what may have been sald Dy others
another form will not be Wholly qeyo no OF an Sourg
| into the meaning Of the Treaty itself But before
IN sns or Conviction that the i'm OF ndi
rect DANA ges received its full condemnation on TINS
solution There some persons, doubtless who think
thai the enhanced payment OF msrance ana tIe loss
cia marine the British fag especially the nrst may
Sno do not talk almost with dersOn OF The claim
WV ~no damages ON account Of the prolongaton OF
t6e the cost OF the war and the suppression OF
the Rebellion" We believe these matters have been dis
and mat the great majority OF thinking persons nc4d
ing all politicians except those II there De any susn VINO
desire to fish in troubled water would be glad 10 sec
these indirect claims thrown overheard as useless and
worthless freight on the ship OF stae sag on
preparations have been made ior such eonsui it
mite with thousands of others in entreatlng the
government that pride or consistency no cohVictoh
iusf OF
being carried out. The money Is nothing No one has
s his source The cry all sides is: Speedy settle
ment the establishment OF the principle OF arOtratl0n,
lasting prospects of peace ~ ,S rsa
speaking nations We nv W ~ '' '
inquire:
ryrst. What we are now authorized TO impute TO the
british Commissioners, their Interpretation OF the
treaty in regard TO consequential damages In the art
Gle OF February Is. published in The independent we
said that we found little yet TO guide us in regard to
| the impressions Of the British members Of the High
Commission But since then, from every quarter. evil
dence has been coming in that they conceived such
~ of theirs before they this country
we'll a. afterward They declared this positively
viaced Of IL with a rare nnanimty is not the opposi
ton to class OF claims which mas called torh their
press themselves long before our case" reached
England o,,n,o,
Of a number OF honorable men have been formed without
some reason for IT We're they al stupid ana unrehect
should become bankrupt by bidi Had they not the
statements their minds which were made 10 early IN
their sessions March and are printed In the pr0Oco
under date OF May There must have been some good
or plausible ground for their understanding and inter.
our had Just the opposite understanding
| that certainly would be strong point; although
even then unanimous conviction OF her agents would
Justify the Queen principles of morality from break
Ing of the arbitration The Commissioner o. course,