New-York tribune., 1872-04-23

-, - u,,cn NJ, Adams was referred by Earl

When they must known that tno NY ohicctS VI '"o
C,o,rn h1d the subject under consiherauon 49,
sg. T, oninIon OF the law officers OF tho Crown
now frst made public confirms INC ''c"Soi 'ho ono
s'.s ~ nocars thai the commissioners OF Customs
knew on Tuesday the 2s a Was not until Friday the
ist "f August, that the Collectors at noyhead anu @
Beaumars received Instructors penorcd that hs
had attended TO his instructions ana d lounu tt le
Alabama had left Point s aSs on ns%cons gwen on the
LAT of August had been gwen on thc ,, '"'
Alabama might have Gesa Yarnment introdnccd tho
dienatch Of Mr.. Adams regarding ms Correspondents @
with Capt Craven apparently W Was al
with his vessel the Tuscaror on me 1gI o Juyi tne
Nv m ,b anti. tha On the 3st be received telegram In
forming Lin that the Alabama was on Polnt ihhs; ui
on fine of August he set sail up ST. GEORGE ShihheI
toward tnat point Mr.. Adams objected TO the course ao
took ms bringing him within British Wa'e,s dnp So
revealed gaa sy e Mf feSt Capt
Craven knew thnt che naa 1ee & tep e. , and ~i S dis
thed This fact relieves the arbtrators from considering
any supposed responsibility OF the united S'a"S ''r III"
FiGh The British Consus report OF the " ysh , OF tn
Alabama to Martinique shows th inc ws pown m to Her
Maiesys Government ON the l7t OF Deeep, io1 por.
Saith In January 1863 the Aapan" n nrisoneTs The
course Of the Governor in allowing slch hospaGIs ~ Ise
be granted was approved ~ Ear hedn Given without re-
gard to advice OF the law officers oI the ofo"n 'P
Sercn Great stress is apparently laid on the reecp
tion and acts Alabama III brazilian Walels,
United States invite attention 10 the striking m &
letwecn the course of Her Macsys Government IN .c
acts complained OF before the tribunal ana e olsc W
inc Empcrors Government, as shown Ill ihe lhcioSuIc
No ON mage 2;6 Of the Appendix, as SHOWN III tnc
BRAZILIAN circular on page 2s4 hathR that to 10 Oo w h
eratc states had legal existence that they nave pee
re@ogizcd as bcgeIens only, with the necessary re-
strctions and that tho expectation OF warhe
from ports Of the Empire 10 Tue me %
under the Brazilian or foreign nag, was iorpuen pus
that similar trade to the ports OF tue United S,e 81 @ %
forbidden only to the Brazian hag-ls snoWn III 'o @
coal, and shown In INC cifcIuiy uIi"p i NJ
ton between hosptaiies kc @ Imoso Of aiding
vessel hostile cruise, and hospahtcs gwen " ehaoo
fys5T tisSh " Her Maesys Government that tic
rgina OF the Alabama was not enih.cu ioi 'd
Of The that IhG oTge Sesa poron Of the
knew quite well whittier they were gong, o.,o,
Afn The United States cOutcn nd thatl is
whether they Gid not make any effort 10 capture
the Aabama Tie fact Is, however tn1t tI1S ,I,uo %
bose Tne United states also respectfully refer the
Tribunal OF Arbitration to the CORE sponuence WIN & te
vessel, which is contained III tle documents suoeu
in this counter case.
TIE CASE OF GEORGIA.
VII Tie evidence offered by Great Britain regarding
the Georgia is in the main identical with that ohred by
the United In many respects the new documents
strengthen the case of the United States.
Ifrst Ii appears that Her Majestys Government was
officially info,led by its officials Of the suspicious
character of the Aabana Two ua{ III aatute VI nia
Adss iuformation and hat 1t took no teps III cose-
qucnce. ,.,.,.,., ~, ,dor,s roo I'm nossas
VohS'S-
sion of Information Icore the sailing Of the Georgia
which he should have communicated to Her Majestys
Government but it is conceded mat inc lhIornatioh
would not ma yc Justified conviction under the Foreign
Enlistment act. and that Mr.. Adams fad before thcn
been informed that Her Maestys Government could not
act less complete representations. n,,,
Third 1t appears that orders were given 10 Brltsh
vessel Of war proceed To Alderney, but IT does not
appear whether those orders were on were not ooeyee
FOrh The report made III lS7l Oi the arnlhg ol 'hc
Georgia differs from the cotcnpordheous account Vi "'
Fffth: When Her Majesty's Government made the
ture the Georgia appears to have been made on the part
OF the United states, II was mistaken ms coIrSeton
is however made under protest that the United States
were under no obligation towards Great Britain to re-
heye her from tue consequences OF her original wrong
THE CASE OF THE SHENANDOAH.
VIII AS with the other vessels so with the shenan
doah evidence in the two cases largely the same
and the evidence exclusively presented by Her Majetys
Government strengthens the views and theories OF the
United States.
First II appears in the opinion OF the law officers Of
the Crown, pages 1872, that the Sea King regarded
British vessel until after its arrival at the Azores
esteemed bc violations Of the Foreign Enlistment act
and that the question whether her deck not AT that
time place belonging or subject to- Her Majesty
thought To be q Tie acts when
erred to having taken place there within British urs-
dlcon OF the acts of which the United States
Second: The United States do not admit that the
persons who went out ia the Laurel are To be regarded
as ordinary passcnseI,. 1hcy were persons VINO, IN
violation OF the duties OF Great Britain neutral, were
Thd The Official report Of the Governor Ot what took
place at Melbourne confirmed the account given by the
United states in their case BY nciosure NO 49, on page
49, appcLux ana ny lDcIosure no. ~, on p,si ooo IL
appears that Immediately aer her arrival at Melbourne
she known as the sea King. BY paragraph 9, pages
300 1t appears that the commander was not pressed
10 90 10 sea until lie was quite ready 10 go By para
Governor was corscnting to the condonatIon Of
Otenses Of the Shenandoah against British neutrality.
ernmcnt was officially informed by It's own officers at
the conmander Intended to snip 40 men at melbourne.
although the stay Of the sbcnandoah at Melbourne
nOmnay for the repair OF the screw and lis geartngs
that Of the machinery was not touched until the
vessel had been days port. The United States
not admit that there was any vigilance exercised by The
Fourth: The United States for stated their
case, cannot agree with Her Maesty's Government in
OF the British regarding the crew OF the Shenan
doah and Temples aayit, nor can they accept as tue
cited by Her Maesty's Government page l67, that
ton he desisted instantly from further acts of
Fifh The United States, TO the Shenandoah. make
the same statncnt which they have already made in
reply to the statement OF Her Macsty's Government
touching attempts 10 intercept or capture the Georgia
THE CLAIMS FOR INDIRECT DAMAGES.
IXOn page 167 Of the Case Of her Majestys Govern
ment 1t is said II the tribunal should come to the
conclusion that Great Britain has incurred any liability
to the Unhed States TIE question will then arise, what
should be deemed the least and the extent Of
that liability. Her Britannia Majcstys Government
abstain present from entering into that question and
will such observations as may be fifty offered
proceednSs pr Here it is sufficient to remark
that claim the part Of "A belligcrent
TO be incmniel ut the expense OF
neutral for losses inflicted occasoned by any Of the
ordinary operations OF the plea that these opera
tiOns assisted facilitated by negligence the
part OF the neutral Government, is which involves
considerations and requires TO be weighed with the
utmost care; losses Of which such negligence she direct
proXlmac cause andt Is in respect of such only
compensation could Justly be awarded commonly
easy to separate from those spIinging from other
causes The United States concur with Her Maesty's
Government in the opinion that a claim part of
beligcrcnt 10 be Unidentified at the expense OF neutral
for losses inflicted OccasOned by any OF the ordinary
operations Of war. "ls which involves grave con
sideratOns and requires to he weighed with the utmO,
care" without the explanatory observations which Her
Majcstys Government reserves the right 20 make ia
later stage of the proceedings they cannot say how far