The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-17
the ALABAMA CLAIMS.
The cease" Of Great BritaIn-.A
synopsis Telegraphed from London,

synopsis Telegraphed from London,
LONDON, February 1O.-Thc case sub.
mltted 10 tile Geneva board Of arbitration
by the counsel for Great Britain in TeSsrI a
W tnS ALABAMA claims has been laid he.
iore Parliament and Is published. The
document Is divided into ten parts Part
nrst remarks that no deiiiite or comnlete
statement of the American claims has
ever been furnished. The Treaty Of Wash.
ing and the previous correspondence viii
supply, however, o general definition of
tne demands made by the United States
hule . Of article 0 Of the Treaty of Wash.
lngton Is quoted as follows:
A neutral government Is bound NOT IN
permit or suffer either belligerent TO make
use OF Its ports or waters as q base Of naval
operations against the other, or for the
purpose Of the removal or Augmentation
OF military supplies, or arms or recruit.
ment oil men. This rule Is Interpreted as
tne probable supply Of war waeing YES.
seis from neutral ports, but It Is not pro.
hibitory OF the sale Of arms or munitions
Of war in the ordinary course OF com.
merce. The claims submitted. are for
damages growing out of the acts OF vessels
respecting which the United States
allege that Great Britain failed in her In.
ternational duty. The tribunal must
determine the question of failure Of duty,
II It decides that there has been such
failure then It must award gross sum for
damages, or define the limit OF liability
for 3 guidance of assessors of said dam.
ages. The circumstances of the sailing OF
the steamers Alabama, Florida, Georgia
and Shenandoah were materially dissimi.
Lar, but Great Britain maintains that in
respect to none OF them has she failed of
her international obligation or rendered
herselt justly liable. Part second gives
history Of the civil war in the United
States, showing that the course of Eng.
land and the Maritime powers was one Of
vigilant and scrupulous neutrality.
Part three makes statement OF inter.
national rights, and the duties Of the laws
Of England bearing thereon, and Of the
faithful performance and execution there.
OF BY Great Britain during the war It
also gives detailed account Of the action
OF Minister Adams and Earl Russell 10
prevent the departure of rebel cruisers,
Part lour shows the limits of the DOW.
ers possessed by the British Government
to prevent such departures.
Parts 5, @. 7 and s, respectively,
present in detail the facts relative to the
steamers Florida, Alabama, Georgia and
Shenandoah.
Part 8 sets forth that the steamers
Georgia and Shenandoah were never
equipped for war in the British Domin-
ions. Her Majesty's government was
only informed respecting these vessels
after their departure, and that the
Alabama and Florida did not receive their
armament in British dominions. Thepe.
culiar circumstances of the Alabama's es-
cape are recited and England's endcavor 10
prevent her sailing, rs well as Americas
failure in the attempt to capture her, are
insisted on. d.. liza. I...s ..,.-....
Part 10 complains of the disadvantages
under which Great Britain labors in meet.
ing an unrepresented case. The document
concludes as follows: "While England
regrets the departure Of the rebel cruiser
from her ports, she cannot acknowledge
the justice Of the claims against her for
pecuniary damages for their acts. The
United States must solidly establish the
facts OF England's negligence. England
is ready TO accept the award OF the tribu.
nal of arbitration, whether favorable or
uniavorablc. She desires only that it
shall be just" 7'as ,4rl