The New York herald., 1872-07-09

seek seek the expression OF thev opinion; anc
CARDS as precudlng the proprety OF further
insisting upon the claims covered by the decIara-
with view OF maintaining the due course OF arbi.
trati0n on the other claims, without adjournment,
the tribunal will not be further insisted upon by the
United States, and may be excluded from its con-
slderati0n by the tribunal In making tts award
Mr.. Davis acknowledged the receipt Of the above
instructions In the following brief telegram
GENEVA June "a, 1912.
To Secretary FISH, WASHINGTON:
have received your despatch with the response
or the United States to the declaration OF the
tribunal i am desired by 0nr counsel to express
their satisfaction, and wish to add my own, that
this action taken by the tribunal is acceptable to
the President.
Upon the receipt Of the despatch OF the 23d Mr..
Davis Informed Count Sclopis that lie was prepared
to acquant the arbltrators with the answer Of his
government to their declaration Accordingly the
. tribunal was convened on the 25th OF June, and
on the following day, Wednesday, June 20, Mr..
Davis, on the authority conferred, made the
statement as instructed, and communicated to
Secretary Fish what he had done IN the following
telegram
DAVIS TO FIsH-NO. vi.
GENEVA, June 90 1872.
To Secretary FISH, washington
Al the Conference convened this day by Count
individually and collectively, respecting the
CLAIMS presented by the United states for the
award OF the tribunal on the losses in the
!. transfer of American commercial marine to
tne British nag; 2, the enhanced payment of in
snrance, and, 3 the prolongation Of the war and
the addition OF large sum to the cost of the and
suppression of the rebellion is accept1 by the Pres
ident OF the United States rs detelmiatve Of their
!udgment upon tho important question OF law in
yolyed. The agent Of the United States Is author
te ized to say that, consequently, the above men;
upon % beIore the tribunal by tse nntea
States, and may be excluded from all
consideration co IN any award that may be made.
10 this Lord Tenterden replied. 81 will inform my
government OF the declaration made by the arbi-
traitors on the 10th instant, and OF the statement
request their Instructions" The tribunal then
adjourned to Thursday, at eleven O'Clock, to enable
MN 10 communicate by telegraph with his govern
Lord Tenterden, the agent of the British govern
ment, Immediately upon the statement being made
by the American agent, telcgraphed to London
what had been done by the American government
and the conference OF the arbtrators the follow
ing day announced that no obstacle remained for
the arbitration to proceed as originally intended.
Our agent telegraphed to Washington as fol-
lows:-
DAVIS TO FIsH-NO. VII
GENEVA, June 27, 1872.
To Secretary FISH, Washington =
AT the Conference today Lord Tenterden said
Her Majesty's government find In the communities
ton on the part of the ar9itrators recorded in the
protocol OF their proceedings of the 10th
Inst. nothing to which they cannot assent
i Sretatioa and i e4iect Of the the" Treaty q wash
ingtOn hitherto maintained by them, and being
informed of the statement made on the 25th inst.
by the agent OF the United States that the several
claims particularly mentioned in that statement
will not be further insisted upon before the tribunal
by the United States and may be excluded from
all consideration In any award that may be made,
and assuming that the arbitrators will, upon such
REIMBURSEMENT made pursuant to their suggestion,
think 1T now to declare that the several claims
from henceforth will be wholly. excluded
from their consideration, and will embody
such declaration in their protocol OF this
the undersigned, upon this being done, to request
leave to withdraw the application made by him to
the tribunal on the 10th for such an adjournment es
cofcuded ana ratified between the high contracting
parties and tQ ye9uest leave TO deliver the prnsd
Which has been prepared on the part OF Her
British Majesty's government, under the
fifth article Of the Treaty. with reference to
Of of which, by the tribunal no exception has been
taken ON the part of Her British Maiesty's govern
ment, upon the assent Of the British agent the
arbtratQrs ordered that their declaration should be
oridatiO In the protocol, and be considered as an
Ohicia decision on the question In dispute, after
which the tribunal adjourned to the 10th or July,
to allow the British agent time to prepare the argu-
! ment of Her Majesty's government In such IAN
| guages as the need of the arbitratOrs required.