The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-08-23

GENEVA, Aug. 9.-wm. M. Evarts goes to
Paris to-day, but will return before tho re-
assembling Of the arbitrators next Wednes-
day. Caleb Gushing and Mr.. Waite will visit
Chamouni during the adjournment Of the
court. II il supposed that the American rep
resentatives have completed their case The
English agents and counsel are employing
themselves during the recess In preparing
their reply thereto.
The arbitrators COUNSEL and other gentle
men connected with the Tribunal, dined to-
gether at the Hotel des Bergers to-day.
GENEVA, Aug. l0.-A Queens messenger,
bearing dispatches supposed to be Of little i'm
portance. left here to-day for London. There
is nothing new regarding the action Of the
Tribunal.
GENEVA, Aug. l2.-Mr. Cohen. an English
barrister. who prepared the case for the Grown
on tic subject of the American claims for loss
to the mercantile marine of the United States,
has been summoned here from London. This
gives rise to the conjecture that decision has
been rendered upon the general question Of
England's responsibility for the direct losses
claimed by America, and that Cohen is called
in to assist in arguing upon the amount Of
damages to be awarded. Y
In the debate in the Tribunal upon the
question of the use Of due diligence by Great
Britain, Mr.. Gushing strongly urged the point
that the same diligence upon the part OF the
British authorities which afterward served to
detain the Confederate rams would have been
equally efectual in preventing the escape Of
the cruisers, had it been exercised.
New YORK, Aug. IA special from Geneva
saws that the Tribunal of Arbitration has re-
quired argument on three points: First, due
diligence as principle Of law; secoad. what
was the value of tho commissions held by the
Confederate cruisers; and how far did the
coaling Of the cruisers in English ports make
England responsible for their acts 2 These
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Rounded Palmer and Messrs. Evarts, Cushing
and Waite. The fact that the Tribunal ana
lyzes the cases. as is seen in these points, is
strongly favorable in its indication.
GENEVA, Aug. 13.-The Board of Arbitration
has not yet settled in the main the ques-
ton whether the British Government used
due diligence to prevent the escape of the
rebel cruisers. The court is engaged in ex-
aiming, successfully, the cases of these
vessels, to ascertain how far the general
charge of neglect on the part Of Great Britain
may hold good with regard to each 1t il to
assist in this investigation that Cohen has
been summoned to Geneva, as his knowledge
of the circumstances of each case is supposed
to invest him with the authority of an expert.
New YORK, Aug. ia Geneva letter says
that the American claim for damages by the
privateer Alabama is for the sum of about
s7.OO0.OOO. The English papers in the case,
however, fixed the damages at $4,000, 900.
which, 1t is contended. il all that should be
paid, if indeed any guilt is to be laid to Eng.
land at ELL.
GENEVA, Aug 14.-The sitting of the Board
of Arbitration opened to-day at 1890, and at
p. m. the Court adjourned until noon to-
morrow. All the counsel were present
GENEVA, Aug. 15.-The Tribunal met and
renamed in session until $40 p. m, when it
adjourned to reassembe at noon tomorrow.
Sir Roundell Palmer, counsel for Great Brit
ain, was present at the session, though suffer
ing from indisposition