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GfneIa Arbitration.


The United States receive the gross sun
Of fifteen aud a half millions Of dollars foi
losses sustained By the acts ofihe Alabama
Florida and Shenandoah, the latter after
Melbane. BY the terms Of the treat,
the award is payable in gold at Washing.
ton within one year from the date Of the
: award.
GESkyA, Sept. 1.-The Court Of Ar.
biiration met at half past twelve this af.
! ternoOn, the delay in the arrival Of Sir
Alexander COckburn aud Lord Tenierden
prevented its assembling a twelve O'Clock.
The five arbitrator, the agents Of the
respective governments, several of the
council, twelve ladies aud ten journalists
were present. Count Selopis presided.
aud read the arguments Of the Arbitra.
tors, cOncurring in the decision of the iri.
bunal, aud announced that the sum awar
ded to the United States was SIS. 800
600 in gold Sir Alexander Cockburn
refused to sigu the decision of the tribunal. |
Count Selopis was applauded when he
concluded. After the adjournment orthe /
Court, twenty-five guns were fired in hon.
or Of the closing of its labors. The Eng-
lish representatives leave Geneva on Mon.
day, and the Americans on Tuesday.
GENEVA, Sept The decision Of the tri.
bunal awarding damages to the United
states begins with recital of the formal
language of the treaty of Washington, {
the name of the arbiirators and agents of
the assembly, at G eneva; the tribunal hav- u
ing fully taken into consideration the trea-
~, cases, counter cases, documents eyi. j,
dence and all communications made, have a
impartially aud carefully examined the Ii
same and have arrived az the decision Ct
in the present award. Sc
Whereas, Having regard f the 9th and v,
''h articles of the treaty, the arbitrator B
Ire bound by the tc rms of the 9Th article 81
n deciding the matters submitted to be fl
governed by three rules therein specified al
md by such principles of international al
aw not inconsistent Herewith, as the ar
'itrators shall determine applicable to the dc
asc; and pa
Whereas, The dae diligence referred to he
the first and third of the said rules de
hould be exercised by the netrual COVER. oh
rents in exact proportion to the risks to da
'hlch either belligenrt may he Exposed by ne
allure TO fulfil the obligtion of neutrality
their part; and where's, the crcumstan. tn,
es out of which the facts of the subject am
later OF the present controversy arose En-
ere OF nature to call for the exercises ly
the part other majestys government all at
oSsible soIicitudc for the observance of the
c rights and duties involved in the proc. for
nation issued May 18th, 1864; and mo-
Whereas, The effect of q violation Of not
utrallty committed by means of con. the
'uctlon and equipment and armament tres
vessels are not done away with by auy al /
mmission which the government of bel. ing
ercnt powers benefited BY the violation try
utralty may afterward grant thu YES MAJ
, and the ultimate step by which the nal
ence is committed as ground for abso- in h
Ion of the offender nor the consum. and
ton of his fraud become the means of sci
abllshing his innocence; and boul
Whereas, the laivilegc of extern tonal. late.
accorded to vessels Of war is admitted como
tho law of nations, not as an obsolpto BAN
nj but as founded on principle of cour- mou
and mutual defence; and therefore les n
never be appealed to for justification and
lets done IN violation Of neutrality As r
nal |
" hercas' the absence of previous of tn
Wedge canuot be regarded as failure to fu
he law OF nations, in a case in which far
essel carries its own condemnation and Nash
hereas, in order to impart to the sun. the t
$ OF coal character inconsistent with that
second rule prohibiting the use Of men. gil h
ports and waters as base of opera or by
5 the necessary supplies must be con. that
ed with the special circumstances Of Joy
3 person and place aud want
whereas In respect to the vessel called W
Alabama, it clearly results from all ular
facts relative to her construction in the Unit
OF Liverpool and her equipment and cruis
ament IN the vicinity Of Terceira tribu
ugh the agency OF other vessels dis from
he'd from Great Britain for that mr.. bunal
: that the British government failed two,
Sc due diligence in the Performance of any S
raj obligations, and Notwithstanding head.
0niclal representations of the agents WI
ie united States during the construc- not pr
of the said ship, omitted to take eff. sation
We measures Of prevention, and that ture i
orders of detention which the govern the tr
dlo hnally give were issued so late that {
the execution of them were not prac- head
lie; and -,