New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-17
WHOLE NUMBER 1887.

the Alabama claims had been .received.
Mr. Gladstone replied that nothing official
had been received, but Mr. Schenck
thought the reply of his government would
reach London about the first Of March
The House then went into committee on
supply, when William Fowler, member
from Cambridge, made speech denOunc-
ing the eOOlie traffic, and the part taken
therein by the citizens of Portugal, Spain,
and Cuba. He referred particularly to the
horrors which had been reported in Cuba
and Peru, and presented revolving details
of the treatment of coolies in the Spanish
Antilles.
Other members followed Mr.. Fowler in
condemnation of the traffic, which was pro-
nounced disgrace to civilization and
greater evil than the slave trade.
PARIS, February 16-Tbe police have in
formation leading them to believe that Co.
uoo rifles and thirty cannon with large
fafls. Active search is being made in all
parts of the city.
The right centre in the Assembly refuse
to coalesce with the moderate right, and is
preparing an independent programme of
policy.
LIvERrooL, February ls.-Arrived-
steamship Statesman from New Orleans.
Manila represent all quiet in Philippine
Islands, the revolt of the native troops
having, in measure, been completely sup-
pressed. The mutineers We're tried bv
courtmartial, and eleven sentenced TO death.
The leader Of the revolt had been executed.
PARIS, February l6-Minister Wash
Minister of Foreign Affairs had an audience
with NJ. Thiers to-day, and presented to his
excellency Messrs. Gushing, Evarts and
Waite, counsel of the United States be-
fore the Geneva tribunal. Bancroft Davis
was unable to be present on the occasion.
The Assembly debated with much feeling
the proposal to head all the tax papers with
the words "Occasioned by the war of 1870"
The left moved to add to these the words
declared by Napoleon" and the right
moved further addition, land continued
by the government of September" The
amendment of the left was adopted, and the
proposal passed the Assembly.
MADRID, February 16.-The official
Go-ette publishes the text of an armistica
between Spain and South American re-
publics agreed to at Washington.
HAVANA, February 1.-THE Spanish
orces, in an engagement with General
Vallineness and General A gramente's forces,
captured General Agramente and adjutant,
and DR.. Ionic.
LONDON, February i6-Mrs. John Wood
was entertained at a Breakfast this morn
ing by her literary and professional friends,
Charles Reade presided. Mrs. W WOod will
sail for New York on the steamer Calabria
on Saturday.
The case submitted to the Geneva board
of arbitration by the counsel of Great
Britain in regard to the Alabama claims
has been laid before Parliament. 1t is
divided into ten parts. Part one remarks
that no definite or complete statement of
American claims has ever been furnished.
The treaty of Washington and previous cor
respOndence will supply, however, the gen.
eral definition of demands made. Rule
twenty of article six of the treaty of Wash
ington is quoted as follows:
The neutral government is bound not to
permit or suffer either beligerent to make
use of its ports or waters as a base of naval
operations against the other, or for the
purpose OF the renewal or augmentation OF
military supplies or arms, or the recruit
ment of men. This rule is interpreted as
prohibiting the supply of war-waging yes
sells from neutral ports, but not as prOhib-
itOry of the sale of arms or ammunition in
the ordinary course of commerce. The
| out of the acts of vessels respecting which
| the United States allege that Great Britain
| failed in her international duty. The tri
| bunal must determine the question of fail
| ure of duty. If it decides that there has
| been such failure, then it must award a
| gross sum for damages, or define the limit
| of liabilities fof the guidance of the asses
sors of said damages"
| The circumstances attending the sailing
Of the steamers Alabama, Florida and
| Shenandoah were materially dissimilar, but
| Great Britain maintains that in respect to
| none of them has she failed of the inter
national duty or obligations, or rendered
| herself Justly liz BILE.
| Part second gives the history of the civil
| ny hn 1pit Stata aho hat ha
| course of England and maritime powers
was cne Of vigilance and scrupulOus neu-
| trality.
| Part three makes statement Of the in
| teruational rights and duties of the laws Of
England bearing thereon, and of the faith
full performance and execution thereof by
| Great Britain during the war. 1t also
Minister Adams and Earl Russell to prevent
| the departure Of the rebel cruisers.
| Part four shows the limits of the powers
| possessed by the British government 10
prevent such departures.
| Parts five, six, seven and eight, respeG-
lively, present in detail the facts relative to
steamers Florida, Alabama, Georgia and
| Shenandoah.
Part nine sets forth that the steamers
Georgia and Shenandoah were never
equipped for var in the British dominiOns.
Her maiesty's government was only in
| formed respecting these vessels after their
! departure
Of the Alabama aud Florida, even they
| did not receive their armament in the
| British dominions. The peculiar circum-
stances of the Alabama's escape are recited,
and England's vigilant endeavors to pre-
vent her sailing. as well as America 8
failure in an attempt to capture her, are
also insisted upon.
| Part ten cOmulains of the disad yanta oeS
under which Great Britain labors in meet
ing an unprecedented case. The document
concludes as follows: While England re-
grets the departure of rebel cruisers from
| her ports, she can not acknowledge the JUS
tice of the claims against her for pecuniary
damages for their acts.
The United States must solidly establish
the fact of England's negligence. England
is ready to accept the award of a tribunal,
whether favorable or unfavOrable. She de-
sires only to be just.
| Charles Etienne Cont, formerly private
secretary of Napoleon, died on the four
| teenth instant. His funeral to-day was at
tended by large number of the partisans
of the ex-EmperOr, as well as relations and
| personal friends of the deceased, among
| them Nj. Rouher. AS the funeral cortege
approached the cemetery of Pere la Chaise
the carriage of NJ. Rouher was surrounded
by an angry and excited thrOng, who
| stopped it, and made threatening demon
! strations, crying ~ baS les In,Derialistes,"
| The friends OF NJ. Rouher left their car
riages and came to his assistance. M. Rou-
her finally escaped from his assailants amid
cheers from the Imperialists and the pro
cession was not again interrupted.
ROME, February 16.-It is announced that
the Pope will denounce the concordat so far
as relates to Alsace and Lorraine.
CALCUTTA February I6-The funeral Of