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The Alabama Treaty.
THE BRITISH CASE.

Board Of Arbitration by the Counsel {
Great Britain, in regard to the Alabam
claims, has been laid before Parliamer
and is published.
The document Is divided into ten part,
Part |. remarks that no definite o.
complete statement of the American
claims has ever been furnished. The
Treaty Of Washington and previous cor
responience will supply, however, a gen
eral definition of the demand made-b,
the United States. Rule . of Article o
the Treaty Of Washington is quoted al
follows:
~ neutral Government is bound mol
to permit Or suffer either belligerent to
make use Of its ports or waters as base
Of naval operations against the other, or
for the purpose Of the renewal or augmen-
tation of military supplies or arms or the
recruitment Of men,"
This rule is Interpreted as prohibiting
the supply of war-waging vessels from
neutral ports. but as not prohibitory of
the sale of arms or munitions of war in
the ordinary course of commerce.
The claims submitted are for damages
growing out of the acts Of vessels, respect.
ing which the United States allego that
Great Britain failed in her international
duty. If it decides that there has been
such failure, then it must award gross
sum for damages or define the limit of H.
ability for the guidance of the assessors
OF said damages. The circumstances of
the sailing Of the steamers Alabama, Flor
ida, Gergia, and Shenandoah were mate
rally dissimilar; but Great Britain main.
tains that in no respect to none of them
has she failed Of her international oblipa.
tons, or rendered herself justly liable.
Part IL. gives history of the civil
war in the United States, showing that
the course of England, and of the mara
time Powers, was one of vigilant and
Scrupulous neutrality.
Part Ill. makes statement of inter.
national rights and duties. of the laws of
England bearing thereon, and of the faith.
tul performance and execution thereof by
Treat Britain, during the war. 1t also
gives a detailed account of the a ,tion Of
Minister Adams and Earl Russell to pre-.
vent the departure of the rebel cruisers.
Part ~ shows the limits of the pow
ers possessed by the British government
to prevent such departures,
Parts v, VI, VII, and VIII, re.
Spectivey, present in detail the facts rel.
alive to the steamers Florida, Alabama, ,
Georgia and Shenandoah.
Part TX. sets forth that the steamers .
Georgia and Shenandoah were never .
in the British dominions.
Her Majesty's government was only in. J.,
formed respecting these vessels after their
departure. The Alabama and Florida
even did not receive their ornaments in !.
British dominions. The peculiar circum. !;
stances of the Alabama's escape are recit. y
3D. and Englands vigilant endeavors to Y
prevent her sailing, as well as Americas :,
allure In the attempt to capture her, are :,
insisted upon. .
Fart ~ complains Of disadvantages I'm. /
Ter which Great Britain labors in meet.
ng an unpresented case.
The document concludes as follows = :
While England regrets the departure of '
ebel cruisers from her ports she cannot
eknowledge the justice of the claims :
galnst her for pecuniary damages for :. =
cts, The United States must solidlv es. y
aollsh the fact of England's negligence y:
4ng'and is ready to accept the award of
he Tribunal of Arbitration, whether fay. '
rablo or unfavorable. She desires oply r. r.
hat it shall be just" -
In the House of Commons, on Friday !.
ist' Mr.. Disraeli inquired whether anv !.
esTor to Lord Granville's note concern.
g the Alabama claims had been received
Mr.. Gladstone replied that nothing of. -
sal had been received by her Maiesty's r
'vernment, but the United States Minis r.
r. Mr.. schenck, thought the reply =
ould reach London about the LIST of "'
arch co
Town REPORTS its