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The Treaty.
Meeting OF the GENEVA Arbitrator,


GENEVA, June 15.-The tribunal for the ar
bitration of the Alabama claims met at noon to-
day at the hotel DE Vile, all the members being
present. Summaries OF the proofs and arglI-
ments in support OF the cases of England and
the United States were transmitted TO the arhi-
traitors by their respective agents. The court
OF arbitration soon after adjourned to Monday
next at two O'Clock. Further than above stated
the proceedings Of the tribunal are kept abso-
lutely secret.
The American consul aud agent were closeted
yesterday with Mr.. Charles Francis Adams, at
bis house, discussing their course. 1t is re-
ported in some quarters aud cOntradicted in
others that Count SclopiS, the president of the
tribunal, will propose an adjournment OF the
board. Geneva is gaiy decorated with flags.
1t is also rumored that the Americans oppose
a long adjournment, and demand an immediate
decision.
LONDON, June Is Special dispatches from
Geneva to London journals say the sitting OF
the board yesterday lasted only one hour. Lord
Tenterden presented the formal demand of Great
Britain for adjournment until the question OF
indirect claims was settled with the United
States. The American agent replied that he
had received no instructions from his govern
ment. The board will discuss probably on
Monday, the proposal for adjournment. Some
report that the Americans will concede the
point, and that England will make no further
concessions. The American commissioner,
agent, and counsel, have engaged apartments in
Geneva for the season. The representatives OF
England dined together yesterday, and will
make an excursion on the lake to-day.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-LetterS from Earl
Granville to Sir Edward Thornton, dated in
May, claim that he is able to show, upon testi-
mOny of Reyerdy johnson conobOrated by ex-
tracts cited by Secretary Fish, that for the first
seven years of the discussion, up to 1869, none
but direct claims were known as Alabama
claims. and that the indirect losses Nyprp men.
toned by the American high commissioners not
as claims but as grievances, and were mentioned
only to be withdrawn from the discussion.
The English mail brings copies of the ap-
pendiX to the case presented on the part of the
British government, giving reports of com
mittees appointed by the board of trade and
admiralty, to examine the lists of claims con-
tanned in volume seven of the appendix to the
case of the United States. The principles on
which their reports are founded are contained in
Or are deducible from the following assumptions
or propositions:
First, that on the one hand there exists no
ground for awarding vindctve damages.
Second, that on the other hand when once
theilablllty to compensation for given loss is
established such compensation is to be estimated
in accordance with the well recognized principle
of reStttutio IN tntegrdal, subject, however, TO
these considerations as to damages not being of
too remote, contingent or speculative character
which, being common to the Jurisprudence OF
all civilized nations, are adopted by interna-
tional law, and therefore seem to these commit
tees properly app licable to the present position
NEW YORK, June 16.-A Geneva special says
the English argument was not presented. The
English agent said he could not go on without
further conference with London. A messenger
accordingly left for London Saturday afternoon
and will reach there Sunday night. An answer
is expected by telegraph from Granville Monday
morning.