Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-02-16

ing out Of the matter, and that, in a country
where popular feeling rules in public afairs, am
not sure that any legislation meet this question.
What with high rates OF insurance; what with these
captures, and what with the rapid transfer OF ton
mage 70 British capitalists, you have virtually made
aud helped the Confederates, by boinbarding nil
possible seaport towns Of America a few lives
might nave been lost which a. i is have not been
Jury N destroying property than you have done by
After recung the above from Mr. Cobden, the
case proceeds with the reservations already stated
by the United States, and the present amount, so
far as II has come to their knowledge Of enhanced
payments Of insurance, caused by acts Of insmgent
cruisers. All OF these cruisers came from Eng
land, and should the Tribunal find Great Britain
responsible for injuries caused by their acts IL
cannot be denied that the war risk was the result
Of their dispatch from British ports The amount
Of this injury so far as It Is known TO the United
States appeafs In Vol T. Il is impossible for the
United States TO determine 1t is, perhaps, impos-
sible for any one to estimate, with accuracy, the
vast injury these cruisers caused byprolongng the
the months Of April, May and june 1863 to Sc
cure arms and ammunition for immediate use in
Richmond, have already been noted. Letter fol-
lowed letter In rapid succession, urging Walker to
forward the desired articles without delay. The
energetic measures which Walker took to obtain
coal to enable him to comply with his instructions,
have been commented on. The insurrectton was
at that moment gathering iteefup for blow which
was Intended to be final and decisive. On the 29th
Of April, in that year, Grant having taken an army
past the fortihcations OF Vicksburg, began the at
tack upon Grand Gulf and from that day conduct
ed his operations with such vgor that by the 2lst
Of May, he had defeated the armies Of the insur-
gents in Ave pitched battles, and had com
menced the Investment of Vieksburg. In the At.
antc States the fortunes of the United States had
been less favorable. The army of the Potomac,
under Hooker, had met with a decided reverse at
Chancellorsvile, and was resting inactive, After
this failure the military authorities at Richmond,
having received the Supplies which Walker had for
warded, selected this moment for blow in Penn
sylvania which was intended at once to relieve
nn1 no
how utterly they failed After three days Of bloody
fighting, Lee retired from Gettysburg dscomftted,
opened the Mississippi The 4th day Of July, 1868,
saw the aggressive force on land OF the insurrec-
tion crushed. From that day their only hope lay
of permitted violations of British neutrality by in
suTgents, the United States should become involved
in war with Great Britain. The insurgents had at
that time good reason to look for that result The
Florida, the Alabama, and the Georgia had left
British ports for the purpose OF carrying on war
received with unusual honors and hospitality in all
colonial parts Of Great Britain. Only ten days be-
%SS 1GS @S n1S,sS battle at se ba the eTsE 1age
dria, had instructed the jury that no law
or duty of Great Britain had been vo-
lated by the construction and dispatch Of the Ala
bama About three months before that time Her
Majesys Government had decided that they would
not recommend Parliament to enact more effec-
was constructing rams in Liverpool under the ex-
listing Interpretation of the law, and the British
Government was refusing 10 interfere with tnem.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer five days before
the battle Of Gettysburg had declared in the House
of Commons speaking not individually, but in the
plural" We do not believe that the restoration Of
America by force is attanable.'' Under these cir
cumstances the insurgents made great exertions to
keep the Florida, the Alabama and the Georgia
afoat and to stimulate their officers and crews to
renewed destruction OF the commerce OF the United
States They counted, not without reason, upon
inaming popular passion in the United t states BY
should force the Government into q retaliation
upon Great Britain, the real author of thGiF woes
In pursuance Of this policy they withdrew their
military within the lines OF Richmc0d and poured
money into Bullock's hands t.. koep H1oat and
increase his Britishbuilt navy, and to send it into
marine of the United States Thus the Tribunal
will that after the battle of Gettysburg the of
fensiyeoperadons OF the insurgents were conducted
only at sc through cruisers, and, observing that
the war was prolonged for that purpose, will be
able TO determine whether Great Britain ought not
in equity to reimburse to the United States eX-
penses thereby entailed upon them. On all these
points evidence is presented which will enable the
Tribunal to ascertain and determine the amount of
the several losses and injuries complained of. To
the amount thus shown should be added interest
upon claims TO be paid when the award is made
payable by the terms OF treaty, namely: Twelve
months after date of award. The usual legal rate
Of interest in the city of New York, where most of
the claims Of individuals are held, Is Z per cent
per annum. In some Of the States it is greater;
in few Of them, less. The United States make
claim for interest at that rate. The computation
of interest should be made from an average day to
first day of July, 1863, as a most equitable day.
They earnestly hope that the Tribunal will exer-
else the power conferred upon it to award a sum
in gross to be paid by Great Britain to the United
States. The injuries of which the United States
complain were committed many years since. The
original wrongs to sufferers by acts of insurgent
cruisers have been increased by delay in making
reparauon 1t will be unjust TO impose further
delay and expense of presenting claims to the
Tribunal. II the evidence which the United States
have the honor to present for the consideration Of
these Arbitrators shall prove to be sufficient to en-,
able them to determine what sum in gross would
be Just compensation to the United States for
injuries and losses Of which they complain above,
II is in the highest interest of these two great pow
ers which appear at this bar, that of differ
ence which have been hereinbefore set forth
should be abby and forever set at rest. The United
States entertain a confident expectation that Her
Majesty's Government will concur with them in
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