Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-03-21

A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas Treaty, between the United States OF
America and Her Majesty the Queen or the United
Kingdom OF Great Britain and ireland concerning
inc settlement or all causes OF difference between
W. I'VE countries, m , Was SonGaaed ana sgoea i M
potentiartes Of the respective Governments on the
eighth day Of May last; which Treaty is word for
The United States of America and Her Britannia
Majesty being DESTROYS TO provide for an amicahle
two countries, have for that purpose appointed
helr respective PleniDotentiares, that Is to say:
the President Of the United States has appointed,
the part OF the United States as Commissioners ia
Joint High Commission ana PleniDotentiarles,
NAM maniiton fish, secretary OF state; Robert Gum.
Flen potentiary to Great Brtaia; Samuel Nels an
Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court OF the Uni
setts; ami George Henry Williams, o. oregon; and
Her Britannia Majesty. on her pat, has appointed
as her High Commissioners aud PlenipOtsntiaries,
the Rignt HONORABLE George Frederick SAMUEL
Earl de Grey and Earl of Ripon, Vlscount Code
nch, Baron Grantham, BarOnet, Peer of the
United Kingdom, Lord President Of Her Hajtsty's
Host Hon0urable Privy Council, Knight OF the MOsG
N0ole oTger @ 2. toe Uarer e5c stc; Shs agnt HON.
Of Her MalesIys Most Honourable Prlvy Council,
Member OF Parliament, Companion OF the Most
HonouTable Order OF the Bath etc, etc; Six 3D.
ward Thornton, Knight Commander Of the Most
honOurable order OF the Bath, Her Maje-tys Envoy
extraordinary and Minister Plenlpatentiary TO the
United states Of America; Sir John Alexander Mac
donald, Knight Commander OF the Most HOnoura-
ble order Of the Bath, member OF Her Msjestys
Prlvy Council for Canada and Minister OF Justice
and Attorney Gener Of Her Majssty's Dominion Of
canada and Mountague Bernard, Esquire, ,Chichele
Professor OF International Law, In the University OF
oxford
And the said Plenipotentiaries. after having ex-
in due and proper form, have agreed to and concu-
ded the following articles:
ARTICLE /.
Whereas differences have arseg between the Gov
ernment OF the United States and the Government
OF Her Britannia Majesty, and still exist, growing
out Of the acts committed by the several vessels
which have given rise TO the claims generally known
And whereas Her Britannia Majesty has author
lied her High Commissioners and PlenipOtent aries
10 express, In a Iieedy spirit, the gret felt by
Her Majesty's Government for the esrape, under
whatever cir cumstances, Of the Alabama and other
vessels from British ports, and for the depredatons
committed by those vessels;
Now,tn order TO remove and adjust al complaints
and claims on the part of the United States and TO
provide for the speedy settlement OF such claims,
which are not admitted by Her Britannia Majesty 3
Government, tine High Contracting Parties agree
that all the said claim growing out OF acts commit
ted by the aforesaid vessels and generaicaly known
as the Alabama claims shall be referred to Trt-
bnnal of Arbitration 10 be composed Of five Arbitra-
tors, to be appointed In the following manner, tnat
e Saa Sns % Se sSa Se Dsmea ~ 1ns by H
tannlc Majesty His Majss the King OF Italy shall
We ireq9ested 70 name Sne the President OF TN Ine
and HIS Majesty the Emperor Of Brazil shall be re-
q1eAted TO name one
serve OF any or either of tine said ATbitrators or In
the event OF either Of the said Arbtrators onttiHg
uecnnlnB OF CehhlnB 70 hcL as bucnt tne fTebl-
dent Of United states, or Her Britannia Majesty, or
HIS Majesty the King OF Italy, or the President OF
lhe Swiss Confederation or His Ms jesty the Emper-
or Of Brazi,as the case may be may forthwith name
another person TO act AIb rator In the place aud
stead OF the Arbitrator originally named by such
Head Of State
And In the event OF the refuaal or omission foT
TWO months after receipt Of the request from either
VI the High Contracting Parties OF His Majesty the
hng OF Italy, or the President of the Swiss Confed-
sIalon, or His Majesty the Emperor OF Brazil, 70
HAane an Arbitrator either to ill the original ap-