New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-05

of those fearless Frenchmen who first mad
its existence known to the civilized worlC
Work on the American and British Nike
Commission.
! From the New York Tribune.'
| WASHINGTON, September 30.-The Amer
can and British Mixed Commission close
their labors at Newport Ito which poin
they removed their sessions during the sum
mer months) just one day before the te;ni
nation Of the two years of their existence
as provided for in article fourteen of tn
treaty Of Washington. During this tim
their labors have been very great and unre
| uniting. and but for the excellent system
which was established by the secretary. Mr.
Cox, and by the executive officers of the
commission, notably by Mr.. Henry Howard
her majesty's agent, and Mr.. James Small
wood, the work could not have been dis
! patched in the time allotted. The whole
| number of claims submitted to the commits
sloners was 49,. claimants making recama.
| ton III the aggregate of the enormous sum
of S95000,uO0. o! these only Is. were
| allowed, the gross sum of which awards
| reaches 81 .919.235. In almost every case
/ submitted. special counsel or attorneys
were retained by the claimants, their work
being outside the doors of the commission.
which greatly aided Judge Hale and Mr..
carlisle. respective general counsel OF the
United States and Great Britain.
Ii appears by an examination &c the
claims which were favorably considered
tina: awards were only made against the
United States IN cases where property was
taken. used or appropriated by the author.
tiles of the United States" and in cases OF
illega! Imprisonment of British subjects
during the late war. Thus al! injuries
growing out of mere pillage or plunder By
irregular squads Of soldiers or sailors were
excluded, as we'll as all cases where dam.
ages were claimed on account of the de.
struction of cotton tby reason of its being
considered the sinews of war Of the South.
ern state.I by burning or otherwise az the
hands OF the United States. The great
bulk of the cases disallowed by the COM
missioners may be eomprehended in these
classes. A large majority OF the claimants,
though British subjects, were Twin. and
carrying on business in this country under
the protection Of treaty stipuIations. 1t
will be recolected that article twelve Of the
treaty organizing this commission provided
tor the adjustment of all claims arising out
OF acts committed against the person or !
property. and during the period between |
the thirteenth of April. 1861. and the
ninth OF April, 1865, inclusive. These |
dates were intended 20 cover the war, bu, !
It will be perceived that the latter date de. !
q pCliou pliCT " the CONCLUSION OF !
Tue late war. and as there are some very |
large claims of British subjects gro wing out !
OF acts committed by the United States sub.
sequent to the ninth of April, 1863. bu.
before the close of the war. they are thrown
out by the board and wholly lost to the
claimants unless they shall be provided for
IN some subsequent agreement or treaty
between the United States and Great Brit.
aln. But all other claims OF British sub.
al mo rir .,iti1 +l |
;ialms exceptedb which arose between the
1ats> mentioned By the treaty are forever
barred. The books, files, documents. and |
properties belonging TO the commission ar. |
wed from Newport today. Mr.. Thomas
OK, the secretary. and the other executive
ffcerS Will DE here tomorrow. The follow
ng Is q list of the awards of $4,000 and
pward male by the commissioners.
Anthony Barclay. formerly English con |
al. property in Georgia. damage to real
state. SiSS.:,
John &. Raining, resi,eh. in New York.
legal Imprisonment in the Cn!teu States. !
80 800
William I. Seaman. Tennessee. cotton
.ken. Sic To.
Frank Il. Reading. Washington, i:ieca, .
IMPRISONMENT by the United States, S,5 500 ,
Augustln L. Maconaid, Kentucky, cotton
ken on ouacA.ta and Arkansas rivers.
20 ,2io.
John !. Shaw. Michigan. iile.a. :.ar:.son-
enr b; Cnited States. S3.!aI.
Crow & Wyiie. Florida. tnbe. taken Dy |
nitet States. s2l.3i7.
James Cumming, Louisiana. cotton talqA =
United States. Si9.Si.
john =. Harris. Mississippi. sugar taken n
: United States. Sij,S9i. !!
Heirs Of John Purvis. Missis.io,:, me:- e
andlsc taken by United States, s.. .1.::.. =
Administrators of James Syme, Louisiana.
ugs. etc. taken by Genera: Butler ioy
nited States, $4,000
" ll!am Il. Booth. LOUISIANA stock. pro. I :.
Ice etc. taken by United States. :I!.Goo. . -
Benjamin Nhtwort,. Georgia, ship | =
yer. warne. et Southern coas. by block. y.
ers, 3D. 553 81
David Jacobs. South Carolina. m.rc!as. ~
.e taken ny United States. :.0.ott. -
L1Wln Gerard, England, assignee. sii, .,
William Peel and cargo captured by -
lited States, S.;..o.a i"
benjamin Thornton. Virginia. timber are. =.
od taken by the United States. S3s,y,7. :" -.
John Haskins, Louisiana. use and dana &c ''
cotton presses by til. United States.
,3,60o.
Andrew l.. Eyrne an! others. ship Mon.
uti. warned oil Southern coast BY block b.
'rs, :io.sl3. re
William II Ross. England. rent. .ppro- {,
ation anu damage to property Dy Cu.t.d .4
ties, S9',.iS. te-
William Bailey an! others. New York. at
en'ion .: the steamer Labaun ty United Le
ties. So. ,Si... Dr.
'homa- Angel. Texas. bark Science. mi
en- by United States. $i5,Gs;. OF
:. Macleod. Virginia. bark Hiswa:ha. -.
tured by United States, S2j.j0c. u
lenrv James Barker. England, steamship oti
ea-sian. captured OFT the coast ~ Cuba. cpi
demned by the United States. :7!,:2s. .hi
Ver'n1, Gurnev Il Co. England. freight cue
C!rcassian. S2G.5in g"'
Gorge +. Gsuty. New York. iiia.al i'm. CIT
onment by the Uaited States Amount 1
given) my
lsUrance companies and underwater. a. 81
vds, Tor cargo vi steamship Ci,ca.sian.
}.!2!'G. Tee
cu.ion. coincidence in ~. award Of Lo'
lage. AZ .li. time and tho ,l.ath .f IA, | ent
4! Nins!ow day or two ago /. related ~
:. to the effect that an English subject. -,
private secretary 70 a member o: Con ~.
=. was IL this city az the time the Ala
+: cane out o: English waters to fight ,,
kear-age. This gentleman was quit. fo-
ons'rafive on the street. and offered 70 >
$1,000 that the Alabama woUlt! sink the q
r.age. For this and other violent Ian II
,e he was arrested and imprisoned hy Pc.
United States government. He brought Am
lain before 10. Joint C0mII.s.Iau, aud him
wee: over $4,000 indemnity. Ex.
of
3" GoiJen .igs says: There arr ~. ~,
'o9!:a: works which have puzzled "A. .n. :
:, H., .o,ar.,a; o. ~ ",' 'i' prel
~ ~ go ~ ~ nv - aHie' the
By Rev. Charles Taylor, D. D. One
hes. writer's is q Methodist and the r
. Baptist clergyman. II Dr. Bake. snn,
eits the world. and if DR. Taylor per Am,
: baptism IL = nutshell we shal. con den
that the age O.. miracles is revived" snor