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I. Report of J. C. Bancroft Davis--Continued.

Effect of a commission; position of the United States.

British position

American rejoinder...

Views of Viscount d'Itajuba..

Decision of the tribunal.

Supplies of coal; position of the United States

Municipal laws of England cannot be set up in justification

Sir A. Cockburn's dissenting opinion.

The tribunal pass upon the Sumter, Nashville, &c., notwithstanding Brit-

ish objections....

He is the representative of Great Britain..

His charges against the American counsel

They need no vindication....

No opportunity offered to consider or object to the charges.

He charges the case with abuse and hostility.

The reasons for those chargés....

The justice of the line of argument in the American case admitted.

Lord Russell justifies it

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The results of the tribunal a vindication of the policy of arbitration.

II. Protocols of the conferences of the arbitrators

1. Organization, and delivery of cases..

2. Adjournment to June 15...

3. Delivery of American argument; British motion for adjournment.

4. Adjournment....

5. Arbitrators declare indirect claims not a subject for computation of dam-

6. The United States acquiesce in the decision.

7. Decision made official. British argument filed. Sir R. Palmer moves

for re-argument; motion denied..

8. Sir A. Cockburn moves for re-argument; motion denied.

9. Order of proceedings.

10. Same subject. Mr. Staempfli's paper; Sir A. Cockburn's renewed motion

11. The Florida...

12. The Florida...

13. Sir A. Cockburn's motion for argument denied: the Alabama.

14. Argument ordered as to due diligence, effect of commissions and sup-

plies of coal: the Alabama

15. British arguments submitted: Sumter, Nashville, and Chickamauga.

16. Tallahassee and Retribution....

17. Oral argument of Mr. Evarts..

18. Arguments of Mr. Evarts and General Cushing

19. Retribution: argument of Mr. Waite

20. Sallie, Jeff. Davis, Music, Boston, and V. H. Joy

21. Effect of commission; new evidence submitted by Great Britain..

22. The Georgia.

23. The Shenandoah; new tables presented by the agents..

24. The Shenandoah; argument ordered on the effect of the entry of the

Florida into Mobile...

25. Lord Tenterden's statement about tables presented by Mr. Davis; argu-

ments as to Florida; decisions as to Sumter, Nashville, Retribution,

Georgia, Tallahassee, Chickamauga, and Shenandoah..

26. Lord Tenterden presents new tables; decisions as to Florida, Tuscaloosa,

Clarence, Tacony, and Archer; Mr. Davis replies to Lord Tenterden's

remarks on the American tables....

27. Claims for expenses for pursuit of cruisers, for prospective profits, and

for gross freights rejected....

29. Mr. Staempfli's statement, and Sir A. Cockburn's memorandum regard-

31. Form of decision adopted; Viscount d'Itajuba respecting supplies of coal.. 47

32. Signature of award and dissolution of tribunal..

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Responsibility for acts of Florida

Responsibility for the acts of the Shenandoah after leaving Melbourne

Responsibility for the acts of the Tuscaloosa, Clarence, Tacony, and

No responsibility for the Retribution, Georgia, Sumter, Nashville, Talla-

hassee, or Chickamauga

The Sallie, Jeff. Davis, Music, Boston, and V. H. Joy not taken into con-

Claims for cost of pursuit not allowed

Same as to prospective earnings

Only net freights allowed

Fifteen and a half millions awarded for compensation

IV. Opinions of the arbitrators

Opinious of Count Sclopis

Due diligence..

British unfriendliness

Vessels which have received commissions.

Supplies of coal..

The Georgia, Sumter, Nashville, Retribution, Tallahassee, and Chicka-

Opinions on the questions of law as to which the tribunal of arbitration

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Causes of complaint brought forward by the United States.

Difference between a state and its subjects in regard to trade.

No obligation on neutral governments to prevent trade in contraband of

war, or with blockaded ports..

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Purchase of contraband of war by the Government of the United States.

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Opinion of Mr. Adams

Question as to prohibition of sale of articles contraband of war.

Ship of war sent out for immediate service

Armament and crew sent out in different ships..

Duty of neutral government.

American argument as to effect of foreign-enlistment act..

British and American acts..

As to effect of act of 1870.

Right conferred on belligerent by municipal law.

Effect of proclamation........

Equipment of vessels under rules of treaty.

Construction of rules of treaty..

Due diligence, what?

Opinions of jurists

Same principle applied to government.

Heads of diligence

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Foreign-enlistment act..

Preventive law.

Comparison with American acts.

Preventive powers of British and American acts

British act of 1870....

Negotiations for amendment of the foreign-enlistment act during the civil

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Law as to privateers..

Comparison between Great Britain and United States as to observance of

Legislation of 1794.

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The Ajax, the Hercules, the Virginia, the Louisa Ann Fanny.

Anglo-Chinese fleet...

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