7. Decision made official. British argument filed. Lord Westbury justifies it Supplies of coal; position of the United States Decision of the tribunal.. Views of Mr. Adams.... Views of Count Sclopis. Views of Mr. Staempfli Views of Viscount d'Itajuba... Municipal laws of England cannot be set up in justification The tribunal pass upon the Sumter, Nashville, &c., notwithstanding Brit- Sir A. Cockburn's dissenting opinion.. 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 charges.... The justice of the line of argument in the American case admitted. 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 The results of the tribunal a vindication of the policy of arbitration. 14 2. Adjournment to June 15... II. Protocols of the conferences of the arbitrators 3. Delivery of American argument; British motion for adjournment. 5. Arbitrators declare indirect claims not a subject for computation of dam- 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.. 23. The Shenandoah; new tables presented by the agents.. 24. The Shenandoah; argument ordered on the effect of the entry of the 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 48 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- 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 Causes of complaint brought forward by the United States.. Question whether the Florida should have been seized on again coming 40- Stay of belligerent ships in neutral ports; supplies of coal there |