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operations, could not discover in these incidents anyl 

 negligence or any violation of neutrality on the part| 

 of the British Government. Sir Alexander chose not 

 to remember that the affair of the Oreto or Florida 

 was, from the be^innin^ to the end, according to the 



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confession of Lord John Kussell himself, a scandali 

 and a reproach to the laws of Great Britain, and stilll 

 more, we may add, a scandal and a reproach to cer 

 tain of the British Ministers, of whose honor Sir Alex 

 ander assumes to be the special champion. 



When Count Sclopis had concluded the reading of 

 his opinion, Sir Alexander Cockburn renewed his mo 

 tion for the hearing of Counsel ; but was again over 

 ruled by the Tribunal, which assigned for its next 

 Conference the consideration of the case of the Ala- 

 lama. 







SPECIAL ARGUMENTS ORDERED OX CERTAIN POINTS. 



The Tribunal met again on the 25th ; and the Bar 

 on d ltajubd then made a precise and formal propo 

 sition, calling on the Counsel of Great Britain for a 

 written or printed Statement or Argument in elucida 

 tion of three questions of law, namely : 



&quot; 1. The question of due diligence treated in a general man 

 ner. 



&quot; 2. The effect of commissions possessed by Confederate ves 

 sels of war which had entered into British ports. 



&quot; 3. The supplies of coal furnished to Confederate vessels in 

 British ports.&quot; 



And with liberty to the Counsel of the United States 

 to reply either orally or in writing as the case may be. 

 This proposition was adopted by the Tribunal. 



