ALABAMA CLAIMS. 



Iar2;c suin to tlio cost of tlio war mul tl>c Piipprcsslon of tlic 

 ]{t'bclliot), as adjudicated and disposed of; aiid tliat, coiisc(|iu'nt- 

 ]y, tliey ^vill not be fiirllier insisted upon before the Triljunal 

 by llie United StatcH, but arc licjiceforth excluded from its con- 

 sideration by the Tribunal in making its award." 



Tills conclusion ■was announced to tlic Ti'll>unal liy 

 ihv. Af'cnt of the United SStatea on the 2.jtli ot' June 

 in tlic followino: words : 



"Tiie declaration made l)y the Tribunal, individually and 

 collectively, respecting the claims presented by the I'nileil 

 ►States for the award of the Tribunal for, lirst, the h)s>es in the 

 transfer of the American commercial marine to the British thi:^'; 

 second, the enhanced [)ayment of insurance ; and, third, ih^' pro- 

 loni,'ation of the war, and the addition of u lari^c sum to tlie 

 cost of the war and the suppression of the Kebellion, is accepted 

 by the President of the United States as dtli'iininative of their 

 judj^ment upon the important question of public law involved." 



On tlic iJTtli, tlie ]>rilish Ai^ent njinounccd the ac- 

 (luicscence ol' liis Ciovei'nnient in tliis arraiiLrcincnt, 

 witlidrew his motion of adjournment, and Tiled the 

 British Ar^Munent. 



And in this manner the controversy, which for so 

 many months had engrossed the attention of the two 

 Governments, was finally disposed of as the Govern- 

 ment of the United States had constantly contended 

 it should be [unless otherwise settled by treaty], — 

 that is, l)y the declai'ation of the judgment or opinion 

 of the Arbitrators, in such form as to constitute, in 

 elVect, A rule of law, morally binding on Great Britain 

 and the United States. 



The President of the Tribunal, Count Sclo])is, then 

 proceeded to pronounce an ap}n'0])riato and well- 

 written discourse, expressing satisfaction at tlic re- 



