114 T.'E THEATY OF WASIIINGTOX. 



ilautly ill the appropriate place and time, that is, in 

 the successive Cases and Arguments of the two Gov- 

 eriimcnts. 



CAi^r: OF TIIK "FLOHIDA" DFrinKI). 



Tlic Arbitrators then met on the 17th, and pro- 

 ceeded to take up the case of the Florida. 



On motion of Sir Alexander Cockburn, it was or- 

 dered by the Tribunal that tlie provisional opinions or 

 statements to be read by the Arbitrators should be 

 printetl, and distributed to the Arbitrators and to the 

 Agents and Counsel of the two Governments. 



]\[r. St;\}mptli's opinion or statement had been read 

 already, and was in j>rint. 



After some incidental discussion amonir the Arbi- 

 trators, Sir A. Cockburn began the reading of his 

 opinion un the case of the Florida. 



The Tribunal met again on the 19th, and Sir Alex- 

 ander Cockburn proceeded to read -another portion of 

 his opinion in the case of the Florida. 



Then, after some debate, caused by irregularities of 

 speech or conduct on the part of Sir Alexandei-, jMr. 

 Adams proceeded to read the conunencement of his 

 opinion in the matter of the Florida. 



On the 22(1, tlie case of the Florida was concluded. 

 Sir Alexander Cockburn and ^Mr. Adams completed 

 the reading of their opinions, and the Baron d'ltajuba 

 and Comit Sclopis both read theirs. The result was 

 to convict Great Britain of culpable want of due 

 diligence in the matter of the Florida by the con- 

 current provisional opinions of four of the Arbitra- 



