ALABAMA CLAIMS. • n; 



o])L'i'utlunM, — could iiol (lisL'ovci* in tlioso iiicidi'iils any 

 m'gllgeiioc or any violation of neutrality on tliu pait 

 of (ho Ih'iti.sh (ittvcrniiKMit. Sit' Aloxaiuk'i' cIkimi iidt 

 to I'L'nienilK'i' that tlio allair of tlio Onto or Florlidt 

 way, Ironi the licginniiig to the cmuI, according to tin- 

 confession of Lord John llusscll liiniself, a ycandal 

 and a reproach to the lawa of Great Britain, and still 

 more, wo may add, a scandal and a reproach to cer- 

 tain of the British ^linisters, of whose honor fSlr Alex- 

 ander assumes to he the s])ecial champion. 



Wlien Count Sclopis had concluded the reading of 

 his opinion, Sir Alexander Cockbui'n renewed his mo- 

 tion for the heariiif' of Counsel; but was airain over- 

 ]'uled by the Tribunal, "vvhich assigned tor its next 

 Conference the consideration of the case of the Ala- 

 d(Un((. 



SIMU'IAL AUCiUMKNT.S OUDKIiKl) ON (TJlTAIN I'OINTS. 



Th(? Tribunal met again on the 2oth ; and the Bar- 

 on dTtajubii then made a i)reeise and formal propo- 

 sition, calling on the Counsel of (treat Jh'itain for a 

 written or })rintetl Statement or Argument in elucida- 

 tion of three questions of law, namely : 



"1. The question of due diligence treated in a general man- 

 ner. 



"2. The cfTect ofconiniissions possessed by Confederate ves- 

 sels of war MJiieli had entered into Hritish ]»ort.s. 



•'0. The HUjiplieH of coal furniHhetl to Confederate vessels in 

 IJritish ports." 



And with liberty to the Counsel of the United States 



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



This proposition was adopted by the Tribunal. 



