12G TIIK TREATY OF WASHINGTON. 



ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DECISION. 



0:i Saturday, tlio 14tli of Septomljer, tbe Tribunal 

 asseniljlc'd at the liour of adjourniuont, — lialfpast 

 twelve o'clock. The Hall of Conference was crowded 

 at this hour with the Arbitrators and the gentlemen 

 attached to the Arbitration, the ladies of their respect- 

 ive families, the meml)ers of the Cantonal Govern- 

 ment, rejMvsentatives of the Press of Switzerland, tlie 

 United States, and Great liritain, and gentlemen and 

 ladies among the most estirrable of the private cit- 

 izens of Geneva. The day was beautiful ; the scene 

 imi)osing and impressive. But the British Arl)itrator, 

 Sir Alexander Cockburn, remained unaccountably ab- 

 sent, while curiosity grew into impatience, and impa- 

 tience into apprehension, until long after the pre- 

 scribed hour of meeting, when the British Arbitrator 

 finally made his appearance. 



The olVicial action of the Conference conuuenced 

 with the accustomed formalities. 



The President then presented the Act of Decision 

 of the Tribunal, and directed the Secretary to read it 

 in English, which Avas done: after which dujilicate 

 originals of the Act were signed by ^Ir. Adams, Count 

 Frederic Sclopis,i\Ir.Sta3mptli, and Viscount of Itajubu; 

 and a copy of the Decision, thus signed, was delivered 

 to each of the Agents of the two Governments re- 

 spectively. 



Another original was subscribed in like manner, to 

 be placed, together with the archives of the Tribunal, 

 among the archives of the Council of State of the Can- 

 ton of Geneva. 



