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Great 15rilain, instead of being j)rocee<leil against, as it ouglit to 

 liavc been, in any and every port •within Britisii jurisdiction 

 in Avhich it miglit have been Ibimd ;" 4. And because " tlie. 

 Government oi'lier IJritannic ^lajesty can not justify itself fur 

 a failure in due diligence on the i)lea of the insutHcicncy of tliC 

 legal means of action which it possessed." 



As to tlie Florida^ originally called Oreto^ the Tri- 

 Ijunal decides that the British Government failed to 

 use due diligence to fulfill its duties: 



1. because " it results from all the facts relative to the con- 

 struction of the Orcto in the i)ort of Liverpool, and to its issuo 

 therefrom, Mliich facts failed to induce the Authorities in Great 

 Britain to resort to measures adequate to ])revent the violation 

 of the neutrality of that nation, notwithstanding the warnings 

 and repeatetl representations of the Agents of the United 

 States;" 2. l>ccausc"it likewise results irom all the facts rela- 

 tive to the stay of the Orcto at Nassau, to her issue from that 

 port, to her enlistment of men, to her supplies, and to her arma- 

 ment Avith the co-operation of the r>riiish vessel Prince Alfred 

 •xi Green Cay, that there was negligence on the ])art of the 

 British Colonial Authorities ;" 3. Because, " notwithstanding 

 tlic violation of the neutrality of Great Britain committed by 

 the Orcto, this same vessel, later known as tlic Confederate 

 cruiser l-'lorida, was nevertheless on several occasions freely 

 admitted into the ports of British Colonies ;" and, 4. Because 

 "the judicial acquittal of the Orcto at Nassau can not relieve 

 Great Britain from the responsibility incurred by her under tlic 

 l)rinciples of international law; nor can the fact of the entry 

 of the J'^loridd into the Confederate port of ^lobile, and of its 

 stay there during four months, extinguish tlie responsibility 

 previous to that time incurred by Great Britain." 



As to the Shenandoah, originally called the Sea 

 King^ the Tribunal decides that the British Govern- 

 ment is not chargeable with any failure in the use of 

 due diligence to fulfill the duties of neutrality respect- 



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