IQ2 Tilt: TKKATY OF WASHINGTON. 



iuf^" lier diiriiu'- the period of time anterior to her en- 

 try into the port of Melbourne : but — 



"That Croat ISritain lias failed, by omission, to fulfill the du- 

 ties ])rescribcd by the second and tliird of tlic liules aforesaid, 

 in the case of this same vessel, from and after her entry into 

 llohsoifs ]>ay, and is therefore rcsponnildc for all acts commit- 

 ted by that vessel after her departure from Melbourne, on the 

 18th day of February, 18G5." 



The Ti-ibunal farther decides as to tlic Tuscctloosa, 

 tender to the Ah(I>aina, and as to the Clarence, the 

 Tifcont/, and the .^^ I /v//c/', tenders to the Florida: 



"That such tenders or auxiliary vessels bein^^ properly rc- 

 <;arde<l as accessories, must necessarily follow the l;t of their 

 principals, and be submitted to the same decision -which ap- 

 plies to tiiera respectively." 



As to the other vessels accused, namely, the Jidri- 

 biffioft, Ocpvgia, Sumter, Nashville, Tallahassee, and 

 Chid'amavga, the Tribunal decided " that Great Brit- 

 ain has not failed, by any act or omission, to fidfdl 

 any of the duties prescribed by the three Ivules of 

 Article VI. in the Trerty of AVashington, or l)y the 

 principles of international law not inconsistent there- 

 with.^' 



Thus far the Tril)unal had dealt only with the con- 

 siderations of law and of fact applicable to the gener- 

 al question of the naked legal responsibility of Great 

 Britain. 



As preparatory to the ulterior question of the sum 

 to be awarded to the United States by way of indem- 

 nity, the Tribunal decides ; 1. "That prospective earn- 

 ings can not properly be made the subject of compen- 



