278 Al'I'l'^NDIX. 



prcsciil)Ctl ill the first nml tlic third of tlio Uulcs established hy tho Sixth Arti- 

 cle of the Treaty of Wa>hiiij;ton. 



And \vlicrc;is, with rcsiioct to tlio vessel called tlio Florida, it results from 

 nil the tarts relative to the coiistriiction of the Orcto in the jiort of Liverjiool 

 and to its issue tiicrefroin, which facts failed to induce tho Authorities in (Jreat 

 Britain to resort to nieiisurcs a<lei|uate to ]ircvent the violation of tho neutrality 

 of that nation, notwithstanding the warniiij^s and repeated rc])rcscntations of tho 

 A>,'ents of the United States, that lier Majesty's Government has failed to use 

 duo ililij^encc to fidlill tho duties of neutrality ; 



And whereas it likewise results from all the facts relative to tho stay of tho 

 Ordo nt Nassau, to iier issue from that port, to her enlistment of men, to her 

 sujiplie', and to her nrniamcnt with tho co-operation of tho IJritish vessel Prince 

 Alj'rfd at Green Cay, that there was nejjligencc on the part of the British Colo- 

 nial Authorities ; 



And whereas, notwithstanding; the virdation of the nontrality of Great Britain 

 committed hy the Orcin, this same vessel, later known as the Confederate cruiser 

 Florida, was nevertheless on several occasions freely admitted into the ports of 

 British Colonies , 



And whereas tho judicial ncfjuittal of tho Orcto at Nassau can not relievo 

 Great Uiitain from tho responsii)ility incurred hy her under the i)rinciples of 

 International Law; nor can the fact of tho entry of tho Florida into tho Con- 

 federate jiort of Mohile, and of its stay there during' four months, extinguish tho 

 rcsponsil)iliiy jucviously to that tin<o incun-cd hy Great Britain : 

 For these reasons, 



The Trihunal, hy a majority of four voices to one, is of oi)inion, 



That Great Hritain has in this case failed, hy omission, to fulfill the duties 

 lirescril)cd in the first, in the second, and in the third of the Rules established 

 by ArtideVI.of tho Treaty of Washington. 



And whereas, with respect to the vessel called the Shnmniloafi, it results from 

 all the facts relative to the departure from I^ndon of tho merchant vessel tho 

 Ski Kin;/, and to the transformation of that ship into a Confederate cruiser 

 under the name of the S/itiifindoa/i, near tho island of Madeira, that tho Gov- 

 ernment of Her nritannie Majesty is not chargeable with any failure, down to 

 that date, in the use of due diligence to fuhill the duties of neutrality ; 



But whereas it results from all the facts cfinnccted with the stay of tho Sfirn- 

 andoah at Melliourne, and csjiecially with tho augmentation which tho British 

 G<nermnent itself admits to have been clandestinely ciVeetcd of her force by tho 

 enlistment of men within that port, that there was negligence on tho part of tho 

 Authorities at that place: 

 For these reasons, 



The Tribunal is unanimously of opinion, 



That Great Britain has not failed, by any act or omission, to fulfill any of 

 the duties prescribed by tho Bules of Article VI. in the Treaty of Washington, 

 or by the principles of International Law not inconsistent therewith, in respect 



