2S0 APPENDIX. 



The 'riiliiiiinl is thcicforc of opinion, liy n nmjority of flircc to two voices, 



'I'lmt tlicie is no jjionnil for uwarUiiig to tlio United Sxates nny sum by way 

 of iniliMniiity under this head. 



Ami wlierens ]pros|'ccti\o earnings can not iimiorly lio made tlio sulijcct of 

 conipen.-atiijn, inasnnich as tiiey dejicnd in their nature upon future mid uncer- 

 tain contingencies, 



Tlie Tiiliiinal is unanimously of opinion, 



']lii\i there is no ground for awarding to the United States nny sum hy way 

 of indemnity under thi> liead. 



And wliereas, in order to arrive nt an crpiitalile competiKation for tlio dam- 

 ages «liicli Inive iK-en hustained, it is necessary to net aside all double claims for 

 the same losses, and uU claims for "gross freights" bo far as they exceed "net 

 freights;" 



And wliereas it is just and rea.oiuilile to allow interest at a reasonable rate; 



And whereas, in accordance with the spirit and the letter of the Treaty of 

 Washington, it is laeferablc to adopt the form of adjudication of a sum in gross, 

 rather than to rclor the subject of coinjicnsatiiin fur further discussion and de- 

 liberation to a Hoard of Assessors, as provided by Article X. of the said 'I'reaty : 



The Tribunal, nniking use of the authority conferred upon it by Article VII. 

 of the said 'I'lcaty, by u maji.inty of four voices to one, awards to the United 

 States the sum of tit'leen milli'iiis live hundred thousand Dollars in gold as the 

 indemnity to be jiaid by Great Britain to the United States for the satisfaction 

 of all the claims referred to the consideration of the Tribunal, conlbimably to 

 the i)rovisions contained in Article VII. of (he aforesaid Treaty. 



And, in accordance with the terms of Article XI. of the paid Treaty, the Tri- 

 bunal declares that all the claims referred to in the Treaty ns submitted to the 

 Tribimal are hereby fully, pertVctly, and (inally settled. 



Furthermore, it declares that each and every one of the said claims, whether 

 tlic sanu- may or nniy not have been presented to the notice of, made, jjreferred, 

 or laid bet'iire ihe Tribunal, shall hencclorlh bo considered and treated as finally 

 settled, i)arred, and inadmissible. 



In Testimony whereof this present Decision and Award has been made in 

 duplicate, and signed by the Arbitrators who have given their assent thereto, 

 the whole being in exact confonnity with the provisions of Article VII. of tho 

 said Treaty (>( Washington. 



Made and concluded nt the Hotel do Ville of dcnevn, in Switzerland, tlio 

 1 1^1 day of the month of September, in tho year of our lyord one thousand eight 

 hundred and seventy-two. 



(Signed) C. r. Ai)AM«. 



(Signed) Fhkdi-kic ScLoris. 



(Signed) ST-i-;MrKi,i. 



(Signed) Vicomto d'lxAJUui. 



