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instructed its Agent, to assent to a inotion for ad- 

 journment on the 23art of Great Britain, provided the 

 British Argument were filed in good faith, without 

 oftensive notice, or other objectionable accompani- 

 ment. « 



Thus it became necessary for the British Govern- 

 ment to decide for itself how to act in the premises. 

 The course adopted by it was to withhold its Argu- 

 ment, and to file a statement, setting forth the recent 

 negotiations for the solution of the difficulty between 

 the two Governments, and the hope that, if time were 

 afforded, such a solution might be found practicable ; 

 and thereupon to move an adjournment of eight 

 months, with reserve of all rights in the event of an 

 agreement not being finally arrived at, as expressed in 

 the note which accompanied the British Counter-Case. 



DECISION OF THE AEBITRATORS RESPECTING NATIONAL 



LOSSES. 



These acts having been performed, the Arbitrators 

 adjourned, first to the 17th, and then to the 19th of 

 June, in order to afford time for reflection to them- 

 selves and to the tw£)-Grovernments. 



It will be taken for granted that in the interval be- 

 tween the 15th and the 19th of June communications 

 by telegraph passed between the respective Agents 

 and their Governments, and consultations took place 

 between the Counsel of both sides and the respective 

 Agents, either orally or in writing, and, with more or 

 less formality, among the Arbitrators, the result of 

 which was announced by Count Sclopis as follows: 



