TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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Case of the United States laid before the Tribunal of Arbitration at Geneva.

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1. Introduction to

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II. Unfriendly course pursued by Great Britain toward the United States from

the outbreak to the close of the Insurrection....

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III. The duties which Great Britain as a neutral should have observed toward

the United States...

47

IV. Wherein Great Britain failed to perform its duties as a neutral.

89

V. Wherein Great Britain failed to perform its duties as a neutral. The In-

surgent cruisers..

125

VI. The Tribunal should award a sum in gross to the United States...

185

211

Case presented on the part of the Government of Her Britannic Majesty to the

Tribunal..

205

I. Statement of the matter referred to the Arbitrators as it is understood by

the Government of Her Britannic Majesty ..

207

II. Statement of events which attended and followed the commencement of

the civil war, and of the course pursued in relation to it by Great Brit-

ain and other Maritime Powers.

III. Statement on International Rights and Duties; on the powers which

were possessed by Her Britannic Majesty's Government of preventing

unlawful equipments, and the manner and circumstances in and under

which these powers were exercised during the war.

236

IV. Considerations proper to be kept in view by the Arbitrators in reference

to the cases of the Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Shenandoah.

272

V. Statement relative to the Florida..

274

VI. Statement relative to the Alabama.

308

VII. Statement relative to the Géorgia.

356

VIII. Statement relative to the Shenandoah.

374

IX. Recapitulation of facts previously stated

407

X. Remarks in conclusion...

411

Counter Case of the United States presented to the Tribunal..

415

Additional documents, correspondence, and evidence accompanying Counter

Case of the United States ...

443

Correspondence relative to the monitors Catawba and Oneota at New Orleans 714

Correspondence relative to the Florida at Philadelphia....

725

Correspondence relative to the Spanish gun-boats at New York.

732

Cuban correspondence, 1866–1871..

759

Correspondence relative to the Hornet.

827

THE CASE

OF

T H E UNITED

UNITED STATES,

LAID BEFORE THE

TRIBUNAL OF ARBITRATION,

CONVENED AT GENEVA,

UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA AND HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
OF GREAT BRITAIN, CONCLUDED AT

WASHINGTON, MAY 8, 1871.

IX. THE UNFRIENDLY COURSE PURSUED BY GREAT BRITAIN TOWARD THE

UNITED STATES FROM THE OUTBREAK TO THE CLOSE OF THE INSURREC-

TION.

Relations of the United States with Great Britain prior to 1860

Friendly relations of the two Governments in 1860..

The United States in 1860..

Election of Mr. Lincoln..

Secession of South Carolina..

Secession of Alabama....

Secession of Georgia and other States

Opposition to the territorial limitation of slavery the cause of seces-

sion

A party in the South opposed to secession.

Inauguration of Mr. Lincoln....

The British government informed of his purposes.

Lord John Russell promises to await Mr. Adanıs's arrival before acting-

The surrender of Fort Sumter....

The insurgents to issue letters of marque.

Proclamation giving notice of blockade.

Objects of that proclamation..

The joint action of France invited by Great Britain.

When the President's proclamation was received in Great Britain...

Opinion of law officers taken on an imperfect copy.

Her Majesty's government decide on the first of May to recognize a

state of war

Lord John Russell and the insurgent commissioners discuss the recog-

nition of southern independence..

Communication with the French government.

Answers of the French government.

When the President's proclamation was received by Great Britain...

Effect of recognition of a state of war...

The Queen's proclamation....

Uncertainty of Her Majesty's government.

Effect of the Queen's proclamation.

Mr. Bright's views.

The sovereign right to issue such a proclamation not denied

It was an unfriendly act.

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