The United States Vs. England

The full list of vessels destroyed by tho rebel privateere has alreadybeen publisbeJ. It shows that the Alabama destroyed sixty-nine, tho Shenandoah thirty-eight, the Florida thirty-six, tho Sumptortwenty-seven, and the Georgia ten. The claims based 011 tbe destruction of these Vessels rcached, in tho aggregate, thè sum Privfttccr. No. of Vcssols. Tonsos. Alabama 6. tfi,547,M)9 Slu-mmdoah 3.8 6,488,320 Florida 36 3,6i)S,(KI9 Sumptor 27 10,695 Ueorgia 10 38S.U76 Total. 180 17,12'.2O9 Towhioh is addtd for increiued war insurance premiums 1,120,795 Total .....?18,!5O,0O4 But this is not all, as thero aro several email amounts for other privatecrSi whioh have, or rather which havo not, yet been made public. The following estímate (from the World) will givc im idua of the character and amount of the clivims made in behalf of the United States : I. For the dostructión of vessels and property belonging to the Government of the United States, .$25,000. II. For the destruction of merchant vessels, cargoes and property sailing tinder tho üag of tho United States, $17,900,633. III. For othor damages or injuries to persons, growing out of the destruction of j eauh-class of these vessels. [In respect to this item the " case " says it is impossible at present tor the United States to present a detailed statement, but the amount of the claim can not be less than hundreds of thousands and possibly millions of dollars, on account ot' hardy, helpluss namen and their families.] IV. For national expenditures iu pursuit of the cruisers, $7,080,478. V. Fnr loss in tho transfer of the American commercial marino to tho British Üag. [In respect to this item tho TJnitod States ask th arbitratorg to estimate the uinount wbich ougbt tO'be paid to them, after we submit the ia respect to our tonnago before and 'after the rebellion.l VI. For enhanced payments of insuiance by citizens of the United States, so far as iiow known, $1,120,795. VII. For prolongatioii of a civil war, the addition of a large sum to the cost thereof, and of the suppression of the rebellion. [As to this item the United States claim that after the battl.e of Gettysburg offonsive operations by tho insurgents were conducted only at sea through the AngloConfederate cruisers, with the hope of involving this country in a war with Great pritainaiul that. the Ktter ought in equity to reimCOrse tho Umted States lor tlic expense theneby entaitad upon them.] VIII. Interest upon all tho claims up to the day when the award is payable by th terms of tho treaty, which is twelve months after the date of the award, - at the usual rato of interest in the City of New York, wherc most of the claims of individuals are held, which is seven per eent. per annum. The United States claim that interest should be computed from a.n average day, say July lst, 18C3. According to the fotegoing statement, as far as it goes, the figures róaeh the sum of $2G,13(i,89fit It will b observéd, however, in the reading.of the exhibit, tilat the amounts for dainages and injuries to persons growing out of the destruction of vessels by the rebel cruisers, the loss in tbe transfer of the American commercial marine to the Britisk flag, the prolonga - tion of the war, due to the continued offeneive operations of the rebel privateers after the battle of Gettsburgh, and intereRt upon all the claims up to tho day wheu the award is payable, according to the texms of the Washington treaty, are not enumerated in this schedule. The amount of these claims will vastly increase the American demand. The "cas" of the United States, as made up by Mr. Bancroft Davis, was presented, and contains a full recital of the facts, great and small, of whttt aro known as the Alabama gnevanceg, coupled with an-equally full recital of all that the government of the United States hasthought or said about it. Tho caso forius a volume of five hundred pages, and contains a French translation, and is accompanied by soven other volume of papers iuid dooumcnts. It asks for ccmpensation in a round sum for the loss of vossels und their cargóos ; for the expense of pursuing the rebel privateera ; for the loss sustainod by the transfer oí' American ships to forcign nags, and incrcased cost of insurance, and for the prolongation of the war caused by the operations of these cruisers. In short, tho case claims everything it is possiblo to claim. THE ARBITRATORS. So much has bcen said of tho Geneva Conference that we subjoin the ñames of the Board, as follows : " Arbitrator on the part of tho United States, Charles Francis Adams ; of Great Britain, tho Eight Honorable Sir Alexandor Cockburn, Baronet, Lord Chief Justice of England ; of Italy, his Exccllency áen&tor Count Selopis ; of Switzcrland, Mr. Jacob Starupni ; of Brazal, Baron d'ltajuba. " Agent on the part of the United Status, J. O. Bancroft Davis ; of Great Britain, Right Hon. Lord Tenderden ; Counsel for ;he United States, Cafeb Cushing, Wm. E. Evarts, Morrison 11. Waite ; Counsel ïor Great Britain, Sir Roundell Palmer; Solicitor for tho United States, Charlea C. Beaman, Jr. "The Arbi trators meet at Geneva. They are there now. Within fonr montha ifter the delivering of tho ' caso ' each party may deliver a ' counter case ' and addi:ional documents. Within two months aftcr the delivery of the 'counter cano' the agtínt of each party may deliver to the agent of tho other a printed arguuent in brief. The decisión is to be made, n"possible, within three months trom the closO of tho argument. TLtM nine months are ali'owed with such other tia as ordinary de.'&ys may add. Then, aitt-r BH this, assessor may bo appointed to determine what olaiii.'s are valid in case the General Board ' finds that Grertt Brituin has failed to fulfill any duty or duties, and does not award a suni in fross. These assessors are to conveno in this country. Claims must be presented to them within ix months of thoir first mooting. Within a yar they must itiake their first report. They have thau atiother yearfor a second report, and six month for a final report. This makea in all threo years and ine months, and then a year is addedforpayment." Daniel Webster once said : " I well ro'incaiber a marked difference between tho3e wbo had and those who had nofc access to the ncwspapcrs. Othcr things being aqunl, thi! first wero always sujiorior to liatter in debate, composition and general iatelligonce."