"W. Petit, master of the Grace, the principal sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000), with interest from September 10, 1887, to this day, making a total amount of three thousand two hundred and thirty-two dollars and thirty three cents ($3,232.33). "C. A. Lundberg, mate of the Ada, the principal sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000), with interest from September 10, 1887, to this day, making a total amount of one thousand six hundred and sixteen dollars and seventeen cents ($1,616.17). "As to "costs in Sayward Case,' it is adjudged and determined that there is no liability on the part of the United States of America in respect of such claim. "Her Majesty also presented for our consideration the following claims, that is to say, in behalf of the Black Diamond, warned by the collector at Unalaska on July 1, 1886, and also in behalf of James Gaudin, master of the Ada, as to each of which we determine and award that we have no jurisdiction, and we dismiss the same. "Made in duplicate and signed by us this seventeenth day of December, A. D. 1897. “WILLIAM L. PUTNAM, President of the United States. "GEORGE E. KING, "Commissioner appointed by Her Britannic Majesty. "Respecting the claims mentioned in the award of the commissioners as having been presented on behalf of Great Britain and dismissed as not being within our jurisdiction, namely, the claims of the Black Diamond, arising in the year 1886, and the personal claim of James Gaudin, the commissioners, in pursuance of the communication to them from the Secretary of State for the United States and Her Britannic Majesty's ambassador at Washington, dated at Washington, January 26, 1897, and appearing in the protocol of February 2, 1897, beg to report as follows: "We find that damages were sustained by the owners, master, officers, and crew of the Black Diamond, in connection with the notice given by the collector of customs at Unalaska on July 1, 1886, to the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000), with interest at the rate of six per cent per annum from September 10, A. D. 1887. "And as to t'e personal claims of James Gaudin, master of the Ada in 1887, we report that the amount of damage sustained by him was one thousand dollars ($1,000), with interest at the rate of six per cent per annum from September 10, 1887. "December 17, 1897. "WILLIAM L. PUTNAM, President of the United States. "GEORGE E. KING, "Commissioner appointed by Her Britannic Majesty." INDEX TO VOLUMES 1 AND 2. A. Accessory Transit Company, Page. question of belligerency considered in claim of, against Costa deposition as to the River St. Croix boundary line..... 18 negotiations of treaty of peace; views on recovery of debts...... 271 Adams, John Quincy, protest against Russian ukase of 1821 756 "Alabama" Claims (see also Geneva Arbitration, 1871), contention as to Shenandoah, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. 609 negotiations to withdraw, from Geneva tribunal. excluded by decision of arbitrators..... indirect losses estimated by Senator Sumner. instructions to Minister Johnson to Minister Motley..... joint high commissioners appointed procedure instructions to British commissioners to American commissioners... treaty concluded.. text ratification of.. negotiations by Minister Johnson convention signed with Lord Stanley. convention signed by Lord Clarendon rejection by the Senate... 641 646 511 502 512 535 537 539 540 546 547 553 503 504 504 507 proposition of Lord Granville for joint high commission. 532 532 referred to in President Grant's annual message, 1870.. action of Geneva tribunal as to England's liability for..... Aldis, Asa O., Page. commissioner for United States, French and American claims arbi- tration 1136 Alexander, Emperor of Russia, ukase forbidding foreigners to approach within 100 miles of Pa- 756 Alexander, Sir William, grant of Nova Scotia to.. 50 "Alexandra," case of, considered in American case, Geneva arbitration. 586 in British case, Geneva arbitration.. 605 "Alleghanian," claim for destruction of cargo by Confederate navy, made by Peru. 1622 claim considered by commission, Article VI. Jay Treaty. 290 Alvarez, Felipe Barriga, appointed Peruvian commissioner, Peru Claims Commission, 1863. 1616 claim before Mexican Claims Commission; the "pious fund". 1349 1350 American-British Commission of 1871 (see Civil War Claims (British) appointed British commissioner, Article VII. Jay Treaty.... plan submitted by International American Conference for general. 2113 Arbitration of Emperor of Russia, Article V. Treaty of 1818, contention as to meaning of restoration of slaves by Treaty of Ghent 350 position of United States 353 |