the commissioners. He hoped it would now be taken up, for the acts of the Southern States having been condoned by the Northern States, it was contrary to every principle of justice that the former should claim compensation for the damages inflicted by themselves. Earl Granville replied that it would be inconvenient to discuss the nature of the case to be laid before the arbitrators, but it would, doubtless, be satisfactory to the noble lord and to the house to know what steps had been taken in the matter. The drawing up of the case had been confided to the noble and learned lord on the woolsack, who would be assisted by Lord Tenterden and Professor Bernard, the two men in England most thoroughly acquainted with all the facts. He was happy to say also, that besides the advantages to be derived from the legal advisers of the government, Sir Roundell Palmer had consented to act as our counsel on the occasion. Sir Roundell had shown great public spirit in accepting this task, at a great personal sacrifice. He would also superintend every detail of the case. As to the particular point raised by the noble lord, the government would, of course, not omit to urge any point which they could fairly and honorably urge, while abstaining from putting forward any point which did not appear to them or their advisers founded in reason. THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE OF ENGLAND AND THE ALABAMA CLAIMS. Earl Granville, before moving the adjournment of the house, desired to make a statement which he had no doubt their lordships would hear with pleasure. He was happy to state that he had just received a letter from the lord chief justice of England to the effect that that most learned judge (Sir Alexander Cockburn) had consented to act. as arbitrator in the case of the Alabama claims. [Hear, hear.] Their lordships adjourned at 25 minutes after 6 o'clock. No. 339.] No. 217. Mr. Moran to Mr. Fish. LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, London, August 17, 1871. (Received August 31.) SIR: On the 10th instant General Schenck received your telegram of the 9th, (a copy of which is herewith inclosed,) instructing him to inform Lord Granville by note that the President had named Judge James S. Frazer, of Indiana, as commissioner under the XIIth article of the treaty of Washington, and also authorizing him to see his Lordship and say that instructions had been telegraphed to Mr. Marsh to obtain the consent of the Italian government to Count Corti's acting as third commissioner under the treaty, and to request him, if he should see fit, to give instructions to the British minister in Italy to make a similar and contemporaneous request. General Schenck at once wrote to Lord Granville, announcing the selection by the President of Judge Frazer, and his lordship replied on the 14th instant, expressing his thanks for the communication, and saying that Mr. Russell Gurney, recorder of London, had been appointed Her Majesty's commissioner under the same article of the treaty. I have the honor to inclose copies of both these notes. General Schenck did not succeed in obtaining an interview before leaving London with Lord Granville, in relation to the second instruction in your telegram of the 9th instant; but I saw his lordship at the Foreign Office at 3.40 p. m., on 15th instant, and brought the subject to his notice. He said that Sir A. Paget had been instructed to propose Count Corti; but that when he communicated this to Mr. Marsh, that gentleman had received no advices on the subject from Washington. Subsequently he obtained instructions, and Her Majesty's government have received information that the two ministers have already acted on their similar instructions, and requested the consent of the Italian government to Count Corti acting as the third commissioner. I telegraphed the substance of this reply to you yesterday afternoon, and now transmit herewith a copy of that message. I am, &c., BENJAMIN MORAN. Mr. Fish to General Schenck. [Telegram.] WASHINGTON, August 9. Inform Lord Granville by note that the President has named Judge James S. Frazer, late of the supreme court of Indiana, as commissioner under article twelve of the treaty. You will also see him and say that instructions have been sent by telegraph to Minister Marsh, to request the consent of Italian government to Count Corti acting as the commissioner to be named conjointly by the two governments; and request him, if he sees fit, to give instructions to British minister in Italy to make a similar and contemporaneous request. General Schenck to Earl Granville. LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, London, August 10, 1871. MY LORD: I am instructed by the Secretary of State at Washington, through a telegraphic dispatch just received, to inform you that the President has named Judge James S. Frazer, late of the supreme court of the State of Indiana, as a commissioner under Article XII of the treaty of Washington. I have, &c., Earl Granville to General Schenck. ROB'T C. SCHENCK. FOREIGN OFFICE, August 14, 1871. SÍR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 10th instant, informing me of the appointment of Judge James S. Frazer as a commissioner under Article XII of the treaty of Washington, and I beg leave to thank you for this communication. I have at the same time the honor to inform you that Mr. Russell Gurney, recorder of London, has been appointed Her Majesty's commissioner under the same article of the treaty. I have, &c., GRANVILLE. Mr. Moran to Mr. Fish. [Telegram.] LONDON, August 15, 1871. Granville promptly instructed British minister to act with Mr. Marsh, and his lordship has received information that the two ministers have already acted on their similar instructions, and requested the consent of the Italian government to the selection of Count Corti as third commissioner. No. 371.] No. 218. Mr. Moran to Mr. Fish. LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, London, September 14, 1871. (Received September 26.) SIR: With reference to your No. 42 to General Schenck, I have the honor to state that Her Majesty's government publicly announced in Parliament, on the 11th of August, the appointment of Sir Alexander Cockburn, Bart., the Lord Chief Justice of Queen's Bench, as arbitrator under Article I of the treaty of Washington, and communicated this fact verbally to me through Lord Enfield on the 30th ultimo. At that date the commission of Sir Alexander had not been signed by the Queen, nor had the appointment been announced in the Gazette, bat on the 15th of the month a telegram was sent to Mr. Pakenham instructing him to make known the appointment to you. It is not customary to make such announcements to foreign governments by note until after the appointments are gazetted, and hence the delay in this case; but the selection of Sir Alexander was communicated to me without hesitation. I accordingly notified Lord Granville by letter that the President had appointed Mr. Charles Francis Adams as the arbitrator to be named by him, and I now have the honor to send herewith a copy of that note. I also transmit a copy of his lordship's reply, in which he announced the appointment of Sir Alexander Cockburn by Her Majesty the Queen in a similar capacity. As directed, I promptly communicated to Lord Granville by note the appointment of Mr. J. C. Bancroft Davis as-agent on the part of the United States under Article II of the treaty, and now send copies of my letter, and of his lordship's acknowledgment thereof. I also inclose copies of my note announcing to Lord Granville the appointment of Mr. Robert S. Hale as agent of the United States. under Article XII of the treaty, and of his lordship's reply, informing me that Mr. Henry Howard, third secretary in Her Majesty's diplomatic service, had already been appointed to act in a similar capacity on behalf of the Queen's government. I have, &c., &c., BENJAMIN MORAN. LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, MY LORD: Under instruction from the honorable the Secretary of State of the United States, I have the honor to announce to your lordship that the President has appointed the Hon. Charles Francis Adams, of Massachusetts, as the arbitrator to be named by him under Article I of the treaty of Washington on the tribunal of arbitra tion to meet at Geneva in December next. I have, &c., &c., The Right Honorable the EARL GRANVILLE, &c., &c., &c. BENJAMIN MORAN. FOREIGN OFFICE, September 6, 1871. ⚫ SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 31st ultimo, acquainting me that the President of the United States has appointed the Hon. Charles Francis Adams, of Massachusetts, as the arbitrator to be named by him under Article I of the treaty of Washington of May 8, on the tribunal of arbitration to meet at Geneva in December next. I beg to take this opportunity of informing you that the Right Honorable Sir Alexander Cockburn, baronet, the Lord Chief Justice of Queen's Bench, has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen in a similar capacity. I have, &c., BENJAMIN MORAN, Esq., &c. GRANVILLE. LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, MY LORD: I am instructed by the honorable the Secretary of State at Washington to inform your lordship that the Hon. J. C. Bancroft Davis, the Assistant Secretary of State of the United States, has been appointed by the President the agent on the part of the United States to represent the Government of the United States generally in all matters connected with the arbitration under Article II of the treaty of Washington of the 8th of May, 1871. I have, &c., The Right Honorable the EARL GRANVILLE, &c., &c., &c. BENJAMIN MORAN. FOREIGN OFFICE, September 12, 1871. SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 30th ultimo, acquainting me that the Hon. J. C. Bancroft Davis, the Assistant Secretary of State of the United States, has been appointed by the President to act as the agent on behalf of the United States Government in all matters connected with arbitration under Article II of the treaty of Washington of the 8th of May. I have, &c., BENJAMIN MORAN, Esq., &c., &c., &c. GRANVILLE. LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, MY LORD: By direction of the honarable the Secretary of State of the United States, I have the honor to inform you that the President has named Mr. Robert S. Hale, of New York, as the agent of the United States Government to attend the commissioners to be appointed under Article XII of the treaty of Washington of the 8th of May, 1871. I have, &c., The Right Honorable the EARL GRANVILLE, &c., &c., &c. BENJAMIN MORAN. FOREIGN OFFICE, September 6, 1871. SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 31st ultimo, acquainting me that the President of the United States has named Mr. Robert S. Hale, of New York, as the agent of the United States Government to attend the commissioners to be appointed under Article XII of the treaty of Washington of May 8. I beg to take this opportunity of informing you that Mr. Henry Howard, third secretary in Her Majesty's diplomatic service, has been already appointed to act in a similar capacity on behalf of Her Majesty's government. I have, &c., BENJAMIN MORAN, Esq., &c., &c., &c. GRANVILLE. No. 219. CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE BRITISH LEGATION AT WASHINGTON. Mr. Fish to Sir Edward Thornton. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, April 29, 1871. SIR: Information has reached this Department that the Canadian engineers engaged in constructing a wagon-road from Fort Garry to the Lake of the Woods have located a considerable portion of it, including its termination at a harbor in the Lake of the Woods, within territory belonging to the United States, the monument marking the northwestern limit of the United States above the 49th parallel of latitude being upward of seven miles north of the termination. I will be obliged by your causing an inquiry to be made as to this alleged encroachment upon the jurisdiction of the United States, with a view, in the event that the statement is correct, that the work may be discontinued. I have, &c., No. 220. HAMILTON FISH. Sir Edward Thornton to Mr. Fish. WASHINGTON, May 1, 1871. (Received May 2.) SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 29th ultimo relative to the information received by you, that a portion of a wagon-road which is being constructed by Canadian engineers from Fort Garry to the Lake of the Woods has been located within territory of the United States. I have forwarded a copy of your note to the Governor General of Canada, and have requested his excellency to cause inquiries to be made into the matter and to furnish me with the information he may obtain. As soon as I shall receive it, I will not fail to communicate it to you. I have the honor, &c., No. 221. EDW'D THORNTON. Mr. Fish to Sir Edward Thornton. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, SIR: As several articles of the treaty which has been signed this day, relating to the admission of citizens of the United States to fish within the territorial waters of Her Britannic Majesty on the coasts of Canada, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland, cannot come into full operation until the legislation contemplated in that instrument shall have taken place, and as it seems to be in accordance with the interest of both governments, in furtherance of the objects and spirit of the treaty, that the citizens of the United States should have the enjoyment of that |