No. 116.
General Schenck to Mr. Fish.
Davis telegraphs as follows:
[Mr. Davis to Mr. Fish]
At the Conference convened this day [June 25] by Count Sclopis, I said the declaration made by the Tribunal, individually and collectively, respecting the claims presented by the United States for the award of the Tribunal for, first, the losses in the transfer of the American commercial marine to the British flag; second, the enhanced [Page 580] payment of insurance; and third, the prolongation of the war, and the addition of a large sum to the cost of the war and the suppression of the rebellion, is accepted by the President of the United States as determinative of their judgment upon the important question of public law involved. The Agent of the United States is authorized to say that consequently the above-mentioned claims will not be further insisted upon before the Tribunal by the United States, and may be excluded from all consideration in any award that may be made. To this Lord Tenterden replied: “I will inform my Government of the declaration made by the Arbitrators on the 19th instant, and of the statement now made by the Agent of the United States, and request their instructions.” The Tribunal then adjourned to Thursday at 11, to enable him to communicate by telegraph with his Government.