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4 DIPLOMATIC. CORRESPONDENCE. Correspondence Relating to the Subject of Claims, the Subject of Boundary and the Subject of the Rights of Natur- alized Citizens Between the United States of America Great Britain, +. WASHINGTON, Feb, 17, 1869. The following is the diplomatic correspondence between tis government aad the government of Great Britain on the subject of the Alabama claims, our Northwest boundary line and the naturalization question. On December 4, 1867, Mr. Adams forwarded the foliowing letter to Mr, Seward:— Further Correspondence Respecting British and American Claims Arising Out of the Cate Civil War in the United States. LORD STANLEY 10 SER P, WRIGHT BRUCE, FORRIGN OFFICR, Sept. 10, 1867. Minister of the United States:called upon communicated to me a despatch, of which, however, he Was not authorized to give me a copy, from Mx, Seward, dated the 12th of August, in reply to my despatch to you of the 24th of May, respecting the mutual claims of the two coun- tries on each other arising out of the late civil s despatch Mr. Adams is authorized to assure 1 Mu. Seward did not understand my previous order of arbitration to Spply, only to claims arising out of the depredations the Alabama, to the exclusion o/ those arising out of the depredations of véssels of the uke Character, but, on tue Contrary, anderstood ie offer to apply ~ equally to ail such Cl 3. The President, Mr. Seward says, s the terms of the offer of government to go to arbitra- tion upon the question whether, ip the matters con- uected With ali those vessels gut of whose depreda- “ons the claus of American citizens have ansen, the course® pursued by the British govern- ment and those who acted upon its authority was such as would involve @ moral.responsibility to make good either in whole or in part the losses of Ameri van citizens, to be at once comprehensive and suifi- crenuly pre to include all she claims of American citizens ior Cepredations on their commerce a ine late rebeilion, which Lave been the subject eomplaint on the part of the government of the United Staves But Mr. seward goes on to say that the govern- mens of the United States would deem itself at liberty to insist belore the arbiter that the actual procecdings und relattons of the british govern- ment, lis officers, agenis and subjects towards ed States mm regard to the rebellion and s they occurred during that rebellion are among the matters which are connected with whose depredations are complained of; be case of general claims, uded to in the actual proceedinzs and relations st 's government, its officers, agents and . in tegard to the United States in regard to 1 wid the rebels are necessarily conuected sactions out of which those general respon: to the vessels of the Alabaina Class; and the other a mixed commission, Ww adjudicate the so-called gen- eral clams of both sides; and a contingent reference to the same or other mixed commissions to ascertain aud determine the amount of damages jor indemmity w be awarded im the cases examined by the first urtbunal in the event of a decision of moral respon- sibility in favor of the United States, But Mr. Seward says thatthe government of the United States do not consider any distinction as to principle between tue two tribunais to be necessary, and that in every case they agree only to unrestricted arbitration. It may be convenient, indeod, that the claims shonld be @istribuied between the two tribunals, doin of which, however, the government ,of the United States consider should pes upon the same principle, and be clothed with the same powers. Mr. Seward concludes his despatch by saying that the President will be led if the ex; as contained in it should conduce to the removal of the difficulties which have heretofore prevented the two governments from coming to an amicable and friend- 1y understanding and arrangement. I reserve fora future occasion any observations that I may have to offer on Mr. Seward’s despaten, STANLEY, MR. ADAMS TO MR. SEWARD, Lecavion OF THR UNITED States, LONDON, Dec. 6, 1807. Sre—I obtained an interview on Tuesday last with Lord Stanley, for the purpose of renewing the repre- sentations as directed in your despateh, No. 2,037, of the 5th of November, roe aes the difficuities growing out of the state of things in Ireland. I ex- plained the precise nature of the question as applica- bie to naturalized American citizeus. I read to him the chief passages of your despatch, and concluded uy asking bum to reconsider the former decision of the government so far as tt relates to supplying bet- ter security to our citizens in that island. His lordship asked me if I had any mea- sures to suggest. | said nothing beyond that already specified in your despatch No. 2,049, of August last, and the later one already referredto. He sald that rts had,jong since ved to be of little avi Uniess the descriptions were very ac- curate they were easily trausferred from ‘hand to hand: beside which, they me rather obsole' At any rate, it seemed to him that whenever evidence was ni to identify cluzens Was @ thing to be suppli in America, and therefore should be si ym there. He asked me some questions about the forms of naturalization. I sa‘d that they were always in- volved the issue of formal certificates in the last stage of the process, Why, he asked, would not thatdo? I said it might, in most cases, provided it Was given to be understood that they were essential a8 a protection. But, in course of time, many were lost by negiect to preserve them, or other accident, and it was a long process from here to procure oficial copies. there was also a class’ of cases of children under age at the time of naturalization who grew up and claimed citizensiip py virtue of the act of their father, without need of any legal process for them- selves. That claim was recoguized with us. Some eases of tais kind had occurred since I had been here. There bad been much trouble in consequence, and sowe hardship, His lordship said he was at a loss to perceive what they could do, but he would take the matter into further consideration, and consult with Lord Mayo about it. | said that, so far as 1 Knew, there was no cuse h 4 t and detention without assigned cause 0 made for irial. om was, therefore, at present, only one ‘ospective character. His lordsiip said he believed tuts state of things would not fast much longer. Tgently reminded him of the fact that this had been anbouaced very formally last year; yet, here we were, He edmitiéd the tratl of it, but the @iscouragement ineident to the faliure of all the souemes. ARLES Fi 3. vs aietter from Mr. Adams, enclosing & letier and editorial published in the jon Ti on the subject of the law of expatriation. Mit, ADAMS TO MH. SEWARD. LEGATION OF THE UNITED Srares, | Lonpos, Dec, 24, 1867. { Sin—in nccordance with the directions contained in your d ea N interv' pate 2,102 and 2,303, of the 29ih of of ember, I obtained to-day an with Lord Stanley for the purpose of read ing to him the contents of the first. After having done 80 [ le’t a copy, as directed in No, 2,103. His lordship on receiving it asked me wiether I ‘Was In possession of any later views of my govern- ment on the subject of this despatch. I promptly Tesponded in the negative. [ considered the ue- gotiation as now closed, without a prospect of re- Opening it, and had so written home, 1its lordship then said that he had just recetved a letter from Mr. Ford, at Washington, which he would be glad to have me read and give him my impves- siou of its mean ite then handed it to me, and I looked over it carefully. it was dated the Sth inst., and reported & conversat'on the writer had just had with you. The substance of It was, according to hima, that yo said you could not recede from the po- sition of ho\ding the British government responsible for the sequences of the proclamation of neutrali- ty: hence thet ail prospect of success from the posal of arbitration, made with an exception of that point, inst be regarved as over. Neither could you make any pew oiler to negotiate, for the United States felt t hike @ party injured by a severe blow, Who could not properly initiate a proposal for reparation from the party that had inflicted it. in order to get rki Of the awkwardness of such a position, you suggested the possibulity of his lord ship's proposing Ww merge this particular question in (he rhass of Inatters now remaining open between the countries, and jumping them a together in one treatment or negotiation. You closed by hinting VWiat an avenue would remain open to lis lordship trough the answer which he might make to the iast note which you had written—in other words, to the despatch No. 2,102, which | had just commu- nicated, After reading ', | observed that this view of the subject Was, ii seme measure, new to me, and that 1 could not uncerlake, with tay partial compreheu- sion of it, to give him any explanations having authority. Mit was the intention to proceed by the customary WAY of nogot ation between the countries, ia ve opinion the vrief remnant of the term of the administration Woud expire before much progress had beon made. This was said in view of the fact that there toust, after all, be some precision arrived defluing the controverted points, The Uritish would require examinat and perhaps evi- to substantiate them, before tuey could be ded. Tae same thing would happea with ours, whieh were larger and more Complicated with dis- puted questions, His lordsh'p said that he did not quite understand it. Be had regarded the mai question a» invoiving o claim pat forin for a és, Which it seemed to him the. part of the person considering h meetf ved w advance; but he was hot #irnucus on rp itis A more serivna dimoutty would pernaye Iie in the fact that the private claimants wider what were, afier ail, the test Tate s Might not be Woil Content to see tl Madi tobe wixed up and that there was the for such. objection in the fact that ‘such ap ete a 4 try had received a beaetit for the ‘surrender of targe clahns for unlawful SARA SS OF ee Bee cks 8ea; but from that ‘this yot a of com- | eae fy ore Os good by it to the His fordshp conoluded by Naming Swe ho baa fut Just received this letter, and he should endeavor give tt the most careful reflection; but at papers would probably be all ind betore. wou of Commons at the adjourned seasi Thave the honor to bi ur obedient servant, ave the honor to be, sir, your ol CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, Hon, Wiuttam H, Sewanp, Secretary of State, Washington, D. ©, To this Mr. Seward replies, January "13, 1868,— With reference to the conversation which anuccount of a conversation wi me, it would, perhaps, be sufficient Ford submitted no report of that sont ition, did he inform me what he proposed tp write to Lord Staniey I may add that etther Phir, Lord Stanley, or both, have misapprehended the full scope of * what is reported by Mr, Ford @s a suggestion on my part. Both of tess gentlemen seein to have underat me as referr! only to mutual pecuntary war claims of citizens an: subjects ofthe two cou ntcits which hay extensively discussed. Lord Stanley reaoived that the so cailed Alabama claims shall be treated so ‘exclusively as @ commercial claim as to instst ou altogether excl the pro- cesdings of her Majesty’s government in to Ny ser consideration in the arbitration which pro) . On the other hand I have been singularly unfortu- nate in my correspondence if I have not given it to. be clearly understood that a violation of noweralsy by the 1's proclamation and inated i. ings of the British government. is as a ha- tional wrong and injury to the United States; and that the lowest form of satisfaction for that national injury that the United States could acoept would be found-in an indemnity without reservation or com- promise, by the Brit government, to those citizens of the United States who had suffered individual in- to gay that Mr. versal nor wr, fare damages by the vessels of war Ramadi | | communicating spatch No. 2,118 of the 13th of January. the sth of February, No. 1,509. I entirel, of your proceeding in subrattting the su my despaten No, 2.61% to Lord Stanley. taken the President's directions concerning the kag- equipped, manned. fitted out or entertain and protecied in the British ports and harbors tn consequence of a failure of the British government to preserve its neutrality. Besides this question there e: also other open questions. There is a divided occupation of the island of San Juan, in the Pacific, which ought to be Settied soon; there is the assumption of Great Britatn to hold naturalized citizens of the United States, if they were born in Great amenable for offences under laws and before tribunals which are not and cannot be applied to native born citizens of the United States. A grave question aroge during the recent rebellion upon the treaty ments between tho two countries for extradition of crimt- nals. There tsa deferred question between the two countries ia regard to the fisheries in the Nortn At- lantic waters. Any one of these questions may at any mowent become a subject of exciting contro- versy. ‘The naturalization treaty is already working in that way. MI. ADAMS TO MR. SEWARD, LAGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, Lonvon, Feb. 18, 1868. Srx—On Saturday last, the 15th instant, I had a fa- vorable opportunity of meeting Lorg Stanley and of to him the substance of bat e Cl portions of it I gave to him in your own words, es- ee, the closing paragraph, precluding any in- ference that the suggestion tuat preceded was to be cousidered @ proposal to reopen @ negotiation. His lordship said that his desire, as 1 must know, had always been so strong to arrive at some terms of agreement with us that if he could see a way to it be should not stand upon ceremony in the order of initiating it. With respect to one of the subjects re- ferred to in the despatch, that of alleglancé, he belleved the feeling was universal that some change of the law was necessary to meet the change of circumstances. [f there were inconvenience to tous likely to spring from it on this side, it was not less true that equal inconvem- ence wight result in certam cases to them on the other, Some had actually been experienced during the Jate war. in the instructions that had been given to Mr. Thornton, the new Minister, he nad in- cluded a proposai, in a friendly spirit, to engage in eny consuliation that might have for its object the ent of all existing dificulties on this head. I said I wus very giad to learn this; for just at the present moment there was 8 more pressing need of Temovine uveasivess on this score than on any other. Wethen went mto some general conversa- tion upon the difficulties in the way of a definite set- tlement of this right of expatriation among the at nations of the world, in the course of which lis lordship started tne idea of some commission of emi- nent legal representatives of the four Powers most interested in the question to devise and recommend some common system for all. I expressod my own willingness to favor this notion, and the more that our difficulties were even more serious with Ger- Many on this subject than with England. Passing from this, however, his | Lordsht expressed nis. doubts whether tt woul be found more easy to come to an understanding by accumulating all the different topics reciied in your despatch in one heap than by treating each sepa- rately, The term “conference,” too, was so general that he could not yet quite affix a pract.cal-measure toit, Heshould be very glad to learu more fally what idea tt was intended to convey. I said that I would if he pleased, communicate this wish to you, it being understood that thereby no implication could be raised adverse to the observance of the precautionary final paragraph in your despatch. Hils jordsiip assented to thig reserve. So it was undersiood between us that, saving all notion of the presentation of overture thereby, 1 was to ask if you would be wiliing to convey to his mind more folly an idea of what was intended under the term “conference.”” T have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servaat, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, ARD, Secretary of state, Hon. Wruitam i. Washington, D. C. MK. SEWARD TO MK. ADAMS. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, March 7, 1968, Sim—I have just now received your despatch of approve tance of T have also gestions which his lordship hes made to you with a view to the adjustineat of existii differences be- tween thejUnited Staves and Great britain. You were wise, as you always are, im saying to his lordship that it i# the naturalization ques- tion which causes an uneasiness that-more urgently needs rewoval than a, other. While that uneasivess shall remain upre'leved it would seein almost hopeless to atempt an adjustment of the other differences. This one will adwit of no delay, compatibly with ee of harmony be- tween our two countries. For this reason { cannot approve of nis lordship’s suggestion for a commis- sion of eminent legal representatives of the four Powers most interested La (he question of naturaliza- tion. There now exists, {t seems to me, a possiblity of our being abie to adjust this qnestion promptly and satisfactorily. Itcould have been only a very few days after your conyersation was held with Lord Staniey that Mr. Bancroft made @ treaty with the North German government for adjusting the question of naturalization between the United States and thet .great and friendly Power. That treaty has not as yet been received here. It is expected, however, to come by the very next mail, Its stipulations are believed to be tolerably well understood here, It ts supposed also that they would be unobjectionable in principle to the British government. a. single suppiemeutai atipuiation woald render a treaty with Great Britain sitiliar tw that we are making with North Germany equaily acceptable and satisfactory to the United States. That supplemental article would be that the naturalized citizens of one country should have and enjoy tn the other ail the rights and privileges which, by the law of nations, treaties, or municipal law, are alowed in that latter country to she native citizen preemie which the naturalized citizen be- jUNgB. Tam in communication now with Mr. Thornton the subject. So soon as] shall have receives the Berlin treaty, I shal! farnisn him with a projet of @ treaty, which, if he approves, I shall be ready to execute immediately. | shall anggest to him to- day that he ask oF telegraph for the necessary special power and (lirections. If we can make such @ treaty, only two things more will be mecessary to relieve the now existing uneasiness which has resnited from the naturaliza- tion question, These are, first, that pardona be granted to mch and McMahon, two prison- ers Cansas, believed r this govern- ishment wears an aspect of unn 'y severity to- wards them and unkindness towards the United States: secondly, that her Majesty's government shall in some way provide for a discontinuance or termi- nation of the cases of Colonels Warren and Nagie, which cases have been needlessly and blindly com- peas aa persistence in the dogma of the indefeasibility of native British allegiance, which tt is expected will be relinquished in the proposed treaty. | hn the good hope of adjnsting the naturalization question promptly and m the mauner indicated, { jor the present, the consideration of Lord Staniey’s Lge relating to @ inode of proceed- ing to regulate the Alabama and ot! ve thos pubiects fib re th} iuenced by the those subjects w: y infiue re- suit of the anticipated pr lings in regard to naturaligation, Tam, sir, your obedient servant, WILLIAM H. SEWARD. CHARLES Francts Apams, &., &c. {Communicated by the British Logati yommuun yy the son, FORKIGN OFFICE, March 21, Laos. ‘Sim—I have already informed you that her Majes- ty’s government would endeavor to frame a draught of a (reaty which might be acee to England nd to the United States, and inthe meanwhile = Lowy assure aeons that the matter was ‘under the serious consideration of your goverament, I regret to say that the more tie Japject has been exuimined the greater have been found to be the Jewal difficulties with whien the question is sur- ronnded, The matter might ve disposed of with parative to be adiectod by the renunciation @ remission of ease if no other party but the one natural allegiance, though, even in that case, tt Ford or | | | in by ment to be morally guiitiess, and whose further pon- | Ete ons whether rea/imission glance should bo pene ena and more and th Bee Much litigation occur in the tions t come into ment unless such matters were discussed and aetinlie bearing which auch treaty would have not the common and gtatute law but aiso on the tion of British colonies; and the resemblance between the law and country and those of the United proces’ would doubtless have to be there, and in both tt would @ considerable revision of quired to enable a natu Sith obiy instruction, therefore, that er Majesty’ ¢ only instruction, 978 fareneers’ I feel can now be safely given to you, is hat you should assure Mr. Se’ theiranxious desire to act in concert with the government of the United States in endeavoring to devise some effectual means for setting at rest this important and intricate uestion, The obstacles to immediate action which they see are of ae |, not of a political character. Tuey disclaim the idea of at ta and enforce tue doctrine of inde! le” all ce, and are quite willing to adopt the principle of expatria- Tound that he reg be re- treaty to work bya ROvannaye which for many years past has sanctioned and even enco: an extensive emi- gration of British subjects to for States. It is their intention at once to tute an inquiry into the legal! bearings of the question, and they hope that the result of this tuqutry may be the pro- duction, without unnecessary loss of time, of a well considered and satisiactury measure. You are at Uberty to communicate this despatch to Mr. Seward and give him acopy. Lam, &c,, STANLEY. EDWARD THORNTON, Esq, C. B., &¢., &c., &c. Following 1s a letter from Mr. Adams, enclosing the reportof adebate inthe Honse of Commons, March 6, to which Mr. Seward replies expressing bis pleastfre as the ‘‘meliorated tone of parliamentary and public opinion in. Great Britain.” He also ven- tures suggestions of his to Mr. Thornton for a settle- ment of the naturalization, San Juan and Alabama questions. On Maroh 25, he telegraphs to “inquire of Stanley and urge what Thornton recommends'about naturalization treaty,” to which Mr. Adams reptics that Stanton agrees ‘‘to empower for naturalization, but wants time to mature qualifications.” Mr. Seward replies that ‘delay is hazardous O&@ May 27, 1868, Mr. Seward, writing to Mr. Moran, requests him to “sound the government again upon the question of naturalization,” he having learned that a commission of Lord Claren- don and others had been appointed to examine the British Naturalization laws, Mr. Moran's answer, dated June 16, conveys the information that “there was a prospect that her Majesty’s government would soon be disposed to empower Mr. Thornton to nego- tate a treaty.” Under date of July 20, 1868, Mr. Seward addresses avery long letter to Mr. Reverdy Johnson, in which he urges the settlement of the jpaturalization ques- tion and refers to the arrests of American citizens in Treland. On the latter subject he says:— As naturalized citizens of the United States, Trishmen and their descendants have 6 right to visit Great Britain and to be safe in their persons and Property there, so long as they practice due submis- sion to the authority of Great Britain, the same as native citizens of the United States. When, how- ever, a nati zed citizen of Irish birth or descent trausiontly visiting Great Britain is arrested or questioned under the acts epesibe the habeas pedo or ) warrant or other form of com- plaint in judicial proceedings, and een claims the rights of citizens of the United States, he is met in the courts of that country with a dental of the validity of bis naturalization and with the assertion that his allegiance to the sovereign of Great Britain continues unbroken, This theory ts especially mainiained in judicial tribunals in that country—first, a8 a ground for denying to the natu- ralized citizen of Irish birth or extraction a trial by jury de medietate lingua, which is extended by Statute to all foreigners; and also by the pretence that he is especially amenable in British courts for political opinions and conduct maintained or pursued while in the United States, the land of his adoption. It ought not to have been at any time a matterof surprise to ler Majesty’s government that these in- vidious discriminations in British tribunals between two classes of citizens of the United States, who stand upon one common piatform under our own laws, bores nape ¢ engenders suspicion of prejudice and injustice. if these suspicions are suffered to continue and increase with the progress of political agitation in Great Britain, it must sooner or later result in an extensive and profound alienation of the two countries, In reference to the San Juan and boundary ques- tions Mr. Seward announces that the United States “still remain in @ disposition favorable to the pro- cess of adjustment originally contemplated.” On she subject of the Alabama claims, after referring to past efforts at adjustment, Mr. Seward goes on:— It seems to the President that an adjustment might now be reached without formally reviewing former discussions. A joint comunission nt be agreed upon for the adjustment of all cl of citizens of the United States against the British government and of subjects of Great Britain it United States upon the model of the joint commission of February 8, 1853, which commis- sion was condacted with so much fairness and settied so poe | all the controversies which had arisen between the United States and Great Britain from the peace of Ghent, 1814, untal the date of the sitting of the convention, While you are not authorized to commit this gov- ernment distinctly by such a proposition you way sound Lord Staniey upon the subject after you shall have obvained satisfactory assurances that the two more urgent controversies previously mentioned can be put under process of the adjustment in the wan- ner which I have indicated, Mit, JOMNSON TO MR, SEWARD. LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, LONDON, Angust 29, 1868. Sir—I have the honor to forward herewith three copies of tue recent correspondence between the United States and Great Britain on the question of treaty on the subject of vataralization, and iike- ‘wise respecting the imprisonment of Mesars. Warren and Costello, Which have just been tssued for the use of Pariiament, REVERDY JOHNSON. Hon. WILLiaM il, Swwan, Secretary of State. Under date of Augnst 29 Mr. Johnson inctoses the correspondence with the United States respecting the imprisonment of Messrs. Warren and Costello. LORD STANLEY TO MR. THORNTON, Forstay Ovivy, Sim—The United states Charge a quired of me, by direction of Mr. Sew: her Majesty's government were prepare: enter into @ treaty with the wadject of naturalization. Sreminded Mr. Moran, in reply, of the statements which some weeks ago I made ¢ House of Com mons, and which were received, ax I believed, with getieral approval, that her Majesty's government ‘were prepared to entertain tn principle the question of # naturalization treaty, and no longer held to the ine of indefeasibie allegiance. Ey at once to United States on the » 1 observed to Mr. Moran, that with every good disposition on thetr part io contribute to set- Ung at rest a question which, as it now stood, was calculated to interfere with the maintenance of ood understanding between this countryand the aited States, her Majesty’s government found tt was Inexpedient, not to say tmporsibie, to proceed hastily ur @ matter which involved points of great jeyal GyMeulty, and might affect the interests not only of persons now in being, but of ns still unborn. It was neccssary, therefore, to consider how British law bore on the question, and the simi- larity between the laws of the two countries need fearcely be insisted upon in support of the statement that there are many legal points to be considered fnd determined before either a treaty can be con- cluded or legisiation attempted by this country. STANLEY. LORD STANLEY TO ME. THORNTON. FOUsIGN Orvice, July 23, 1868, Str—The United States Chargé d'astatres at this Court has Re eg og to me a despatch which he haa received fro wi bearing date the 2 ult,, in which Mr, ‘ard alludes to tite fhegsent te. monstrances. and tulations which have been addressed on the of the United States govern- ment to her be pprernment against the impri- eer. ‘ tied ae tees the Pow in tis A comp! le judicial severit; maintained by her Majesty's government in ues cases tends to embarrass the ‘friendly reiations be- tween the two countries, and to Provan the political excitement which has unhappily for some tle dis- turbed the peace of the British realm and tne British provinces it to the United States, AS the imprisonment of Messrs, Warren and 1 have to point out to you that the alle gation, on which Mr, Seward’s request for theit re is founded—viz., that they were convicted for words ken and acts ih the United States—rests on a total misconception at the facts of the case. These prisoners were convicted of felony atthe Commission Court for tie cow Dubt held in October last, the most prominent overt insisted upon and proved against them being that they had come over to Ireland ana cruised along the coast with intent to effect a landing of men and arms ta Ireland, ia order to raise insurrection against the Queen. You will read this despatch to Mr. Seward and leave & copy of it with him, Jam, &¢., STANLEY. MK. JOHNSON TO MR. SEWARD. LROATION bg} THe ONITRD Mi ee LAIN DON, Sre—I have ine tonoe oan ok the naturalization question, signed by Lord Stanley NEW YORK-HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY tion, whien they think ought properly to be concedea | P CLIASTH 1869. ane g 5 i & sezet only the naturalized citizens main within the country in which they ralized. ‘The third article covers the cases of those who, remove from the country of their naturalization to that of their nativity. Ineuch cases the latter gov- , U] such terms as they shall mit them’ to their native citizenship Hi elections, ing now convinced that the above matter will Pe per authority given me by your 25d Of Sep mber, proobed to negotiate on the San Juan and claims questions, subject, of course, to the restrictions that they are not to be settled until the question of naturalization te allimately Tam to have ao inter- concluded. For that view with Lord Stanley on Friday, the 16th instant, when we are to consider the San JuarPaffair. T continue to keep in view the cases of Warren and Costello, and have reason to believe that tl and several of the other prisoners will be ata comparatively early day. Trusting that what 1 have so far done will be ap- proved by the President and aoe Tremain, &c., VERDY JOHNSON. Hon. Wruttam H, Sewarp, Washington, D, C, Here follows the protocol published in the HERALD of January 24, + ‘MR, JOHNSON TO MR, SEWARD. LEGATION OF THE UNITED Gog Lonpon, Oct. 17, 1868. Sre—I fam glad to tell you that I have this day signed with Lord Stanley a for the settie- ment, by arbitration, of the northwest boundary controversy. By the first article the arbiter re — 1e terms of the treaty of 15th of June, “runs: southerly through the die of the channel which separates the continent from Vancouver’s and of Fuca Straits to the Pacitio ft By the second, if the arbiter shall be unable to de- termine what is such line, he is then to decide axe some line which,” in his opinion, ‘will fur- nish an equitable solution of the difficulty and be the nearest approximation that can be made to an accurate construction of the words of the treaty." By the fourth, the decision of the arbiter, what- ever it may be under the authority conferred upon him, is agreed to be final and conclusive upon both governments. By the third, in the discharge of his duty the arbiter 1s given the right to consult. all corre- spondence which has been had between the two goverments on the subject, and all the evidence or other matters which were before the commissioners heretofore appointed to run the line, and all evidence that elther goverment may produce. By the first the arbiter, who is to be some friendly sOvO! or State, is to be selected by the two gov- ernmenis within three months after the ratification of the convention. Not being authorized to make this ent at once operative because of the restrictions con- tamed in your modified instructions in your des- patch No. 20, of the 23d of september, it is provided that the convention is not to be final until the naturalization question 1s conclusively settled by treaty or act of Parliament, or both, unleas the two pager in the interval shall otherwise agree. e subject matters of the submusston, you will see, are those contained in Lord Lyons! despatch to Secre- tary Caaa, of the 10th of Dec 11560, and which, as I understand by your original ns to me in despatch No, 2 of the 20th of July, 1863, 1 was authorized to consent to. yi, The protocol accompanies this despatch, and I hope that it will receive the sanction of the President and yourself. ‘This matter having been disposed of, I am to have an interview with Lord Staniey, on Tuesday next, to commence negotiating as to what is known as the Alabama clans question, and I believe that I shall be able at an early day to communicate to you a sat- isfactory adjustment of it. REVERDY JGHNSON. Hon. Wit11aM H. Sewarp, Washiagton, D, C. Here follows the protocol published in the HeraLp January 24. On October 20 Mr. Johnson inquires, by cable tele- gram:—“Oan I signa convention for the Alabama claims and name the King of Prussia as arbiter?” to which Mr. Seward replies that he must fasist upon aconvention like that of 1853, without naming an arbiter, % MK. JOHNSON TO MR. SEWARD, L&GATION OF THE UNITED STATES, “, LONDON, Oct, 28, 1868, Sin—Your cipher telegrams, dated the 2ist, 24th And 27th instant, respectively, have been received. 1 was to have had an tnterview with Lord Stanley to-day, bat he has just advised me that he ts obliged to leave the city and therefore to postpone our meet- 9 ro to-morrow. ‘uder the authority given me by your cipher des- patch of the 24th ist. I hope believe i shall be aple to conciude @ convention in relation to the Alabama claims and other similar claims, as well as all other clalms, upon the basis of the convention of the sth of February, 1853, His lordship, however, is reluctant to leave eo of — a Lindi inne claims to a oard composed of subject or citl- zens of the United States, with au onthe to call in an umpire to be selected by themselves, because of the character of the qi of mternational ‘aw which they present. He fers that these should be submitted to some fo1 friendly govern- ment, But tats, I think he will » Will be aecom- plished by a convention under Which the selection of an arbitrator is to be afterwards made by the two governments, and not by the commissioners, I fully appreciate the force of the objections sug- gested by you to the naming of an arbitrator in re- gard to these claims in the convention itself, that it might hazerd tte conti by the Senate, and be more or Jess distasteful to country. Icis understood between uns that the arbitrator is not to be restricted to the consideration of any one point upon which the claims may rest, but con- sider every one involved in them. i am gratified to know, from your despatch above ref ed to, of the 27th instant, that the protocol on naturalization subject heretofore gent to you is approved. On the request of hig Excellency Mr. Hale, oar minister at the court of Madi end General Bartlett, our minister resident to Norway and Sweden, made, a8 I understand, at the instance of your department, [have forwarded them copies o1 the protocol Although [have not as yet heard whether the one inreation to the San Juan dificulty is seprores, yet | look with conddence to C4 being eurly so ad- viaea. REVERDY JORNSON, Hon. WiLLiAM H. SBwaRp, Washington, 1), (, Telegram per cable.) Ligaen OF THE UNtrzD STATES, | LOnpon, Oct, 20, 1568. 5 Vinttam H, S@warp, Washingtou, D. C,— ww sign Alavama Convention, as tnstracted, REVERDY JOUNSON, MR. JOHNSON TO MB, SEWARD. LEG ATION OF THE UNITRD STATES, Lonvon, Oct. 31, 1865, Si—Altbongh last cipher despatch advised yon that the Alabamaclains question was going on favorably, | think Be = bee cus chpnen wiepeeeh mation. Under the authority c Of tie Pith tnst,, 1 believe I shall be able to eonciude a conveution upon such terms as youand the Presi- deut Will approve, and it i# more than robable that may be aocomplished efore you receive ths note, and that ‘ou will be advised of it by telegrapa, Aithough | have not 1 yet heard whether the san Juan protocol has your sanction, 1 assure that 1b will Bave, as tt seems to me to be within the s of your original ins\ ‘on that subject. | have, therefore, the c hope that tue President veil be able wo cor in tie next ann easege to Con- mi grees 8, satit aan all the matters nen have for some years Na & certain extent, weakened the friendly between the two VERDY JOHNSON. an ee a ier bilby Wansinaece, me MK, JOUNSON TO MR. BEWARD. LEGATION OF THA UNITED Starnes, . Ln Nov. 7, 1863, si J have more pleasure tn saying to you that Tt Bave good reasons for believing that ture will ve no such delay in the execution of the conven- tion relative to the Alabama claiins as I autigpated io confidential despatch No. 44, of the inet. ik at it that @ convention on the frock ant hope tae able to send Ht to you hy 16 we able ou of Wednestay of Saturday next. "t's sal ent is this made of this yernemag for @ time rather dangerous controversy, then Pe Romine. remamiiog to prevent the return of . aly relations belween tho two coun- tries, and that sach a result will be sativfactory to the people of both, and inure raed to thet joint adv I can have no doubt, REVERDY JOHNSON, Hon, Witttan H. Seward, Washington, D. U. MR. JOUNSON WO MB. SEWARD, LBGATION OF THE UNITRD StaTEs, | Loxvon, Noy. 10, 1868, Sin-—I have the gratification to tnform you of the culars of the joins convention, signed by Lord anjey and inyeelf on this day, for the settiement of wll claims that the oltizens of either country may have against this goverament and tho government ae, ae | TRIPLE SHEET, Beh Ec ves v4 iJ to upon an Snapire, ang clalnn tin antsanca ars to be sale other the Alabama be made by a majority of the athority given them by che Arse af: correspondence ‘and evi- claims, now ine poe are, without further commissioners or the: arbitrator, ainlcas ae, SABE ry mousy, Fhe shall. call for farther argument or evi- ence. 4 By the seventh the decision by the commissioners or the arbiurator, as the ase may be, is made con- clusive upon both ved which may Pl July, 1863, the date of the arene of the ratifica- tions of the convention of Fe these having all been adjusted by the commusloners' under Under thentath’articlé the Awards are tobe in coin, or uivalent without interest, wi! twelve months aw e 10th article makes the a arrived at un- pom rearpe nent fee oe aoe La sented, and hich, present but are not, are also to be °' ‘The 11th article contains some details, and gives the authority to appoint the secretary of board to the Deinepa pocwetner: of state for foreign atfairs and United States minister in London. The salaries of the commissioners are to be fixed and iting them. ‘The rel 2 the ratifica- tions of the convention are to be exchanged at Lon- don as soon as nay be within twelye months from its date. It 18 proper that I should give, as briefy as may ‘be necessary, mny reasons for assenting to the con- vention, or rather to some of its provisions:— First—You have heretofore refused to enter into an ment to arbitrate the Alabama claims unless thia government would agree that the question of ita right .to acknowledge as belli- gerents the late so-called Southern confederacy be also included within the arbitration. You will see by the terms of the first and the fourth articles that that question, as well as every other which the United States may think 1 involved in such claims, is to be before the commissioners, or the arbitrator. This ls ey by the use of we seme end He omission of any specttication of the questions be decided. And my authority for ig to this ts foind in your 01 instructions of the 20th of July last, and is ind to be found in the corre- spondence between yourself and my predecessor re- garding these claims, Secona—Upon reflection I thought it better for our purucularly the Alabama claimants, that the col json should sit injLondon tnatead of h- ington, because nearly all tf not ali the evidence upon which they rest is to be found here or in Liver- pool, and my instructions were silent as to the place otra Thi @ provision that the awards are to be id im coin, or its equivalent, I deemed to be Ete to good faith. As those which may be mado in favor of our c! itizens against this government will be paid in coin, I thought it obviously just that those wulch may ve made in favor of British sub- Jects should be discharged in the same way. Hoping and not doubting that the convention will meet with the approval of the President and your- ct and Hct feceprcare yo = i , L remain, wi your ol servant, as REVERDY JOHNSON. Mr. WiLuiam H. Sswarp, Washington, D. C. {Here follows the convention signed November 10, 1868.) claiinan! MR. SEWARD TO MH. JOHNSON. (ielegram per cable.) “DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, Noy. 11, 1863, Reverpy Joanson, Esq., &¢.:— Claims protocol not received. Convention must sit in Washington. We thought ‘this understood; absolutely essential under circumstances. Get this and all will be right, WILLIAM H, SEWAItv. MR. JORNSON TO M2. SEWARD, {Telegram per cabie..) LeGATION OF THE UNITED Srares, LONDON, Nov. 12, 1868. v J Hon. WILLiAM H. Sew: Washington, D. C, Will try Wasi 2. jt for Alabama ms. All proof here. If umpire European, Washington would much delay settlement. Did not understand you wished Washington, our 37 to Adams says not of sufficient Importance to Insist on. Stanley not here. Can do notuing without him. Convention, yesterday's mall. REVERDY JOHNSON. MU. SRWARD TO MR. JOHNSON. {Telegram per cabie.) DEPARTMENT OF. STATE, | » WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 1868. § BEVERDY JOHNSON, &C.:— Insist, in view of fap be peace manlonal sensi- bill Washington ts in ple, spe ILLIAM H. SEWARD. MR, JOHNSON TO MR. SEWARD. L&GATION OF THE UNITED Srares, . Lonpon, Nov, 14, 1868, Srz—As you will have seen before this reaches you our cable cipher despatch of the 11th instant was received. ‘The one of the next day was also duly received. Lord Stanley will not be in London before Wednes- or Th jay next, aod uatil then I shall not be otle to inform you whether Washington will ve sub- stituted as the place, for the meeting of the clalms commission, As stated in cipher despatch to you of the 12th instant, I to London as the place, for two re.sons—firat, because what are known as the Ala- claims against this government, in vaiue o much larger amount than all the other claims of our on and the evidence in snpport of them, as well a3 any other that may be called for by the commissioners or the umpire, is in land; and becanse [ suppose it to be almost certain that the umpire in relation to these claims will be the head of a Kuropean state, to whom the claimants and the nt of our ern: ment could have much more sdvedy access than if the commission was in Washington; and I cannot o- thinking that tue art tea change, If eifected, ‘will operate to their injury or at least to their inc’ n- venience, If, however, I been instructed to in- sit upon W, as of meeting, or had understood that such was the wish of yourself and the President I should have insisted upon tt, But] was notso instructed nor did { so understand. Your original instructions to me of the 2oth of July, 1888, are altogether silent upon the point, as are also everything which you have forwarded to ma since, prior to your —— despaich of the Lith inst.; and, before paaing convention, | referred to atch No. 875, of October 21, 1562, to Mr. which [ found that although the evidence tish claims,” or most of them the United States, a view to induce the government (o mh as Aplace for the meeting ofthe commission you then desired. You informed Mr. Adams that if it was strenuously objected to by this government it was ¥a matter not of sufficient importance to be insisted upon." Aithough I cannot say that Lord Stanies stronudusly on wi rested, Was said by you to be in su objected to thg change—and I hope he will not now aye he * me to agree to London th suited for the intereat of as the place all claimants, British aud American, and as bein, mngh more” convenient leas expensive, it this view was the ot one and acted npon that impression. Under these circumstances I boy that the President oe eee ‘will not think thi corm! any great take. Tt may be true that at home there exists ® ‘‘highly disturbed national sensibility,” which for @ moment would 1e the publie judgment upon the subject, yet I have stich confidence in the pense our people as to believe that when ail the facts are known and the reasons which have governed me wre disclosed, that judgment would be satisfied with what | have done, at, however tuig mint be, L will do whatever 1 may be able to Washi instead of London made the place the meeting of the commission, and will at the earliest moment advise you of ie resalt. RBVERDY JOUNSUN, Hon. William H. Seward, Washington, MR. JONSON TO MR. SEWARD. (Teiegram per cable.) Laa@arion OF THe UNITED StTarRs, | JANDON, Noy, 16, 1868, § Hon, Wintsam A, Sawann, Seoretery of State, Washington, D, Q.i— | have reason to belleve Washi will be agreed to REVERDY JOHNS Mit. JOHNSON TO Mi, SEWARD, L&GATION OF TOY UNITED SyaTes, | Lonpon, Nov, 23, 1865, Sin—Lord Stanley and myself Mave signed to-day @ supplement to olaites convention, Which thakes two fo |, THe frat is tat Wash- ington is to be the of meeting of the commin- sion instead of London; and the second, rendered necessary by that change, la that the secretary of the commission Is to be chosen by our Secretary of State and the Britwh Minister at Washington. Tam glad to aay that Lord stanley very readily as. sented to these alterations, and that he bas from the om were, an Kewl desire to settio wu orma entirely satixfactory to the Uniced Pattee every disputed matter, whiie serupulousiy guarding what he believed to be the rights and honor of his own country; and | am equally glad to say that this is in accordance with the man! sentiment af the people of all clagses, and espooialiy of tae AeGtesraon wus, If tuere be & “some delay beyond the tume, as some of the , Nov, Hon. Wit1.14M H. SswaRp, Secretary of | » OC. substituted for London. See t 3 REVERDY JOHNSON, Under sate of November 27 Mr. Seward acknow- ledges the receigs of the convention signed on the loth, and 10 the sourse of a very long review of it present negotiation undertaken tn the that the cont Sxout international claims h has ‘80 long existed and has been with 80 od feeling on both sides simple, yet omnanen les iene of reference nd adjudication w! Were , acopsed with 80 mul ‘very similar, by the convention for the adjustment of in- . claims. of Ke! ES ‘Vhat con; vention was States as a a which yed the approval of and je even felicitous success. convention of 1853 no reserv: 4nd no preference of, for, against or con: claims of any class of cit- zens or sul nation. A judicial tribu. nal was constituted by it im a just tribunal was con- parate classes in 0! ne and exactly the same man- ner and deciding open n only ne and ex the same manner, 0 them in exactly It robably would conduce to no end to set on this occasion the why t jass of two countries, States E83 nue uae zt a4 ee : SEE eu iJ aR : 5 g : ee E i gE Es Fi ii raga fu Farther Particulars of the Death of Timothy McCarthy, in Paterson, N. J.. on Sunday Last. In Tuesday's HeRALD there was published a brief account of the death, by hydrophobia, of Timothy McCarthy, of Paterson, N. J., concerning which the following particulars are presented Ca Mr. McCarthy remided in Straight street, near the shops of the Paterson Iron Company. He worked in one of the shops a portion of the time, but also kept agaloon as an additional means of livelihood, and. until recently kept about the latter place a large black dog, which he thought much of, it having proved itself to be an excelient night watch. Through some cause, but whether when playing with the brute or after having provoked It is not Labi on New Year's day he was slightly bitten by the animal on the finger. “whe woun trivial in ap- pearance, nothing more than & mere, pin-aaraech and not causing any pain, no notice was taken of it and no L, guar rae were entertained that any serious its were likely to result time aiverwards, to the d A short wever, bogae to manifest a very unusual disposition, ond ver making several attempts to bite other persons was killed by the neighbors, who were convinced that the animal was growing mad and ought to be de- siroyed, McCarthy thenceforth grew melancholy and worrled, and expreased: much anxiety that evil would result from the wound he had received. became & monomania with him, he evidently etn: in continual terror, unable to a 8 + night, bo a i fact, evincing evi mptom 9 great depression Of mind. This condition was not Tauch improved by rather loudly spoken, tmpradent ponte ee of anxiety on the part of intimate Thus he continued until about three o'clock on Sunday morning, ine was seized with terribie paroxysms, 80 that three strong men could scarcely hold him, He continued rational most of tne but suiered grout agony, and begged in. tones that they wonid permit no water to be near him, every few seconds would relapse into a siate of the most abject fear, crouc down in the corner and raving like one suffering with the de- lirium tremens, ‘The patient could not bear the presence of a fe- male in his roo, at once flying into & spasm apd evincing almost 93 much dread as he did of water, At one time he there was a dog under his bed and became greatly alarmed, but was finally quieted by his friends repeatedly assuring him that nothing of the kind was there. In the afternoon (Sunday) Dr. John Quin was sent for, and ascertaming his condition before entering the room, to prove the truth of it and see his symp- toms for himself, procured a glass of water and walked qutetly into the room where pte dig hd lying. .The man’s horror almost turned the of the spectators; the poor nan drew hii the bed corner, and ost seem himself through the partition in his to get as far as possible from the water doctor, and the latter was obliged to bier hastily from the apartment for fear ti would spi throngh the window. Dr. Quin, who is an old experience, both io this country and Europe, at his opinion that it was a hopeless case of genuine hydrophobia, and his opinion proved cor- fect, for the man died in about an hour afterwards, utterly exhausted. Dr. Quin has witn’ two other ‘cases of this nature, but considers this far the most violent of any that has come under his obser- vation. He says it is always most dangerous and vi- olent in the winter season, The fits came on about the usual time, 4 is erally from four to six weeks after bite, Carthy wus seized at three o’cloc\ in the mornt wita the viclent symptoms and died at three o’ci in the sfiernoon, the spasms continuing just twel hours. McCarthy was Known to be a tem} @ mi: notwiihatanding-he kept @ saloon: and the doctor has not the slightest hesitation ip declaring that his 80 drought i death was directiy caused by the bite of the ‘The deceased had a dance at its place on Satut night, but did not tnduige in liquor to any exten’, twat it cantiot be believed that his death was Mfsbastay hal wraag friends anajwas quite pablte [oor meas, is ras quite pablle’ known; oposequentiy his bornble death cieaiea & great excitement in the neighborhood, and lis fue neral, which took place on Tuesday, was very large'y attented. He left a wife and one child, Where is naturally an excited fe existing In Paterson 3 and as the mon Councit met on Monday night and authorized the Mayor to jasue his proclamation to all dogs found on the streets, there is no doubt an scriminate slanghter of canines will soon decrease the danger of iurther loss of life by hydrophobia. WAVAL INTELLIGENCE. ‘The United States sloop-of-war Cauandaigua, now at the New York Navy Yard, commanded by Captain Strong, and lately returned trom @ three years’ cruise tm the Mediterranean, bas been hauled to the wharf ‘and her officers and crew are busily discharging all hor stores and stripping ship preparatory to putting out of commission, The Canandaigan was inspected by a board Of naval officers on the 13th, consisting of Captain S$. D. Trenchard, Commandgr Whiting and Commander Chandler, under orders from the Secre- tary of the Navy. When the Canandaigua is reported ready to go out of commission thp officers will all be placed upon waiting orders and the crew will be dix charged. Orders are at the yard to that effect. The sloop-of-war Kenosha was under steam on the 15th and 16th inat., and she performed in the most Parone manuer, atleast to the ey pol i. naval engineers n some dissent voices say she is @ erate ta coal with small re- sults, ‘They call it a “fast? dock tune. ‘The tn of the Kenosha says she will leave about the the mont, Her officers, however, scein to ments of the Tara have not yet finished their work. Some slight repairs to the machinery, also recoaling, will probably detain her, She has yet shell and ammunition to take on there are rumors of contemplated changes in the Navy Yard, Captain miral Farrag’ > W. B. Leroy, who was lately wiih will relieve Captain 8, D. Trenchard, who is no Hxecutive OMcer of the atation. ‘Within the past two weeks, it 1s a to- duction of 170 men in the Lingineer’s Department has taken place, leaving now about fifty machinists and voller makers, with a8 many jaborera. Tn the Ordiance Department another redaction is about to take place, a percentage of the employ at the Navy Yard, Ordnance Dock aud Blis? 16! og ordered discharged by the Chief of Buren, Captatn Aliny has command of this de onthe ‘The Havipment Bureav of the Navy Yard is under Commander Cosiman, Who has it in excellent order. When the Kenosha hes sailed the iaboror, satl- makers and riggers will be reduced to tue lowest possible limit, NAVAL PERSONALS. Assistant Sargon Cae bas Leon ordered to the reveiving abip ac, to relieve bo poe Price, ‘who is ordered to the Washington Navy Yard, Paymaster Casper a . J Wd veen detached from the storeship In enn ‘Acting Masters Lyman Wells and Henry Vaughn have been honorably aischarged. fe ane aaa