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the equipment of the privateer, and requested
compensation.
A bitter feeling grew up and war appeared
inevitable. But on January 24th, 1869, an
agreement was happily entered into, which, with
fresh negotiations, led to the Washington treaty,
May 8th, 1871. In harmony with this the
dispute was referred for settlement to a Court of
Arbitration consisting of five members, of which
England and the United States each chose one,
and the neutral states of Italy, Switzerland, and
Brazil, likewise each chose one. These five
met on December 15th, 1871, as a tribunal
of arbitration, at Geneva, and delivered their
judgment on September 14th following (four
votes against England’s one), that the English
Government had made a breach in its duty
as a neutral power with respect to some of the
privateers under consideration, and therefore
England would have to pay an indemnity of
15 1/2 million dollars to the United States.[1]
England bowed to the award and fulfilled
her duty.
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