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introductory statement.

[iii] *Table of contents.

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Vessels to which the claims of the United States relate	1	203
General character of the evidence adduced by the United States	2	204
Opinions of contemporary writers quoted by the United States	3	205

PART II.

argument of the united states on neutral duties.

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Propositions affirmed by the United States			5	207
Effect ascribed to British laws and regulations as interpretations of international law			6	209
Alleged duty of a government to enforce its own laws and regulations			9	213
Extent of neutral obligations as deduced from the three rules of the treaty of Washington, and from general principles of international law			11	215
	(A.)	Original equipment, &c., of belligerent vessels in neutral ports	11	216
	(B.)	Admission of belligerent vessel into neutral ports	13	218
First limitation suggested by the United States			15	220
Further limitation suggested by the United States			16	222
What is “due diligence”			21	228

PART III.

precedents appealed to by the united states.

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1.	Case of the Swedish ships, 1825	24	232
2.	Violations of American neutrality in 1793–’94	25	234
Decisions of the commissioners under the seventh article of the treaty of 1794		29	240
Case of the Cassius		31	241
3.	Violations of American neutrality during the war carried on by Spain and Portugal against the Spanish-American colonies	31	242
	Correspondence between the United States and Portugal	32	243
	Correspondence between the United States and Spain	34	246
4.	Later violations of the American neutrality laws	36	248
	Expeditions of Lopez against Cuba, 1850–’51	36	248
	Walker’s expeditions against Mexico and Central America, 1853, 1855, 1858, 1859, and 1860	37	250
	Fenian raids against Canada	40	254
	Raid of 1866	41	255
	Second raid on Canada, 1870	44	258
	Raid of 1871	45	260
	Military expeditions in aid of the Cuban insurrection	45	260
Recapitulation		47	262

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[iv] *PART IV.

various complaints of the united states against great britain.—traffic in munitions of war, (page 48.)

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Arms and military supplies purchased by the United States	50	267
Arms and military supplies purchased by the Confederate states	56	275
Blockade-running and the Nassau trade	58	277
False importance ascribed to the proclamation of neutrality	60	280
Knowledge of facts imputed to the British government	60	281
Restrictions on coaling at Nassau	63	285
Orders of the 31st January, 1862, in relation to Nassau	65	287

PART V.

the sumter and nashville.

PART VI.

the florida and alabama, (page 72.)

PART VII.

the georgia and shenandoah.

PART VIII.

the clarence, tacony, archer, tuscaloosa, tallahassee, chickam aug a, and retribution.

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The Clarence, Tacony, Archer, and Tuscaloosa	102	339
The Tallahassee	102	339
The Chickamauga	103	339
The Retribution	104	341

[v] *PART IX.

reception of confederate cruisers in british ports.

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	The Sumter and Nashville	107	346
	Execution of the rules of January 31, 1862, at Nassau	109	348
	The Florida at Nassau	110	350
	Execution of the rules of January 31, 1862, in other colonies	111	352
	The Florida at Barbados	111	352
	United States vessels at Barbados	112	352
	The Florida at Bermuda	113	354
	The Chickamuga at Bermuda	114	356
	United States vessel at Bermuda	115	356
	The Alabama at Jamaica	116	358
	The Alabama, Georgia, and Tuscaloosa at the Cape of Good Hope	116	358
	Unites States vessel at the Cape of Good Hope	117	359
	Recapitulation	117	360
	Course pursued by other countries	119	362
1.	Holland	119	362
2.	Brazil	120	363
3.	Russia	121	365
4.	France	121	366
The Rappahannock		122	366
The Stonewall		122	367
5.	Spain and Portugal	123	367

PART X.

conclusion.

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Recapitulation of the argument for Great Britain	124	369
Compensation claimed by the United States. General principle	131	378
Claims for private losses	134	38
Claims for national losses by the destruction of public property in the United States	137	386
Claims for expenditure alleged to have been incurred in the pursuit of confederate cruisers	137	387
Claim of the United States	140	391
Recapitulation of preceding remarks on the measure of compensation	141	392
Concluding remarks	141	393