Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States, transmitted to Congress with the annual message of the President, December 2, 1872, Part II, Volume IV

Record of the proceedings of the tribunal of arbitration at the eleventh conference, held at Geneva, in Switzerland, on the 11th of July, 1872.

[Geneva, Switzerland, July 11, 1872.]

The conference was held pursuant to adjournment. All the arbitrators and the agents of the two governments were present.

The protocol of the last conference was read and approved, and was signed by the president and secretary of the tribunal, and the agents of the two governments.

On the proposal of Sir Alexander Cockburn it was decided that the written opinions or statements read by the arbitrators to the tribunal should be printed, and distributed to the arbitrators and to the agents and counsel of the two governments.

The tribunal then proceeded with the consideration of the case of the Florida. The Florida.

The conference was adjourned until Friday, the 19th instant, at 1 o’clock in the afternoon.

• FREDERICK SOLOPIS.
• J. C. BANCROFT DAVIS.
• TENTERDEN.
• ALEX. FAVROT, Secretary.