Superior; also boundary to the Lake of the Woods. Am. St. Paps., For. Rels., II, 584; III, 164; IV, 808; La Northeastern Boundary. Controversy over the boundary of the United States from the source of the river St. Croix to the river St. Lawrence. Under Article V, of the treaty of December 24, 1814, provision was made for a commission to determine this boundary. The commission, however, was unable to agree and finally adjourned April 13, 1822. The question was then referred to the arbitration of the King of The Netherlands under treaty of September 29, 1827. Award rendered January 10, 1831, but was not decisive. The boundary was finally settled by the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842. Diplomatic Settlement. Moore, I, 65; V, 4728; Darby, 772; Martens, VII (pt. 2), p. 491; Hertslet, XVIII, 1249; Am. St. Paps., For. Reis., II, 584; III, 162; IV, 647, 808; V, 50; Brit. and For. St. Paps., vol. 15, p. 469; vol. 22, p. 772; vol. 23, p. 404; vol. 24, p. 1179; vol. 25, p. 903; vol. 27, p. 821; La Fontaine, 8; Malloy, 615. Obligation as to Slaves. Controversy respecting the true intent and meaning of Article I of the Treaty of Ghent of December 24, 1814, respecting the restoration of, or compensation for, slaves in territory in possession of British at time of ratification of that treaty, which territory was to be restored to the United States. Settled by arbitration, decision being rendered April 22, 1822, under the convention of October 20, 1818. Award in favor of the United States. The amount of compensation was not fixed by this award, but was left to a mixed commission under a convention signed July 12, 1822, which rendered its decision November 13, 1826. Awarded the United States $1,204,960. Arbitrator: Russia. Commissioners: 2 United States, 2 Great Britain. Moore, I, 350; V, 4733; Darby, 775; Am. St. Paps., For. Rels., III, 735; IV, 106, 376; V, 214; La Fontaine, 17, 619; Malloy, 631, 634. Mutual Claims Which Had Arisen Since the Treaty of Ghent. Settled in 1854 by a mixed commission under a convention signed February 8, 1853. Awarded the United States $329,734.16; awarded Great Britain $277,102.88. Commissioners: 1 Great Britain, 1 United States. Umpire: Great Britain. Moore, I, 391; IV, 4349; Darby, 782; Malloy, 664; La Fontaine, 31. Hudson's Bay and Puget's Sound Agricultural Companies. Claims of these British companies on account of appropriation of lands once possessed by them in territories. of Oregon and Washington. Settled by arbitration in 1865, under the treaty signed July 1, 1863. Awarded title of the land to the United States upon payment of cash consideration of $650,000 to Great Britain. Commissioners: 1 United States, 1 Great Britain. Umpire: United States. Moore, I, 237; V, 4749; Darby, 788; La Fontaine, 44; For. "Alabama" Claims. Claims of American citizens for compensation for losses and damages occasioned by acts of the Alabama and other privateers fitted out in British waters. Settled in 1872, by arbitration by a mixed commission. under Articles 1-11 of the treaty of May 8, 1871. Awarded United States $15,500,000. Commissioners: 1 United States, 1 Great Britain, 1 Italy, 1 Switzerland, and 1 Brazil. Moore, I, 495; Darby, 794; Malloy, 701, footnote; La Fontaine, 138. Civil War Claims. Mutual claims of subjects arising out of military operations during the Civil War. Settled in 1873, by arbitration by a mixed commission under Articles 12-17 of the treaty signed May 8, 1871. Awarded Great Britain $1,929,819. Commissioners: 1 Moore, I, 683; III, 2201; Darby, 795; Malloy, 705, footnote; Coast Fishery Rights. Controversy as to pecuniary compensation due Great Moore, I, 703; V, 4751; Darby, 795; Moore, Digest, I, 799; San Juan Water Boundary. Dispute as to the boundary line through the channel separating the continent from Vancouver Island. Settled in 1872, by arbitration under Articles 34-37 of the Treaty of Washington. Award in favor of United. States. Arbitrator: Germany. Moore, I, 196; V, 4756; Darby, 796; Malloy, 716; Brit. and For. St. Paps., vol. 50, p. 796; vol. 55, pp. 743, 1211, 1284; vol. 56, p. 1406; vol. 59, p. 21; vol. 62. p. 188; La Fontaine, 149; Martens, XX, 775. Bering Sea Seal Fisheries. Controversy as to the jurisdictional rights of the United States in the Bering Sea. Settled in 1893 by arbitration under the convention signed February 29, 1892. Award against the United States in the matter of ownership of the seals outside of the maritime jurisdiction and in favor of the United States to the extent that necessity for regulation was admitted. Arbitrators: 2 United States, 2 Great Britain, 1 France, 1 Italy, 1 Norway and Sweden. Moore, I, 755; II, 2123; V, 4759; Darby, 819; Malloy, 746; Martens, 2nd Series, XVIII, 592; XXII, 557; Hertslet, XIX, 925; For. Rels., U. S. (1890), 358; (1891), 530, La Fontaine, 422. Bering Sea Claims. Claims of British subjects for seizure and detention of vessels and sailing fleets prior to 1892 in Bering Sea waters outside of the maritime limit. The United States in 1894 offered to pay, subject to consent of Congress, $425,000 in full settlement. This was accepted by Great Britain. Congress did not appropriate the money and a mixed commission was appointed under a convention signed February 8, 1896, to determine the exact amount of damages in the case. Awarded Great Britain, December 17, 1897, $473,151.26. Commissioners: 1 Great Britain, 1 United States. Moore, I, 960; II, 2123; V, 4764, 5067; Darby, 825; Malloy, 766; Hertslet, XX, 935; La Fontaine, 520 Alaskan Boundary. Controversy as to the boundary between Alaska and the Dominion of Canada. Settled in 1903 by arbitration by a joint commission under the convention signed January 24, 1903. Award largely in favor of the United States. Arbitrators: 3 United States, 3 Great Britain. Malloy, 787; Darby, 908; S. Doc. No. 162, 58th Cong., 1st Sess. North Atlantic Coast Fisheries. Controversy as to the rights of American citizens in Moore, I, 426; V, 4747; La Fontaine, 437; Malloy, 835; North Pecuniary Claims. By an agreement signed August 18, 1910, certain outstanding claims were referred to arbitration, as recommended by article 38 of the Hague Convention of October 18, 1907. The arbitration is still pending. Arbitrators: 1 United States, 1 Great Britain, 1 France. S. Doc. No. 1063, 62d Cong., 3d Sess., p. 50. Mutual Claims. Guatemala Arising out of a contract between the Government of Guatemala and a citizen of the United States concerning the building of the Guatemala Northern Railroad and for damages caused by civil and military authorities of Guatemala. Settled by Arbitrator under agreement of February 23, 1900. Award of $143,750.73 in favor of United States. Arbitrator: Great Britain. Moore, Digest, VI, 730; For. Rels. U. S. (1900), 648; Malloy, 871. Personal Claims. Haiti Arising out of charges against American citizens of piracy and traffic in slaves, and the non-execution of a contract in connection with a government concession for a bank. Settled by arbitrator under protocol of May 24, 1884. Award of $174,750, in favor of the United States, set aside by Department of State. Arbitrator: United States. Moore, II, 1749; V, 4768; Darby, 806; For. Rels. U. S. (1887), 630; Malloy, 932, 935; Martens, 2nd Series, XI, 798; Brit. and For. St. Paps., vol. 75, p. 382; La Fontaine, 245. Personal Claims. Damages sustained during a riot at Port au Prince, September, 1883. Settled by a mixed commission under verbal agreement of January 25, 1885. Award of $5,700 in favor of the United States. Commissioners: 2 United States, 2 Haiti. For. Rels. U. S. (1883), 594; (1885), 500; Moore, II, 1859. Arbitrary Arrest and Imprisonment. Arrest and imprisonment of an American citizen and denial of legal rights at Port au Prince in 1884. Settled by arbitrator under protocol of May 24, 1888. Award of $60,000 in favor of the United States. Arbitrator: United States. Darby, 813; Malloy, 935; Moore, II, 1807; V, 4770; For. Rels. U. S. (1884), 316; (1885), 498; (1888, pt. 1), 984, 1007; La Fontaine, 301. |