Jefferson Davis to Hamilton Fish, April 15, 1872
No. 6. Mr. Davis to Mr. Fish.
Sir: I have the honor to inform you that I arrived in Geneva on the evening of Saturday, the 13th instant.
Lord Tenterden arrived yesterday; General Cushing and Mr. Beaman also each put in an appearance yesterday. This morning we exchanged the Counter Cases. The British Counter Case was accompanied by a note from Lord Tenterden to the Arbitrators, of which a copy is inclosed. I thought the note required some notice on my part, and made the reply of which a copy is inclosed.
The Counter Cases on the part of Great Britain, which were exchanged at the Hotel de Ville, were the copies for Mr. Adams, Count Sclopis, Mr. Stämpfli, and myself. The copies for Sir Alexander Cockburn and Baron d’Itajubá were not exchanged in my presence. On our side, the copies for Sir Alexander Cockburn, Mr. Adams, Count Sclopis, and Mr. Stämpfli were delivered in the Hotel de Ville. The copy for Lord Tenterden was taken by his lordship from my room, and the copy for Baron d’Itajubá was, by his express desire, retained in Paris, to be delivered after exchange here.
After the adjournment I received from Paris your telegram relating to claims filed in the Department since March 22, and addressed a note to the Arbitrators and British Agent, of which a copy is inclosed.
From these various enclosures you will be able to learn exactly what has officially taken place here to-day.
I have, &c.,
Mr. Davis to Count Sclopis.
The undersigned, Agent of the United States, has the honor to transmit herewith to Count Sclopis the following copy of a telegram received from the Secretary of State of the United States this day, and to ask to have it considered as a further appendix to the Counter Case of United States:
“Since March 22, additional claims for capture and destruction and damage by interruption of voyage have been filed to the amount of five hundred and five thousand eight hundred and forty-nine dollars forty-six cents, and claims for increased insurance premiums to the amount of three hundred and thirty-four thousand nine hundred and thirty-three dollars ninety-eight cents.
“FISH.”
The undersigned has the honor to renew to Count Sclopis the assurance of his distinguished consideration.