Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 6, 1904

Mr. McCormick to Mr. Hay.

American Embassy,
St. Petersburg, 23 September, 1904.

No. 189.]

Sir: I have the honor to inclose herewith a list of the members of the admiralty court which will hear the appeal in the cases of the Knight Commander, Arabia, and Calchas. * * *

I have, etc.,

Robert S. McCormick.

[Inclosure.]

Admiralty council.

President, G. D. Alexei; vice-president, Admiral Avelan.

Members: Admiral Pilkin, Admiral Smidt, General Kaznakoff, Vice-Admiral Kupreanoff, Vice-Admiral Verchovsky, General Kolokoltsoff, (retired naval officer) Sulief.

The “generals” are retired naval officers.

The other members of the supreme prize court are: Two members of court of cassation, one representative of ministry for foreign affairs.

The procureur and secretary of the court are officials of the ministry of marine.

There is no appeal.

In England the “high court of admiralty” is a civil court which is also the court of divorce and probate. It has a president and judge, both in the ordinary judicial service. Appeals are made to the judicial committee of the privy council and the four law lords or any other privy councilor who has held high judicial office.