FRENCH SPOLIATION CLAIMS
\fɹˈɛnt͡ʃ spˈə͡ʊlɪˈe͡ɪʃən klˈe͡ɪmz], \fɹˈɛntʃ spˈəʊlɪˈeɪʃən klˈeɪmz], \f_ɹ_ˈɛ_n_tʃ s_p_ˈəʊ_l_ɪ__ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n k_l_ˈeɪ_m_z]\
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During the difficulties with France in 1798, which nearly amounted to a state of war, French war-vessels and privateers committed many depredations upon American commerce, and many similar acts had been committed before, in the course of the war between France and Great Britain. The American negotiators in 1798, 1799 and 1800 attempted to obtain redress for these. But in the convention finally negotiated with the First Consul Bonaparte in 1800, it was found necessary to drop the claim. The claims were then made against the U. S. Government by its injured citizens. Bills for their relief were vetoed by Polk in 1846 and Pierce in 1855. In 1885 they were referred to the Court of Claims, before which several thousand such cases have now come.
By John Franklin Jameson
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