Alexandria Gazette

FRENCH CLAIMS.--The substance of the treaty between the United States and France, signed at Washington on the 15th of January, for the settlement of claims of French subjects resulting from the war of secession, has been published here. The treaty provides that a commission of three members--one appointed by France, one by the United States, and the third by the Emperor of Brazil--shall meet six months after the exchange of ratifications to arbitrate definitely on the claims of French subjects, and on any counter-claims of American citizens who sustained losses under like circumstances. The treaty applies solely to demands for indemnity originating from acts of injury committed with the cognizance of the federal authorities, the United States government having absolutely refused to accept responsibility for the acts of the Confederates, or for any loss arising from the loss or emancipation of slaves.