The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-30
THE QUESTION SETTLED.

-RicIaI Cor frmation of the Report that
the Grand Duke Alexis, of Russia, will
Visit the United States.
An attache of the Times, at the special nvi-
tation of his EXcehency NJ Catacazy, the In
perial Russian Minister to Washington, yester-
day visited the Russian diplomatists summer
residence at Clifton, Staten Island. After con-
versing at length upon the various topics now
agitating European political circles, the con-
versation turned upon the coming visit of
his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Alexis
to the United States. NJ. Gatacazy remarked
that he had noticed that number of journals
had, through their Washington correspondents.
positively contradicted the statements published
in the Times in regard to the visit of the Prince
Alexis, stating that the report was manufactured
out of whole cloth, and that the State Depart
ment at Washington had mott received any
intimation, either from the Russian Minister
at Washington, or Governor CURTIN; the United
States Minister at St. Petersburg of the pro-
posed Imperial visit to America NJ. Cata-
cazy observed that these contradictions were
certainly made without the slightest investi-
cation by the gentlemen of the press in
Washington. and had they applied TO the State
Department he said, the verify of the announce
ments made in the Times would have been
proved conclusively. On the 14tih OF May, he
isrther stated, he received diplomatic note from
st. Petersburg. from his enlightened chief,
Prince GoTtschakoff, the Imperiall Minister for
Foreign Affairs in which the Legation at
Washington notified of the offended visit
of the Grand Duke Alexis Alekandrowitsch
TO America with squadron from the Inn
perial navy. The official despatch stated
that his Imperial Highness would leave Cron-
stadt in the latter part of Augustl and would
probably reach New York about the first or
second week in September, wheIl the Grand
Duke would Immediately do himself the honor
of making formal visit to the President of the
United States. A copy of the ofieial notifca-
Hon of Prince GOrtsehakof was transmitted to
Secretary Fish on the 18th of May by M Cata-
cazy, for the information of the President, and
few days afterwards the usual ackI owledgment
of its reception at the State Depart inent was re-
ceiVed at the Russian Embassy. The Russian
Minister further informed the ! Times that
the Imperial corvette Vsadlhck, which
sailed for England yesterday, had been
ordered here by Admiral drabbe, the
Russian Minister of Marine \ TO await
the arrival of the Grand Dukes squ uadron but,
on account of the postponement OF his High
ness visit until September, in consequence of
the heat of this climate, the order Was counter
manded NJ Cataeazy says that he Ayill occupy
his summer residence at Clifton until the arrival
of the Imperial party, and when the Writer was
bidding his Exeellency adieu,. the courteous
diplomat took particular pains to obsarve that
''there is not one word of truth in THE contra
dictory statements to the effect that the Grand
Duke has abandoned the idea of vsiaing the
United States, and" he continued ''yPu may
use my name as authority for your ihtorma-
tion. IN. \. Times today.