The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-01
CATACAzY's CASE.
TEXT OF THE NOTE OF PRINCE GoRTs.
CHAKoFF TO MINISTER CURTIN.

CHAkOFF TO MINISTER CURTIN.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Jan. ITO days
O6fctat Messenger publishes the follow
ing note of Prince Gortschakoff to Mr..
Curtin, United States Amb lssador to
to the Russian Court. It. must be re-
marked that docum ,nts Of this sort are
seldom published il r ls5ia except when
the Government has some particular
aim in making them known to the
public:
NoTE OF THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EN-
PRE- TO THE NORTH AMERICAN AM
BASsADoR, MR. CURTIN. as5 aa 37a
st. PETERSBURG, Dec. 81, 1871 (Jau, 2.
1922 .....
Sir: I had the honor to receive the
despatch addressed to you by Mr.. Fish
ON The 4h U6th) Of November last, O
c'py of which you were instructed to
Lave with NE. The painful affair Of M.
Gaia azy began aud grew up during my
t)sence. o. my return to St. Peters,
burg took care to make myself acquain-
ted with all its details found that the
pro tenaOore Minister Of Fnreign Affairs.
Privy Councillor Westmann, without re.
pudiating the requests of the United
States Government, expressed only the
wish that, for the sake of decency ana
convenience, NJ. Catacazy should con.
tihue to perform his duties during His
dlghness the Grand Duke Alexis So
] ,urn in the United States. Your Coy
ernment acce pted these considerations.
adm Catac,zy receive consequently or
irrs 20 return ca r lssia ls SOON as the
Grand Duke should have left America.
and it was also intimated to him that he
would no lpOre return to his post. 1t
s. med to me that, s'trr such acquies-
cence on the part of the Imperial Cabinet
e. all that WAS asked for in the requests
o thasU ire States, tn whole affair
ought to have been considered as one
finally settled according to the rules of
c urtesy in force between Cabinets. Tt
was, therefore, not without regret that
learned Of the correspondence that was
going on on the apot--a correspondence
which, In my opinion. was quite pur-
p rsele 8, aud which neither sufficient at
trntion 'r resp .ct was showa to a Rus
| sian Ambassador still performing his
duties.
The communication you made me, ia
Il ,cord1nce with Mr. Flsh's instructions.
consist of two distinct parts. The one
contains the request to recall NJ Cataca-
", with re terence to which, as I said.
we have already given our acquiescence
to the wishes of the United States Gov.
Iernmenk The other pntains the com.
plants against our Ambassador. Tha
second part makes the Imperial Cabinet
judge Of NJ. Catacacy's conduct. We
shall giv3 this die consideration. But
Unjust tell you that against many of these
complaints NJ Catacazy kas furnished us
in his repor with the fullest refutatiens
long before we knew snything about Mr..
Flsh's despatch. However, ideas Of
right are sufi:i htly spread in the Uni.
ted States to make us believe that the
S cretaIy Of State will not expect to pro-
nounce verdict before we have given q
fhir hearing to the accused. Consequent
y, we must, at present, forbear froua
any judgment, aud give NJ. Catacazy
fall liberty for presenting all the argu-
ments he can in his favor, sgs rs
am firmly convinced that such mat
ner of viewing things will be duly APP.
preciated W the Uniscd States Govern
ment, and, on the other hand, will pre-
serve the belief thar, however painful
this affair is, it will in no way aIter
the feelings of OLD and sincere
riendship which unite the
two countries, all he more as these feel
in s have been quite recently SO bril-
liantly confirmed by the hearty welcome
given by the American people to the SON
of nv august master. 4 Oh 'IO rA a'.. 'i@2
Believe me, sir, Sc, &c, 49,
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