The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-05
RUSSIA.

tho Russians shy About 1bem-EnginDd
stSh Accnsed-rhe Herald ns the Benrer Of
Glad TidinSs To the Palace.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb H. 1872
The Catacazy excitement mas here-as well as
everywhere eise--given place to the Alabama ques-
non. Personal difficulties and childish quarrels
lose their interest upon the appearance OF questions
relating TO peace and war between two countries
Nike the United States and England; and Mr.. Cata-
sazy ana his Vaccinations have dwiDded seem
ingy INTO comparative insgnifcance.
THR AEGLO-ANERICAN DIPFIcULTY-wnAT Is SAID
ABOUT IT.
When the news came that the Washington Cabi-
net had decided not TO reconsider tbier nterpEeta-
ten OF the treaty there was quite excitement at
abe "B0urse" here, and English and American Sc
curities went down with suddenness that must
have been exceedingly alarming for those VINO were
obliged TO SELL and the probable results of conflict
are discussed in way that is somewhat amusing
10 those who, like myself, believe there Is not the
slightest probability Of war between Eng
Mnd and tue United States. 'The Americans
would take Canada say some. "Yes, it Is re-
piled. "but that would be no great loss to England
ana great gain to the United States especially II
Canadians do not want to be annexed. England
would be getting of cheap with the loss OF Canada
In exchange for the enormous claims brought for
ward by the Washington government"
''rhey might take the British West India pos.
sessions" says another. NO" replies a third;
''that wOnld necessitate neet capable Of coping
with England's mighty navy-a neet the Americans
% not possess and cannot construct in day.
ether swift sailing prvateers might sweep Eng
lsh commerce from the seas however IN spite OF
their heavy numbering iron-cads, that Will never be
able 10 give chase 10 the
LI6HT-HEELED AMERICAN CRUISERS"
''Thats true" adds some one else 'Dut those
iron -clads cen lombard and burn down the Amer
lean sea6oard towns"
will ha lnpO and rio ha-
cause the parties will never be able to get close
enough together to measure fairly their strength,
bad blood than a regular fight where one OF the
parties should be fairly beaten, in the case Of
and the probable chances and ultimate results are
as r as TIN though war mad been
Those, however, who know the two peoples as
any great danger from this sudden attempt to
Squlrin out or u ught place on one SIDE and The
e0usiuon OF anger on the otaer:
here 80 far, manifest little sympathy either way;
Ahey speak IN a guarded manner about the ques-
too, and generally content themselves with
bare statement OF facts without any COM
resume OF the points at Issue, remarked that
shey had been informed, upon the best authority,
that Prince Gortscnakon had determined to use all
his influence with the Washington CABINET TO induce
them TO make their demands as moderate as pos.
sibie; but concluded with the curious and some
what significant observation that OF course IL would
be diffcult 10 conceive how the claims OF the Amer
ican government could be anything else than mod
crate. The MOSCOW Gazette Is also out IN an article
In which, after referring to
THE PERKINS CLAIMS
and the moderate and Impartial statement OF the
Catacazy dlfDculty given by ''the most important
And Influential paper OF America, the NEW YORK
HERALD 1t maintains that the results have
demonstrated the truth OF It's previous assertions
Tor which 1t was taken to task by the London
Tin1es-an article In which 1t affirmed that England
was probably the prime mover in iomenting The
Catacazy quarrel. The writer MAINTAINS that Eng.
land had very good reasons for creating a disturb
q
between Russia ana America, In view OF her inlen-
Geneva Court OF Arbitration.
THE DEMANDS OF THE AMERICANS,
While characterzing The demands OF the Amerl.
can government as exorblta and monstrous he
MAINTAINS that England evidently made the treaty
In bad faith and with q view 10 withdrawing ner
assent to the arbitration whenever 1t should suit
her convenience to do so. The grounds thus taken
by the Moscow paper are strong. and the opinions
IL expresses gives at least very fair Idea OF the
rennmenLs entertained In Russia towards England.
GERMANY's LITTLE ACCOUNT.
The most curious report i nave vet heard In re-
gard 10 the mater is one current here accounting
foI the delight expressed by the German press at
THAT the German government proposes bringing an
exactly smil ar bil against the United states gov
eminent Tor arms furnished france during the late
war. 1t was even limited at first that the American
government had been apprlsed OF this INTENTION
and that II was not particularly averse TO Engand's
Tepudatlng the Alabama claims altogether.
Tue clrcuiators OF this report pretended that the
treaty between Prussia and the United states, by
which either were allowed to furnish arms to the
Adversares OF the other IN case OF war, would he
null, the new principles laid down in the Ala
bama treaty may become retrospective In one case
NJ well as In another.
GENERAL ooNFLAGRATIoN NIGHT RESULT.
one nears going about here ana the commotlon the
new phase OF the Alabama treaty has created
II might be an interesting study, as forming a
nice mean between conjecture and calculation to
predict the consequences near and remote OF a war
Not Russia, in the course Of such a confiict take
some measures tending to the reopenng OF the
Eastern question she might openly declare war
a m
put a n1.cs embargo on English commerce III
Russia over the scavopc 'ne uroypces of
Turkey, as Servia for instance. Would not Austria
and Turkey be inevitably drawn into the conflict;
undoubtedly be followed by an attack upon the lat.
'n % se end IN wpud mot Ang
EuropeS The probabilities are that all this
would come to pass IN addition TO the annexation
India group and Mexico TO the United
States, win number OF changes, entalling conse.
quences no man foresee. A war just now be-
tween the United States and Eng and would be
event the most prolific IN unforeseen results ana
unOoked-for combinations that mas ever been re-
corded and one which would, probably form an
In the history OF mankind.
THE NEW YORK HERALD IN RUSSIA.
As will be seen by the article IN the Moscow Ga
.eue-a translation OF when enclose nc
FssersSars as the tondo %e ra o" # may
found Ia nearly all the restaurants and hotels, and
It's accounts of The Grand DUKE ALEXIS, Is actually
becoming FAMOUS here IL may not be known III
America mat the 1fst news the Emperor nad OF the
arrival OF Alexis IN America came dlrect from the
HERALD-ofce. OF course 1t Will be remembered
that the Grand Duke did not arrive until many
days after lie was due In New YORK,
OWING 10 tempest and an accident
Which disabled his vessel. During all this time no
news was received from him, ana II NAV be readily
imagined In what state o. anxiety were placed the
Emperor and Empress, The Grand Dukes brothers,
and, indeed, the whole Court when DAYS ana weeks
went by and there were no tidngs or the expedl-
uon. Gloomy forebodings OF aterr1ble catastrophe
began to be heard, though they were never
allowed TO reach the ears OF the En-
press, ana tales OF shipwreck and Alexis