The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-12
CATACAZY'S CASE.
Herald Special Report from
st. Petersburg.
Official Note Of Prince Gortcha-
kof to Minister Curtin.
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RUSSIA FEELS INSULTED.
Secretary Fish Rebuked for Disrespect
&, to RuSSia'S Representative. 4
CHARGES REFUTED BY CATACAZY
1nsolent Tone Of the Nots-Is Justice Understood
In America EThe Cataoazy Catastrophe an
Iceberg Between the United States
and Russia-How catacazy Did
. only Gortchakof's Bidding.
G0RTCHAKOFF SNUBBED THROUGH. CATACAZY
GORTCHAKOFF SNUBBED THROUGH. CATACAZY

TELEGRAM TO THE NEW yoax HERALD
The HERALD correspondent at the Russian
capital has forwarded us the following special
despatch -
ST.. PETERSBURG, Jan. IL, 1872.
The note of the Imperial Chancellor, Prince
Gortohakoh, to Mr.. Curtin, the United States
Minister at st. Petersburg, with regard to M.
Catacasy, has been published in the Messenger
ONoiss (newspaper), which is an unusual
course for the Russian government, and has
been adopted In order to express resentment
at the treatment and peremptory dismissal Of
M. Catacasy by President Grant and Secre-
tary Fish. ID.
The following is correct translation Of the
note, which is published in French
IN. Constantine Catacazy. Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the
United States, has been ordered to come back
to Russia as soon as His Imperial Highness
the Grand Duke Alexis had taken his departure
from the United States.
IN. Catacazy was at the same time informed
that he will not return to the post of Wash
ingtou, but that his recall will be nnal in COM
pliance with the request of the United States
government
it DIsOoURTEsY TO oATACAzY.
The government of his Imperial Majesty
regrets that the painful affair did not termi-
nate with this, as it was reasonably to be ex-
pected. s
The acquiescence by the imperial govern
ment Of Russia in the request of Secretary
Fish ought then, by the rule of courtesy be-
tween two friendly nations, to have been con-
sidered as anal settlement of the question.
In the subsequent correspondence on the
part Of Secretary Fish there was, however,
neither sufficient attention nor proper respect
shown to Russian Ambassador performing
duties such as he had right to expect from
the government at which he was accredited.
CHARGES REFUTED BY oATAoAzY.
'The letter of Secretary Fish presents serious
though vague complaints against NJ. Catacazy,
and thus invites the imperial Cabinet to judge
the conduct of its representative.
SIN the opinion of the government of His
Majesty the Emperor, NJ. Catacazy has salts
factorily refuted MANY Of these complaints;
on the others the imperial Cabinet will deliver
its Judgment when NJ. Catacazy has had full
liberty to present his case.
''The imperial Chancellor hopes that justice
is sufficiently understood in the United States
not to expect 1t before.
XII SARCASM AND INsoLENoE.
The tone of the whole note is one of studied
insolence and of resentment against President
Grant and Secretary Fish.
II is certain that Prince Gortchakoff has
lost his temper at what, as he privately ex-
pressed, he considers an insult to Russia.
CURIOUS REVELATION.
There is good ground for stating that in all
probability M. Catacazy only obeyed the
orders Of his government; that in his conduct
with regard to the Perkins claim and his
attempt to prevent the conclusion of the
Treaty of Washington he followed out to its
full extent the instructions of Prince Gort-
chakon.
Thus the Oatacazy catastrophe is a rebuke
to the imperial Chancellor himself
COOL RELATIONS.
Notwithstanding the defiant reproof to the