New-York tribune., 1874-09-08

charges bro aght against me- let me say rev words
about the book ITSELF 1t Is simply sensational story
produce cd expressly for the requirements OF Jourh"
hav large class OF readers who look less 70 tha
panuer OF composition than TO the matter placed oeo'e
them and for whom the writer must seek 10 pra'lde
power Of interest rather than grace Of STYLE " was
written piecemeal at intervals OF Herald work In Lon
don Paris Vienna, Munich, Frankfort, hadre, ana o'
Petersburg, and indeed there is scarcely European
capital In which chapter Of Ii has not been concoceu
Such a course, you Will see is not very 1avoraoo
for literary composition and as the proofs ior INC
gsh collected edition corrected by frenu uurins
my absence Russia, and as have never iooKeu d. o
book since and have not copy by me 10 reler w. an
unable 10 speak with exactiude as to any ihuNuua
cbarge of nersonaity ercept one may generally
however and can pledge my honor to the asseruo"
that whatever faint "reminiscences OF acquain'"
made by me I'm York may be found reflected In INC
characters OF the Dangerous Came" hau no' '"o
remotest idea OF giving the slightest onehse W one
anv Of tbem Had received the least ill-treatment'
had my public appearances been uDpeasanuy conh'
mented upon and my social career been ldhure III
America should had taken the suggested mode Oh
venting nv Spleen have been sufficiently base; but hau
not ocular proof before 1t would be Impossible 1or
me to understand how such charges could be Drought
against when is known as must DO Ia the coe
in which these charges to be spread that puDhcy
and privately everything possible done to render
cy and privately lost opportunity IN expressing
nv gratitude have said that am unable to speak
with exacttude any individual charge OF personality,
excent one In NewYork evening journal read that
had depicted Mr. William Winter of THE TRIBUNE under
the name of willie Webster To this reply that, to my
| knowledge 1 only saw Mr.. Winter once at one
| of the dinners OF the Lotos Club, that beyond
exchanging sautatons introduction do not remem-
Der ever speaking to him, and that If mistake not,
the character Of Re Webster is introduced as coming
on board the ship to interview the arriving passengers
duties which I imagine would not fall to Mr winters
postion and which, in my case least he certainly did
| not fulfill
In treating of the first charge-that Of personalty-l
have think said all that it for me to
say In regard TO the otherthat Of ngratitude. such
OF my American friends as have had the pleasure OF
meeting since my return will be my best witnesses
as 10 the manner in which In the habit OF speaking
of my visit OF my treatment in America The pleas
ATTEST six months OF my life passed in the United
states the greatest personal kindness, hospitality and
attention which have experienced were received
there This said with any view to the future, Tor
there is no present prospect Of my again visiting
America 1t is simply repetition OF what have con-
tnuay expressed orally and in print since my returD
and it is the protest which desire TO place on record,
in prominent American journal against an unfoundeu
charge by which have been very much distressed
therefore ask you, IL you think f to give this letter
place in the columns of THE TRIBUNE or at all events
to let be by the gentlemen interested and by my
brother members OF the Lotos Club from whom expert
enced such a generous reception and such constant
kindness. Faithfully yours, EDMUND YATES
No. 14d. Upper Wimpole-st, London, w. Wednesday
Aug. 10, 1874 Ess