New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21

near MARQUIS.

February Il. 1904
read with good deal OF interest statement ~
come you, setting forth your counuS Pos as
Us here sympathize with your country IN ms cor
test. as We consider II mas IL ,,nd fbSt RIs.
san sovereignty over Nanchuria would mean very
soon Thereafter its extension Corea. and in that
e,,sl. ,.oi,r country would have the menace Of a
very had neighbor and your people oe neIliIe1 ~
Circumstances al your commercial people would
surely be driven out OF ManeagTia anG S ~ BsSs
besides which Russian sovereignty would not ike
10 extend further into china. which would soon
mean not only the closed door TO japan, but TO al
fbs brilIiant successes already achieved There is
,-,,,oi3 -rioicfnS here in consequence Of them
An erfort has been made by the representatives
OF Russia 10 try and convince our people tnat
frienG and that we ought to be hers now, as an
evidence Of which they claim that she sent ner
time. under sealed orders TO give us arc m me
S1tirsl,, incorrect as know of my own knowledge.
AT This time there was effort being made by
Land 10 Bin him in the recognition OF the Southern
ConfeGeTacy which Mr. Lincoln ana MS Cao Hs
t5Linr tbsf nositio2 hence their plan was to make
accent on Wssbineto1. capture the capital and
;he archives of the government. and that being
TS5sl armT had sathered around washington in
gre2t force and IL looked to BE very secTs
iary Of State obtained information that . Russian
cciyod The idea that il the fleet could be induced
TO come 10 Now-York it would give the impression
hseD '' Greeted between Russia and this country
and il would postpone action on their part leadlng
which al that time would have been potential in
cordial invitation to the oficer in command and
his associates bring the feet on visit to New
aeeofdngiy. producins the eject intended Soon
thereafter however our army PTotec IN, fost *
Bun Run and the o1tjic OF Cet!y so t r- VS.
side which turned the tide and then one victory
after another followed in rapid succession until
The above version differs very materially from
The ono that has been given out by the friends oI
orders In 1871 Duke Alexis visited New-York
with a similar Russian feet OF which he was. in
zens. Of which was an active member. was ap-
lend TO him the hospitality OF tho city and various
and bis officers During the Dukes visit here l
therefore much OF him. and in one OF my talks
to New-York how II happened 20 come to New
York. etc lie seemed TO be perfectly familiar lar
oSisirSI ,ireeiIy from Mr. seward himself so that
my version or Russias attitude at that time Is
certainly the correct one. thus showing IL was not
mar f ss in 'S" s fG R dy S of S Srf
Of state Seward 20 make It appear SO; IN other
the idea struck terror 10 the intrigucs Of the
Since YOUR brilliant successes already attalned
We are expecting short; quick and decisive ler-
best wishes that this may be the result. I remain.
very truly yours. HENRY CfEWS.
Marquis Ito. Toxic. japan
It should perhaps be added that, a matter
Of fact the battle Of Gettysburg was fought
nearly three months before the Russian ships
reached New-York. the date OF their arrival be-
ing the end OF September and beginning Of Octo-
her. 1863. while Gettysburg WIS fought and won
at the beginning OF Juy. The assumption. ac-
cording 10 Mr.. Cleyyss narrative apparently is
that Mr. Stewards Invitation was sent to the
Russian authorities some time IN June, when
Lee was invading Maryland and Pennsylvania,
and. as is well known Louis Napoleon was
planning mischief against This country.