"To the Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State: By permission, the undersigned, of counsel for Mrs. Anna B. Perkins, administratrix, &c., respectfully submit the following reply to the 'statement' of facts and argument presented by his excellency, C. Catacazy, minister, &c., of His Majesty, the emperor of Russia, against the validity of the claims of the late captain Benjamin Perkins on the government of Russia": p. [1].