No. 559.
Mr. Hoffman to Mr. Evarts.
St. Petersburg, May 17, 1880. (Received June 5.)
Sir: Referring to my dispatch No. 205, in relation to the case of Henry Pinkos, an American citizen and an Israelite, I have the honor to inform you that I am at length in receipt of a note from Mr. de Giers, in answer to mine of the 20th April.
The Russian Government grants to Pinkos a delay of three months in order to wind up his business.
On sending to notify him I found that he was still at St Petersburg, the police superintendent of his district having permitted him to remain from day to day since the expiration of the time allowed him by General Zouroff to await the answer of the Russian Government.
I have, &c.,