The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-30 00:00:00

LA TEST INTEL LIGENUF.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

THE TREATY OF PEACE,

VIENNA, Aug. 29.

The treaty of peace just concluded between Aus-
tria and Prussia contains an article relative to the
question of the Elbe duchies. The article stipulates
that Prussia shall continue to pay all pensions
granted by Austria to llolstein officials ; that
Austria shall hand over to Prussia the amount of
450,000 Danish thalers belonging to the Holstein
finances, at present in her keeping ; that no Hol-
stein official shall be called to account or otherwise
molested for reasons connected with past events.

THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.

PROCLAMATION OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON,

WASHINGTON, August 17.
The following is the text of President Johnson's
proclamation concerning the Emperor Maximilian's
decree for the blockade of Matamoros :

Whereas, a war is existing in the Republic of
Mexico, aggravated by foreign military interven•
tion ; and

Whereas the United States, in accordance with
their settled habits and policy, are a neutral power
in regard to the war which thus afflicts the Republic
of Mexico ; and
Whereas, it has become known that one of the
belligerents in the said war, namely, the Prince
Maximilian, who asserts himself to be Emperor in
Mexico, has issued a decree in regard to the port of
Matamoras and other Mexican ports, which are in
the occupation and poisession of another of the said
belligerents, namely, the United States of Mexico,
which decree is in the following words :
" The port of Matamoras, and all those of the
northern frontier which had withdrawn from their
obedience to the Government are closed to foreign
and coasting traffic during such time as the empire
of the law shall not be therein reinstated.

"Art. 2. Merchandise proceeding from said ports,
on arriving at any other where the excise of the
Empire is collected, shall pay the duties on impor-
tation, introduction, and consumption ; and on
satisfactory proof of contravention shall be irre-
missibly confiscated. Our Minister of the Treasury
is charged with the punctual execution of this
decree.

".Given at Mexico the 9th day of July, 1866."

And whereas, the decree thus recited by declar-
ing a belligerent blockade, unsupported by compe-
tent military or naval force, is in violation of the
neutral rights of the United States, as defined by
the law of nations, as well as of the treaties existing
between the United States of America and the afore-
said United States of Mexico ; Now, therefore, I,
Andrew Johnson, President of the United States,
do hereby proclaim and declare that the aforesaid
decree is held by the United States to be absolutely
null and void as against the Government and citi-
zens of the United States ; and that any attempt
which shall be made to enforce the same against the
Government or citizens of the United States will be
disallowed.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand,
and caused the seal of the United States to be

affixed.

Done at the city of Washington, the 17th day of
August, in the year of our Lord, 1866, and of the
independence of the United States of America the
91St. ANDREW JOHNSON.

By the President,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State.

FRANCE.

PARIS, Aug. 29.—Two o'clock.—The market
opened nearly at the closing prices of yesterday, but
very little a ctivity was manifested, and up to the
present time but few transactions have taken place,
and though but slight alterations have occurred they
have all been in an unfavourable sense. Being on
the eve of the liquidation, business seems to have
relapsed into the hesitation which characterised it
uuring the earlier part of the month p—„„i,
were done at 69f. 60e., or 21c. lower; Italian Fives
at 55f. 25c., or a fall of 40c. ; Mobilier at 667 f. 50c.,
or a decline of 2f. 50c. ; Credit Foncier and Comp-
toir d'Escompte at 1,360 f. and 897 f. 50c., a loss of
2f. 50c. The railway market has been very inani-
mate.