, 1864-08-21
THE DANO-GEH IAN PEACE
QUESTION.


fyseun. <AuEuss q Correspondence Of the London
The conference met al 10 O'Clock in the
morning OF yesterday, and in the course OF
the afternoon the prelfninaries got peace
were signed and an armistlce concluded. The
Erelminaries of peace contain five articles,
which In substance are as follows:
The King Of Denmark cedes to their ms
Of Prussia, Holstein, Lanenburs, and schles-
wig, with all the islands In the North Sea
which pertain to the last mentioned duchy,
Including those parts Of Romeo, 6Yltoe, aud
sohr, which belong to the province Of Jut-
l2nd.. The Jutlish erclave Of Mogeltondern,
duchy, but t6s enclave oi Riee or Ripea win
form IN integral part Of the DzaIah province
Of Jutland, the eoutheEn frontier Of which
Is to be regulated or rcctifed. The line OF
dtuarcation between Denmark and the
Duchy OF schleawig. .Holstein is to extend
mefn and Asen, In tee Baltic, are also ceded
to the Emperor Of Austria and the King Of
Prussia but the falsnd Of Gree, which is
cloee to Funeu, will remain in the hands Of
the Danes. In the arzt article Of the prelfm.
inar1es Of peace, It i ssid that the great
dispose Of the territories eeded to them as
they may think dt-thAt Is, without being
obliged previous1yto CONC to An understand
Ing with Denmark. The national debt OF
the ktngdom, with the exception of the loan
sk popes md e 9hs IN
to the population of the various provinces.
The Ducnies are to indemnify A1strla and
Prustia for their ordinary expenditure during
the war.. The allies are TO remain In Jutland
uutl peace has been couclued, hut ahe5 arc
not TO levy any more contributions IN that
the foregoing basis are to be carried on In
this city, and they will begin in few days.
The document relative to the armlstice,
which forms an ttannex'' to the prelimina-
ries Of peace, contains nine articles, which
are Of little or no interest to the non.miiI-
tsrr world. The armistice has been con-
cluded for three months, With the condition
thst either purity shall, At the expiration oil
Elk weeks, ION the 18th Of S:ptenoet), be at
liberty to propose thatit be prolonged.
from the Vienna Omcis1 Gazette, Aus.
The arnistice is signed The Duchies oi
Tauenberg. ScLles rig and uolsteIn have
been unreEerTedly ceded. The ratification
Of frcn tier agreed to at the eame time has
been Undertaken in the same interest," Ger.
many owes the realization Of one OF the most
ardent desires Of the nation to the union oi
Austria and Prussia and the victories o1
their allied armies. Europe is indebted to
! them for the removal Of cause Of danger
+! ous conflicts. The WEI hfs rot been Wal
of conquest, nor has 1t had In view the tri
! umph Of any imaginary pretensions OF na.
! tIona1ity; but 1t has been Waged to enforce
| the Justice of positive rights. The war hay
| ing, confor1nably with the rules of interna
tionM law, sbcllshed previous treaties, the
success Of the Austro-Prussian armies has
ADMITTED the possibility Of separating the
EIbe Duchies from Denmark.
By the ca1e of the belHgerent powers ar
honorable peace is now aoout to consolidate
forever these acquired results. The resolu'
| ton passed upon the nth of January hE tle
| Germa1ic Diet not to participate In the wal
might entail as q consequence that aipeoct
| could only be concluded By the parties &C
tually engsgedin hosti1lties; but the gr=a
German po 4ers do not consider themsetss
on that account re)eased from the ueferenc
they have always ha5tened to show to tn
sentiments and resolutions Of the central OF
der OF the G+rmanic confederation, aud, /
the opinion OF the tT0 cabinets. the fact g
the cession pro t0r~a OF the duchles to th
Eoytre'EIs Of Austrta and Prussia ought uu
to prejudice tho well founded rights and al
t1ihntts Of the confederation, ahd the fede
rxl authority In whatever concerns those tel
ritorfes-
This glorious peace will certainly be fol
lowed b free and federal agr-en1ent be
tween the German governments with tut OF
jecHof settling the legal sat Of the ducnte;
| OF terrifying The eecunty and influence &
Germany, aud Of giving full aud entire eaEil
fsctIon II the great German country.