The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-27
Austria.
Austria.
REPLY OF AUSTRIA TO THE DISPATCH OF
BISNIARK-

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BISNIARK-
Count Mensdorff, Austrian Minister
for Foreign Affairs, has addressed a
declaration to Count Karolyi, dated the
9th, replying to the statements in the
Prussiau circular dispatch OF the 4th
inst. The Austrian Minister says:
"Count BismArk has considered him
self allowed to attack the truth of the
words we have spoken in the Federal
Diet. This attempt will not succeed,
for the proofs of what we have said are
but too well remembered by all. They
weigh heavily against the Cabinet OF
Berlin, and not only in AustriH, but
also in non-Prussian Germany, tue
voice of the public conscience is uni
versalIy in unison with our own. Even
in Prussia there are many truthful in
dependent minds to whose Judgment
we could appeal with full confidence" /"
Count Mensdorff goes on to mention
the recent proceedings of Prussia IN
Holstein, and enters solemn protest
against the statements with which 1t
has been attempted to justify these
proceedings. He declines on the part
of the Austrian Government all and
every responsibility for the serious con-
sequences of the Prussian decision by
which the conflict is hencelorth con-
signed to the domain of lacts, and pro-
ceeds to prove that since its dispatch OF
the 26th of January, 1866. the Prussian
Government has, both by word and
deed, and without lawful ground, tax
en- up IA position in the Duchies which
has rendered utterly precarious the
condition of possession settled by the
Gastein Convention.
Count Mensdorf continues:
"Austria respected, nevertheless, the
settlement of the possession of the
Duchies. She did not give notice of
withdrawal from the Gastein Conven-
ton, and would have allowed the Pro-
visorium established by that Conven-
ton to remain undisturbed until the
Diet should have given its decision.
Prussia, by marching troops into Hol-
stefn pletes de tdctO on her side the
violation of the Gastein Convention,
and our protest is grounded-upo the
fact of Prussia having proceeded to
acts of self-redreSs, and of her having
violated, by the occupation of dolsteln,
not only her treaty relations with Aus
tria, but also Article IL of the German
Federal Pact. She has, moreover,
thereby brought about the state of
things contemplated by Article 10 of the
Final Act of Vienna"
In conclusion, Count MensdOrff re-
serves to the Imperial Government the
right of taking such steps and resolu-
tiOns as may be found necessary, since
nothing remains for Austria but to take
guarding her rights from being treated
with contempt.
BREAKING OFF OF DIPLOMATIC RELA-
TIONS.
VIENNA, June Ell is officially an
7,ounced that the Imperial Government
has determined to break OF diplomatic
relations IUith Prussia in consequence of
the violation of the Vienna treaty and
the Gastein Convention, arising from
the entry of the Prussians into HOlStein
and their assumption of the entire ad-
ministrative power in both Duchies.
Orders have been already dispatched
to Count Karolyi to leave Berlin imme-
BERLIN, June 2-Evening-IAe
Austrian ambassador at this Court has
receiVed orders from ms Government by
telegraph to LedVe BertiH. He will take
his departure at IL Tomorrow evening.
1t is believed that after the departure
of the Austrian Embassador, the inter
ests of Austrian subjects in Prussia
will be confided to the care of the Dutch
Minister in this city.