New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-08-29

The Gazette of Vienna, of the Sd Of August
publishes the following as the text OF the pre-
hminaries of peace
Their maiesties the Emperor Of Austria and the
King Of Prussia, animated with the desire q P Fl
storing to their countries the benefits OF peaSe,
have with that view, and in oroer e u u IN. ele
preliminarfes Of peace, named plenlpoteMe'ailes'
viz;
His majesty the Emperor Of Austria, Count
Aloysius Karoyli and Baron Adolph Won brenher
Felsach.
And his majesty the King Of Prqssia ms Presi-
fIent Of council and minister for foreign affairs,
O4ho Ca,nf Won bismarck So honhausen, who,
affer HAVING exchanged their full powers, found
n NJ IN GOOD and due form, have agreed on the
Following fundamental acts as bases of the peace |
I'd he conoiaded without delay:
ARTTcEs1. With the exception of the Lombardo- |
Venetian kingdom, the territory OF the Austrian |
7nogarchy remains intact. His majesty the King |
n Prussia engages to withdraw his troops from |
Ms Austrian territories occupied by them, after
peace is concluded, under reserve of the arrange
ments to be made at the time of the definite con-
cTuson of peace for the guarantee of the payment
of the war indemnity.
Art. 2. His majesty the emperor of Austria
recognizes the dissolution of the Germanic confed
Grafton such as it has hitherto existed and gives
his assent to new organization Of Germany, with
ont the participation of the empire of Austria
His majesty promises equally to recognize the
closer union which will be founded by his majesty
the king of Prussia to the north of the line of
Main, and declares his consent to the German
STATES SouLl OF gnaL ilDe GQltrhc union, N1OSe
national bonds with the Confederation of North
Germany will be the object of an Interior under
standing between the two parties
Art. 3. His majesty the emperor OF Austria
transfers to his majesty the king of Prussia all the
rights which the peace OF Vienna OF October ~,
1864, had recognized in him over the duehies OF
SchesWig and Holstein, with this reserve, that
the population of the northern districts of Schles
wig will be anew united to Denmark, If they eX-
press the desire by a freely given vote.
ART. 4. His majesty the emperor Of Austria en-
cages to pay to his majesty the king of Prussia
40000000 of thalers, to cover portion Of the ex-
pense which the war has oecasioned to Prussia !;
but from this sum is to be deducted the amount Of
the indemnity for war expenses which his majesty
the emperor of Austria has still the right of exact
ing from the duchies OF Schleswig and Hostein, in
virtue of article twelve Of the treaty Of peace Of
October 20, 1854 before cited say 10000, 900 OF
thalers besides 100000 as the equivalent Of the
expense of maintaining the Prussian army, borne
BY the countries of Austria occupied by that army
until the conclusion of peace.
Art. g. Conformabe to the desire expressed
by his majesty the Emperor Of Austria, his
majesty the King Of Prussia declares himself
ready to leave subsisting at the time of the mo-
difioations which must take place in Germany, the
territorial condition of the kingdom OF SaXony in
its actual extent, TeserYing to himself, on the
other hand to regulate in detail by special treaty
of peace with his majesty the King Of Saxony,
the questions relative to the share of Saxony in
the expenses of the war, as well as the future
position Of the kingdom of Saxony in the con
federation Of the North Of Germany
On the other hand his majesty the Emperor of
Austria, promises to recognize the new organiza
ton which the King Of Prussia viii establish in
the North of Germany including the territorial
notifications which will be the consequence of 1t.
ART. 6. His majesty the King Of Prussia en-
cages to deoidA his majesty the King of Italy,
bis ally to give his appreciation to the prelimina
ries Of peace, and to the aTmistice based on
these preliminaries, from the time that by a de-
claration Of hismaiesty the Emperoro the French,
the Venetian shall have been put at the disposal
of his majesty the King Of Italy.
ART. 7. The ratification of the present conven-
tion will be exchanged at Nikolsburg in the space
of two days &c latest.
ART. 5. As soon as the ratification of the pre-
sent convention shall have been effected and ex-
changed, their majesties the Emperor Of Austria
ana the King OF Prussia will name plenipotentia-
Ties, vino will meet in place 70 be aftefWard
agreed on, TO conclude peace upon the basis Of
the present preliminary treaty, and agree upon
the conditions of the detail.
Art 8. To this effect the contracting States,
after having settled these preliminaries, viii con
cludefor the Austrian and Saxon armies on the
one part. and the Prussian army on the otherpart,
an armistice whose detailed conditions in mill
tary point of view will be immediately fixed. That
armisEica will date from the I'd day Of August, the
day to which the present suspension OF arms Will
be prolonged
An aruistice viii be at the same time concluded
here with Bavaria, and Gen, Manteufel will De
charged to conclude with the kingdom OF Wurtem-
OeF4 ana tue mEAlQ QuEDlea OK Dd4Uu HHu 1lGs5t-
Darmstadt, after these States proposed 1t, an
armistice commencing the I'd of August, and based
upon the state of military possession OF the mo-
ment.
In testimony Of which the respective plenipo-
tentaries have signed the present convention, and
affixed to it the seal of their arms.
BISMARCK, NJ. P.
KARoLgI, NJ. P.
BRENNER, N. p.
Done al Nikolsburg, the 26th day of July, 1866.
THE ARNsrIcE.
The undersigned, Che Austrian field martial
Count Won Degenfeld and the Prussian general
Baron Won M0ltke, after having been authorized
by his majesty the emperor of Austria, and his
majesty The king Of Prussia, and after having ex-
changed their full powers, found to be in good and
due form, conclude an armistee on the following
conditions:
The preliminaries Of peace having been signed
to-day, hostiites cease between the Austrian and
Saxon troops on the one part, and the Prussian
troops on the other part and the ID Of August
begins an armstice Of four weeks The following
arrangements will be in force during the duration
Of the armistice
9EoTEoN 1. Pending the duration Of the arnistice
the Pfnssian troops preserve line limited on the
Westeby the line Eyer, Pilsen, Tabor, Mewhans,
Ziabinds, Hnaim, these points included On the
south the limit ID formed by the Thaya as far as
ita embouchure In the 8aron, then by that latter
river ascending as far as Napajed, and finally by
direct line drawn from this latter point to Oder
berg.
SEc. 4. IA space Of sWo miles round the fortress
of 0Emutz and space of one Austrian mile rounG
the fortEessea Of Jcsephtadt, Konig gratz and
ThereHienstadt are MOTTO be occupied by the
prussian army; and 1he said fortresses may draw
their provisions from these limits. military
road with stages, from 0lmutz to Meseritch anl
Weisskrchen, trsyersing the Russian limits ID pm
at the disposal tbs fortress, and cannot be occu
pied BY the Prusaian army.
SEC. s. The military roads with atages--M Meissau
Scheiteladorf, Wittengau, Tabor on the one part
and Malatscka, SkalfSz, Napajed, on the othe
part, axe at the disposal Of the Prussian troops
with border of occupation Of two miles to per
INIT them 70 go from their positions to occupy tn
border dxed In section l.
SEQ. 1. The prussian tFoops are at libery to us
HithinI the limits Of The border fixed in section
and pending the duration Of the armistice, all th
ways Of Communication by water, by railways
and the border fixed for the fortress Is not to b.
"a obstacle for these communications. The sec
ton Of the railway PIefau- Irubau is expectel
from these arrangements. inasuluch as it traverse
the limits Of the fortress Of Qlmutz
SEo s. The Austrian troeps are held bound no
To- pass the line Of demsfcation, fixed the I'D da
OF Jny before the last Of the Prnssian troops hay
Eepassed The Thaya.
SEQ. 6. The siek in the portions Of territor
evacuated by the Prussian troops will remain
these localities, as well as the doctors and en-
pleyes IN care Of them. In addition, the assistanG
of the authorities and maintenance and means
transport are assured them on the part of Ausiri
No obstacle will be offered, either during or aft
the armatiGe, TO their conveyance to their ceuntt
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