[Boundaries.] tions between Frenchmen and Spaniards in that eastern part of the Pyrenees, in the same manner as on the remainder of the Frontier, from the Mouth of the Bidassoa to the Val d'Andorre, have considered it necessary to insert in a third and last Special Treaty, in continuation of the two above-mentioned, the stipulations which they have considered best to attain that object, and have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries to that effect, namely: His Majesty the Emperor of the French, the Sieur Camille Antoine Callier, General of Division, &c.; And the Sieur George Comte Serrurier, Minister Plenipotentiary, &c.; And Her Majesty the Queen of Spain, Don Francisco Maria Marin, Marquis de la Frontera, Senator of the Kingdom, Minister Plenipotentiary, &c.; And Don Manuel de Monteverde y Bethancourt, Marshal of the National Armies, &c. ; Who, after having communicated to each other their Full Powers, found to be in good and due form, after having examined, explained, and discussed all the Titles which have escaped the destructive effects of time, from the ancient origin of the litigations to be solved; after having collected the verbal testimony of those interested and explored the places; after having applied themselves to establish and conciliate, in all equity, the Rights and Pretensions maintained on either side, and taking as a basis the corrected Article XLI* of the Treaty of the Pyrenees and the Convention of Llivia of 1660,* consequent thereon, have agreed upon the following Articles : ARTS. I to XXXIII. (See Table.) In testimony whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed it and affixed thereto the Seal of their Arms. Done in duplicate, at Bayonne, on the 26th day of the month of May, in the year of Our Lord, 1866. (L.S.) GAL. CALLIER. (L.S.) CTE. SERRURIER. (L.S.) EL MARQUES DE LA FRONTERA. (L.S.) MAL. MONTEVERDE. * See Appendix. [Boundaries.] No. 374.-BOUNDARY ACT between France and Spain. Signed at Bayonne, 26th May, 1866. ART. 1 TABLE. Preamble. Reference to Treaties of 2nd December, 1856, 14th April, 1862, and 26th May, 1866. to Preservation of Boundary Marks. 4 to Cattle and Pasturage. 6. 7. Properties divided by the Frontiers. 8 20. Administration and enjoyment of the Waters common to both 21. Ratification of Article XV of the Boundary Treaty of 1862. 22. Ratifications. (Translation.*) Reference to Treaties of 2nd December, 1856, 14th April, 1862, and 26th May, 1866. THE Undersigned, Plenipotentiaries of France and Spain for the International Delimitation of the Pyrenees, duly authorised by their respective Sovereigns, to unite under one Act the Regulations applicable over the whole Frontier in either Country, and relative to the preservation of the Boundary Marks, to Cattle and Pasturage, to Properties divided by the Frontier, and the enjoyment of the Waters common to both, Regulations which, on account of their general character, claim a special place, which they could not find in the Treaties of Bayonne of the 2nd December, 1856 (No. 275), and the 14th April, 1862 (No. 336), nor in that of this day's date (No. 373), have agreed upon the following Articles : ARTS. I to XXII. (See Table.) In testimony whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed it, and have affixed thereto the Seal of their Arms. Done in Duplicate at Bayonne, the 26th day of the month of May, in the year of Our Lord, 1866. (L.S.) GAL. CALLIER. (L.S.) CTE. SERRURIER. (L.S.) EL MARQUES DE LA FRONTERA. (L.S.) MAL. MONTEVERDE. * For French version, see "State Papers," vol. lvi, p. 226. [United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. Danube.] No. 375.-PROTOCOLS OF CONFERENCES between Great Britain, Austria, France, Italy, Prussia, Russia, and Turkey, relative to the Danubian Principalities of Moldavia, and Wallachia. Paris, March to June, 1866.* "State Papers," vol. lvii, Page. Protocol. Paris, 10th March, 1866 ...... 533 537 546 Paris, 31st March, 1866 No. 5. Dissolution of Moldo-Wallachian Assembly, and Convocation of a new one. Resolution adopted by the Conference..... ..... Paris, 4th April, 1866 No. 6. Question of Union of Moldavia and Wallachia, and Election of a Foreign Prince. European Commission of the Danube. Duration of Commission. 554 558 Paris, 24th April, 1866 No. 7. Union of Moldavia and Wallachia. Election by Plebiscite of a Foreign Prince. Declaration of Conference. Danube... ... Paris, 2nd May, 1866 No. 8. Danube. Proposed Extension of Authority of European Commission of the Dannbe to Ibraila. Election of Prince Charles of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, as Sovereign of the United Principalities. Protest of the Porte. Question of Nomination of a Hospodar for Paris, 17th May, 1866 a fixed period.. .... See also Turkish Firman of 23rd October, 1866. 567 575 578 + Altered by Regulation of 8th November, 1870. See Treaty of 13th March, 1871. See also Treaty of 13th March, 1871. [United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. Danube.] No. 9. Protest of the Porte against the Election of Prince No. 10. Assumption of Power in the Principalities by Prince 584 588 [On the 30th June, 1866, the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia promulgated a Constitution, in which they assumed the Title of "Roumania."] * See Turkish Firman of 23rd October, 1866, recognising Prince Charles of Hohenzollern as Sovereign of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. [War. Prussia and Austria.] No. 376.-PRUSSIAN DECLARATION to the Germanic Diet of the Causes of War with Austria, and announcement of the Dissolution of the Germanic Confederation (Pacte Fédéral). Frankfort, 14th June, 1866.* (Translation.) ALTHOUGH the Envoy had, in the name of his exalted Government, protested against the Austrian motion, the Federal Assembly has nevertheless proceeded to a Vote contrary to that Protest. The Envoy has now to fulfil the serious duty of making known to the High Assembly the resolutions which his exalted Government, after the Vote which has just taken place, considers imposed upon it for the safety of the rights and interests of the Prussian Monarchy, and of its position in Germany. The presentation of the motion of the Austrian Government constitutes of itself, in the firm conviction of the Royal Government, an act indubitably in manifest contradiction with the Federal Constitution, an act which Prussia must, in consequence, consider as a dissolution of the Confederation. The Federal Law only recognises for the Confederated States measures of execution for which forms and conditions previously determined upon are prescribed; the movement of a Federal Army against a Confederate State is as foreign to the Military Federal Constitution as any measure decreed by the Diet against a Confederate State beyond the means of execution. The position of Austria in Holstein especially is not placed under the protection of Federal Treaties, and His Majesty the Emperor of Austria cannot be considered as a Member of the Confederation for the Duchy of Holstein. For these reasons the Royal Government abstained from discussing in any way the grounds of the Austrian motion, although it would have been in this case an easy task to repel the reproach brought against Prussia of violation of the Peace, and to throw back that reproach against Austria. It has rather appeared to the Royal Cabinet that the course to be followed, and the only legally admissible one, was for the See Note, page 1722. |