The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-10-05 00:00:00

BOLIVAR AND LA FAYETTE.

Translation of a letter written by Gen. La Fayette to
the President Liberator Bolivar, accompanying a portrait of
General Washington :-.-
PRESIDErZT LIBERATORt—My religious and filial devotion
to the memory of General Washington, could not be better spree.
dated in his family than by the honourable charge now bestowed
on me. While I recognize the perfect likeness of the portrait, I
am happy to think that among all existing characters, and all then
recorded in history, General Bolivar is the one to whom my paternal
friend would have preferred to offer it. What shall I say more to
the great citizen whom South America has hailed by the name of
Liberator, a name confirmed by both worlds, at:d whr, pot.
sessing an Influence equal to his disinterestedness, carries In 11,6
heart the love of liberty, without any exception, with the
Republic without any alloy ? However, I feel authorized by the
public and recent testimonies of your kindness and esteem, to pre-
sent you with the personal congratulations of a veteran of our row.
mon cause, who, on the eve of his departure for another hemisphere,
shall follow, with his best wishes, the glorious completion Omit
labours, and that solemn Congress at Panama, where will be conso-
lidated and completed, all the principles and all the interests V:
American Independence, freedom and policy.
Accept, President Liberator, the homage of my deco and rewtt.
ft I attachment. LA FA YE TTE.

The Cardinal Archbishop of Toulouse hu just addressed
a pastoral letter, relative to the Association for the Prepay.-
tion of the Faith, to the clergy and faithful of his diocese.
The prelate first recalls the flourishing state of the foreip
missions before the French revolution ; and then their &-
cline, a necessary and unfortunate consequence of the fall
of religion in the most Christian Kingdom ; " howertr,
says he, " the new Apostles are discouraged neither by
fatigue or danger; and are ready to enter upon the work,
requiring only prayers to draw a blessing on their labrurs
and alms to found their schools and the other establish-
ments which can alone guarantee and perpetuate the fttits
of their zeal." In consequence of this letter, the as OOL.
tion has been established iu the diocese.—Jeurnal de
'l'oulouse.

The Frankfort Papers, received yesterday. cor.tan an
extract from the Cologne Gazette, of the Vith of :41
giving the circular addressed by the Vicar-General of tl.c
Archbishopric of Cologne to the clergy of that part of thu
diocese which is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, rc-
latively to the celebration of certain holydays which had
been suppressed. It would be wholly uninteresting to the
English reader.

The Dublin Papers state that Dr. M Sweeny, the Pro.
fessor of Theology in the Roman Catholic College of Cs!'
low, has accepted the challenge lately published by some
Members of the Bible Society, for the discussion of the
question whether every one, by Divine appointment,
constituted the judge of the Scriptures, and should form
that faith, necessary for salvation, only by the exercise of
his own judgment upon the sacred volume. As Pr.
the Roman Catholic Bishop of that diocese, has prohibitel
the clergymen within his jurisdiction from holding ally
conference with the adversaries of the doctrines of 110
Romish Church, Dr. M'Sweeny has resigned his profiver•
ship, in order to withdraw himself from the authority' of
Dr. Doyle. He proposes to manage the controversy. l'Y
question and answer, at any time and place which his
opponents may appoint. The auditors, who are also to be
judges of the argument, are to be one hundred in number,
of known respectability and information, fifty Protestant'
and fifty Catholics. The Protestants to be selected
Dr. NPSweettv, and the Catholics by the challengers. At
the close of die discussion, they are to pronounce a verdict
upon the point argued, to which decision the disputants,
previous agreement, are to submit.
The Allgemeine Zeilung of the 27th September cerilitis
the following account of the object of the United tziaies
squadron now in the Mediterranean, dated Constantinople,
August 25 :—" The reports respecting the North Americo.
squadron arc now in some manner explained. It etelrli,
but a short lime as Hydra and Paws, and then ) rocco."
to Smyrna, where it landed a negotiator, who is to retici:c
the free navigation of the Black Sea for the merchant ref,
eels of the United States. The instructions of this ner-
tumor are said to be very peremptory."
EIrEDITIOUS TILAVELLING.—A new coach, the Ern'
peror, started on 'fburvday morning for the first time frog
Edinburgh, at nine o'clock, and reached Glasgow at hat
past twelve o'clock precisely, being a distance of 14 unies
in Si hours.

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