The Sun.
London, England, 1825-09-02 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

[Front the New York Papers.]
COLO3I
By the brig William Bayard, we have our file
of Carthagena papers to the 14th July, and those:
of Bogota to the 27th June:- They contain the
official accounts of the battle of Vitiche, and the
death of General OLANETA, by a wound received
in that action.—Callaols in great straitfor..pro-
visions, in consequence of the closeness. of the
siege and blockade; vhich is maintained with the
greatest.zeal and-rigour.--BoLtvAtt had marched
to Cusco, with the,view to establish and regulate
the government of that Republic; air object
which occupied the exclusive attention of the fa-
ther of Colombia.—Au American vessel, loaded
with provisions and munitions of war, had been
taken by the blockading squadron off Callao,
while attempting to enter.
GRAND CONGRESS or THE -FREE NATIONS OF AME.
RlCA.—\l'e have the unspeakable satisFaction to announce the
approachinglinion of the Congress, by just and sensible men.
On the 17th of the present month, (June) the ship of war Con-
greso arrived, bringing S. S. Jose Maria del Panado, and
Manual Vedaurre, Ministers Plenipotentiary of the republic of
Peru.. The deputies of
.the other nations will arrive soon, and
this event will be hailed as an epoch of power, happiness, and
glory to the. New World.—(Gazeta de Pasiarms.)
Captain Adams, of the schooner Success, arrived in 23 days.
from Carthagena informs, that there was a report in circulation
though not generally believed, that Bolivar, from repeated af-
fectionate and friendly solicitations from the Peruvians to re-
main among them, had determined ti..gratify their desires,
provided he could obtain permission from his Government, in
which event General St. Ander would sucm..ed him in the Pre-
sidency, and General 31ontillo would probably be the Vice-
President.

The brave Admiral Padilla, who so nobly signalised himself
at the capture of Maracaibo, it was rurnoured,.was about fitting
out an expedition to aid the Mexicans in the capture of the
castle of St. Juan de Ulloa. The squadron of the late Corn.
Couriois, consisting of twa brigs and three schooners, have been
purchased by the Government, and would he of the expedition.
The cutter Leon had just arrived from England with 800,000
dollars for the Government, and another a short time previous
with a million. These supplies were very acceptable, and were
the cause of much joy and satisfaction to the Colombians.—
Markets rather dull, excepting for some few articles of provi-
sions, and prosluce of the country was very scarce and high.
A passenger in the Mary, at Charleston, from Porto Cabello,
informs that the Colombian Government had dispatched Com-
modore Beluche, in the Ceres, to ascertain the intentions of a
French fleet which had been seen off Martinique, supposed to
be bound to St. Domingo.
Don Carlos Maria de Alvear, late Minister Plenipotentiary to
this Government from Buenos Ayres, has been appointed as the
chief of a connnission to Peru, for defining limits and for other
objects.
It appears that the Bible Society recently established at Bo-
gota meets with opposition. The Constitution is published at
length in the Constitucional. A writer in that paper says,
that " the principles of the Colombian Bible Society are such
as will satisfy every man of sense that the papers and
pamphlets which have constantly attacked it, contain mere
calumny." They set forth with a false position, to dis-
credit this beneficent establishMent. The prohibitions of the
Church to translate the sacred books into the vulgar tongues, is
the main point ofa little pamphlet, entitletiLaßallena(the whale.)
The Padre Scio, and other respectable persons, have translated
the Bible into the vulgar tongue, in the face of the Church, and
with the approbation of the Apostolic See. The prohibitions
originate from motives of economy and prudence, and are not
absolute—and not in consequence of any matter which the book
contains, for that is most holy and useful, as he has said in his
preliminary discourse.
" The zealous curate of Facatativa, with a great deal of au-
dacity, has declared the object of the Society to be to make
war with the church, seducing and deceiving with an appei.:.
ance of good,' as did Luther that violating the word of God,
and accommodating it to his errors,. he makes it pass for doc-
trine founded on the scriptures.
" The third * rule adopted by the Society is the best answer
such a calumny. This apostle fears also the abuse which the
faithful may make of the holy book. And what is there then
that cannot be abused by man ? Let him prohibit the commu-
nion, because there are the sacrilegious. The Society will soon
present a dissertation to vindicate its honour and satisfy the
public."
* This article declares, " that the Bibles issued by the So-
' ciety shall be such as ale approved of by the Holy Catholic
and Apostolic Church. The subscription for membership is
one dollar for three months, and eight or twelve dollars for a
year. Twenty dollars a year constitute a Director."