The Sun.
London, England, 1817-09-30 00:00:00

~,„ . . • .
Guayana,as they p'lnce. oars igainst the
s 1 ream, they at)rived before Brion% squadron. Fifteen Itoyaliit
'ludic-rag -ssere 'etitlout from the fortresses to attack then
and the Martaritatriiii;', true tsi their t;;;-l-ve character, tlever •
tliteched. The most dreadful engagement ensued ; zintl, after
several 11q,a'ri ha, d fighting, in spite of theirculigious dispro-
poi;tion.- these harh Islandei‘3 heat the ',:.pa•Olards, sutils
destroyed se'veral of their flotilla, and Itrought off a gud-1
.mat.
The carnage was dreadful. The Ma rgaritaneans bad %evenly
men killed and wounded, ivith two or three good Officers.—
The Sflanittrds lost the Cointotlore, of tli flotilla, and an
immense number besides, ill proportion in t luise engaged, and
caVri'ell the utinost distno.with them into the garrison, which
had counted on their complete success. The Independents
brought their prize into Oniria, in order Ic-trent and get men.
Nu late ;recounts have reached us of the progress of the Pa-
tiiuts in New Gratlada ; htit it is said, that All the interior is
in a state of commotion, which must increase front the vici-
nity of Nutlato Perez in Casanare. •
•

GERMAN PAPERS.

. •
VIENNA, SEPT. 13.--The att'otints Of the health
of his Lloliness the Pope are again very unfatonr-
able, and apprebebsions were entertained for the
life'of the universally revered Head dote Church.
Under these circumstances, it IS still Uncertain
whether the Consistory appointed for the end of
this month will he held, iu which the Concordat
coriander! with Sardinia was to be made known.
It is much to be regretted, that on account of
this bad state of the health of his Holiness,whieh
also hindered Prince Metternich from Making his
intended journey to Rome, the negociations be-
gan with ninny Catholic and Protestant Princes
of Germany, • tri determine the relation of the
Church, have been in some degree checked, -and
could not be brought to the desired conclusion,
which is so necessary for the peace of the Church
and the tranquillity of the States.
VIENNA, SEPT. 2 14.—The Russian Ambassador
and Alinistfr Plenipotentiary, Count Von Stackel-
berg, who is gone from here to Prague, xvill
there have a conference- with the Russian Minister
of State Count Capo d'lstria, who is on his re-
'turn from .Carlsbad. Sir -Robert Gordon, First
Secretary of Legation to Lord Stewart, who acts
as Charge d'Affaires in his Lordship's absence, is
arrived here from Carlsbad.

CASSFL, Sr. PT. IS.—The union of the Lutheran
and Reformed Churches in the dominions of the
Elector of ilesseHS prosecuting with great' zeal,
and it is now so' far advanced, that it may be
hoped it will be accomplished by the approaching
celebration of the centenary of the reformation.
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 24.—Letters front Rotterdam
say that they have just learned there that an ins i-
tatibn had been made to this country to take part
in the-execution of a plan of the 'highest interest
relative to the establishment of a Fraternal,
Chrivian; and Political Association, which would
contribute to realise the object of the Sacred Al-
liance. This new Christian Institution, which
has no parallel in Europ4, would take the name of
the Rhenish, Getman wol Belgic Society, and
would have its seat. at Cologne. Major-General
Horner, in the British service, and also Major.
General Bowen,-have arrived here.