The Sun.
London, England, 1822-09-20 00:00:00

GiBRALTAR.

Gibraltar Chronicles to the 29th ult. have ar-
rived : the following are extracts :
" GIBRALTAR, AUG. 28.—1 n the morning of the 18th inst.
a rencontre took place bet Ween Zaldivar and a detachment of
the Moron militia, and at no great distance from that town, in
which the former is stated to have lost, in killed and wounded,
about one half of his men (9 out of 20), and the latter to have
had three wounded, including two officers. This account is
taken from official reports transmitted to the civil Governor of
Seville. Another official account, communicated by the mili-
tary commandant to the Alcaldes of Cadiz, after alluding to
the rencontre, adds, that Zaldivar subsequently took the road
to Osuna with 20 horse.

" The expeditionary column of the Cadiz militia proceeded'
from Arcos to Paterna on the 21st, entered Medina Sidonia on
the next morning, arrived at Chiclana on the 24th, was in San
Fernando (la Isla) on the 25th, and was expected to re-enter
Cadiz on the 26th, accompanied by detachments of the militia
of the several towns through which it had to pass."

" AUG. 27.-Captain Houghton, of the brig George, arrived
yesterday from Valparaiso, states, that he met with very thick
fogs off Cape Spartel on Saturday afternoon and during the
night : towards the morning, he heard many guns fired in the
direction of the land, as if from vessels in distress. On the
weather clearing up, at about nine A.M., he saw on shore, to
the southward of the Cape, a line of battle ship and two brigs,
the latter with French colours : while he remained in sight, one
of the brigs appeared to have got off'; but the other was rolling
much. They had boats about them as if carrying out anchors.
There seems to be no doubt that these are the French vessels
seen from Cadiz some days ago."

DESTRUCTION OF THE CATHEDRAL AT ROLTEN

A gentleman who arrived by the Prince Co.
bourg Havre packet this morning, (yesterday,)
brings intelligence of the almost total destruction
of Rouen Cathedral, on Sunday last (15th inst.)
It was set on fire by lightning about five o'clock

in the morning, and continued burning till the
evening of the same day, when the fire was ap-
parently extinguished, but shortly after broke
out again with redoubled fury; and was still
raging on Monday morning, ►hen our informant
left Rouen. At that time the flames had ex-

tended themselves over the greater part of
this once splendid edifice, and the great
dome had fallen in with a tremendous crash.
Several houses in the city have also been
destroyed. The most strenuous efforts of the
firemen could effect nothing against such a mass
of fire ; and, indeed, the melted lead, which
ran in torrents from the roof, rendered a near ap-
proach to the building very hazardous. It is
said that several persons lost their lives, though
nothing certain has yet reached us. The storm of
thunder and lightning which was the cause of this
catastrophe was one of the most terrible ever
witnessed. It afterwards visited Havre-de-
Grace, where it is said to have done some
damage.—The following historical particulars
respecting Rouen Cathedral may not prove unac-
ceptable to our readers :—lt was founded A. 1).
990, by Robert, Archbishop of Rouen, brother
of Richard the Second, Duke of Normandy, but
was ►►ot finished till the year 1062. It was 410
feet in length, 83 in breadth, the length of the
cross aisles was 164 feet, and the height of the
spire 395 feet. There were seven entrances to
it, end 130 windows. It was one of the most
costly and magnificent Gothic structures ever
seen ; it was literally frosted with ornaments ;
there was not the smallest piece of stone, not
the back of a niche, nor the base of a figure, but
was covered with the finest Gothic work. In it
were interred the bodies of John, Duke of Bed-
ford, Regent of France ; Henry, brother of
Richard I.; and the heart of Richard Cur de
Lion, together with many Illustrious men.—
(Southampton County Chronicle.)