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Volume II.) ^ *> ,\i . ^ ? * ** ' ? ? #% ? '? f * ? . . . v y L-L m CAMDEN, (S.C.) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1817 2--JL* v ,A ? ... ? (Number Jjjf; PRINTED BY ? CEORGJi IV. B. HAK8T. foR TH ? PROPRIETOR*. th* price /? Subscribers is gS fter annujn mgehutoe of fiotiage ; And in all ca*c* where s shall be delivered stt the ejeflettst of is her, the price toill be &3 50 a be jjiicl six months after 9uk*erbing ?iiipwgg ii 1 1 i,n 11 * ffJEROST ATlON. ? 1 1 1 1 ? t n ^ ? mm ? * i ?? ? jfdt/icntic Afarratrve of an &rial Voyage tf. Mr* Sadler arrosi the Irish Chan~ ?j,'T ? ' " - On Thursday, the 1st of Octo ber, i8ta, Mr. Sadler ascended his Balloon from the Law# of Jvedere -House, a place admira iy calculated for' the purpose, whether the accommodation of the public or the facility afforded for the gre^j^objcct he hfd In view is considered ; with reference to the former, netting as to situation or arrangement could be better ? the .day was of the most favorable kind* a strong ^Military Gwlrd of Horse Hid FootjjroceciedTOe Avenues of mpproach and prevented by the pre servation of x>rder, chose accidents which so frequently occur in a eon course of so incalculable an extent as : th*t assembled on the present OcoibsLon.. . The entire of Belvedere-House was thrown open for the reception of Company ; the rooms on the ground floor in the right w?ng were appropriated to their*. Graces, the Duke and Duchess of Richmond; those Ttnn lcdyaicl/ over were oc cu-~ ^pied Jby the fiieijds of Mr. Jkrea ford, thf hftspitable and benevolent owner of the House $ and the re main ler almost entirely laid out with suitable refreshments ; the Luwn was divided by a temporary railing /'iifljMto in the upper division a Plat form-raisedrfrtff^^ the tin daynted vEronaut proposed to as cend $ the space around which gpf kept clear by a Military GuanTto t prevent the preture of the anxious Spectators, and^ afford facility at the moment of Ascension ? two Military Baiids stationed in conve nient situations enlivened the scene, a "number of Marquees judiciously 1 placed, whik they served to otM*\ ment, at the same time afforded a ahelter from raify should ludh a circumstance have taken place * in if?N& u but justice to say, that mind of Mr, Sadler did not alone pn personal objects, but Kdcd itself "to tvhatevcr" coulcf gratify or accommodate the numer ous and splendid assemblage that *t tc-Dd^d jjiind the result was such as hat u ralljy^i^ jy pected > wc tupvcmuwc inc vase Marine with which tne Aerial Voy acr entered upon his dauntless ick ? the brniiant and crowded concourae^thc appearance of the Milkary~-the. process of Inflation the sensation of the moment ? all combined to produce an effect which as far exceeded expectation as it baffle^ description. In a .sheltered part of the upper . 1 .awn, the Balloon suspended be - two lofty pole*> received the imftaflnmable Gas through a silk* Tube* and when prepared for re moval, was visited by her Gracc, ihe Duche*s of Richmond, in or Asr to see the process of inflation before it finally closed. At half past twelve, the signal was given * a number of Gentlemen who '-had formed themselves into a Commit tee for the purpose, collected to ??:.hiT within tiie enclosed space where it was suspended ;>to them , were entrusted the Cords by which ir wa> held ? the railing was rtaioVr ed? -an eseoit i>f Cavalry citared a passage w> the Platform* amlstTug gling t>n the Wind, *he Balloon, with ics dcjfcoding Car was slowly moved along, and placed upon the Platform I this circumstance as un expected as erand, struck with ir> re si stable c&Ct on the brfiokiers/ restraining the burst of approbation mer^t. , Within the i*.rea which surround ed the Platform the Duchess of Richmond, the Ladies Lennox, had placed themselves to ?ake a final leave of Mr.' Sadler/ who whoi every arrangement was rtiade, iccrtVTjM s one Flag from the hand race>; and the second from t'ut orllkiy Mary Lennox, seated himself in his Car, with that cool ness and security which indicated his perfect acquaintance with the !*old undertaking he h3d entered upon, and confidence of the results ; having placed his Barometer, Tele, scope. Compass, ,&c. in their pro per situations in the Car, and as certained the oTtaioty of the Eal loon's power to ascend, the Gen tlemen holding the Cords were re quested to give them in, and after an affectionate farewell to hi* son, who stood by his Car cm, the plat foim, and assisted in the business of the day, the Balloon was releas ed a id the undaunted voyager float ed from the stage, majestically ris ing frfcm the harth on the bosom of the Air, and presenting a spec* j^?|catonce awful and sublime, which, as ?t mocks description s<T was mefFcct attc^rcd.by the'unbid - _den tears that sff>k down many a cheek ? for a moment all was silent ext^cy and tremulous fear followed by bursts of applause, not drawn by fictitious circumstances, d by rcahand undisguised ration. As the BaJloon rose Mr. Sadler atood up in his Car saluting the as tonished multitude by waving his lat, and as it ascended higher paid f he same tribute with his* Flag, and continued to do so as* long as the strained sight aided l^y the sunbeams dancing on the variegated silk, jCould discern the dauntless ^Ero naut?for a few moments the Bal loon appeared to b<f stationary, but *oon evinced that the ascent was rapid bir plunging into a thick Cloud, which giving a temporary obscuration, rendered its bursting on the sight the moie impressive ? Every rye was turned with anxious looks to the receding Globe, which from the impulse of the wind took a direct course to the Sea and by encreasing the apparent danger heightened the feeling which throb~ bed in every bosom for the travel ler's safety? the multitude Itemed rooted to the spot^and only be gan to disperse, when dfftnding to ? point, the object which fixed weir attention sunk from sight.? "So on the thorcfots Air tlit Intrepid , I Tw ' jyf '? '? . j M Lauch'd the east concarre of hit buoyant ball. u Journeying on Mgh, the silken Cattle glide*, " Bright at a Metem- through (he azure tide* | w O'er Town*| and Towers, and Temple* wine us way, * Or mount* sublime, ami gild* the rault of, day. H Siujni with upturned eye* (inbreathing t' crowd*, _ *?.- J ?- *- g ' * - >- *!- I ?* f\irtn? the floating wonder to tha cloud*; * And flunhM witH transport, or benamb'd Wilh (oaf, " Witch a* it me*^ the diminished s^>hem ?*? iNaw let* and leawand now u speck |ft*eeft\i.: s " And now tha (kctmg**rack obtrudes l>e tweerw s; \ ?. w Tlte ct'in PMlosGpher in Ether salts, . ??'Views broader ataC* and Ureatl?e? Hi pucer gglrit ^ " 41 See* like a Mafc iiimany a wavinj<4?ne, ' 44 Round hanh's Mu$ plains her lucid wa ters shine ; ? ? ? M Sect at hi* feet the Cwcy lightning* glow, 44 And hears inno? urn* Thunders roar be low.^ If is, gratifying to reflect, that notwithstanding ui<; vast concourse of people which thronged not on-, ly the Lawn of Belvedere- House,' but every Avenue leading to the | place of ascent j crowding the roads, 'and cloaihing *ihc tops of every house from which the slightest view could be had, not a single accident j Appears to have taken place. Nor can too mtich praise be giv ! en to the Military for the propriety of their conduct, or to the Peace Officers who attended for the Judi ciousness of their arrangements, and Vigilance of their attention. The Balloon at the time it ascend ed was not more than two-thirds : inflated, in order to afford space for expansion of the Gas as it rose into the higher Regions -of the Air ? its Diameter when fully inflated is Fifty-five feet* presenting a sur face of Nine Thousand Five Hun dred and Thye^ Square Feet, the actual content Eighty Seven Thou sand One Himdred and Fourteen Cubic Feet, and its power when fully inflated with Hydrogen Gas' is equal to Five Thousand Four Hundred and Forty-four Pound, Ten Ounces. The form of the Balloon is sphe rical, m tife of fine silk, with z Net-work, woven, in its texture, by which additional strength' :i& at tained, and when inflated presented a splendid appearance, being com posed of alterna^ stripes of Crim son Jhil White, Jfonnccted in the centre by $ zone, decorated with appropriate and emblematic devices. -Thenar in which Mr. Sadler as cende#|fas of an extremely light texture, suspended to a Hoop form ed of Cane and which was attached ly Twenty-four Cords to a Net made of Italian Hemp with which the Balloon was entirely covered. The materials ? used for inflating the Balloon were ca-t Iron Turnings and Vitriol* of the latter a quanti ty was expended amounting to four thousand one hundred and nineteen pounds weight, but which under ? other circumstances might have been decreased, for as Mr. 9adler had intended to ascend at an earlier day, (a determination which he was prevented carrying into execution by the unfavorable state of the weather,) the Iron prepared for that occasion became oxidated by the water, and so much cemented as to prevent the free action of the Vitriol, an event which while it re tarcfed the infladon for a short time, required a greater expenditure of the latter material. The following account qf the A1RI1L V VOYAOE% U taken from Mr. 8a o i.tM's ATuMOMANDJy and efrrecttd by Himself. *^On Thursday, the 1st day of October, at 3?*minuic? past I 1, J ascended from the I^wn of Belve dere-House/ with the Wipa, at4 South Weat ; my professed^bjecc was to cross the Irish Channel, and ? my 4ncltriaiion to terminate the j- Journey at Liverpool^ a City to *htcir l was bound by every tie of Friendship, and by those feelings which kindness of the* rtfost mark ed and flattering kifld excited ; to accomplish this purpose, my loon was not more than two thirds ; inflated, aftd my Ballast wf.s at lwist, eleven hundred weight, the latter ;of which I determined to preserve as much as possible, so to e:ia We me to act with more facility id the attaining of the object I had irt vkw." A ? My ascent after . clearing the trees which surrounded the Lawn, extremely rapid, at die same time without jny visible motion to my selTT and only evidenced by the re ceding objects, which seemed^ to retire wvicb^ increasing velocity-^ iti t eleven minutes after! ascended, th? Balloon entered a thick cloud, which for the moment obscuted every thing from sight, but for which I was amplj^repaid on emerethg, by * one of tte tfriost splendid prospects that imagmation could picture ; be neath me, lay htretcberi rhe City of Dublin, with its Suburbs skirting thei^ay, which like a burnished Mirror reflecting the beams of the Sun, exhibited^ a blaze of Lustre too dazzling for the ejre to rest up on ? a Grove of Masts marked tni course of the Riven and the pas sing vessels animated by their swell4* ing sails the richness of rlir irjfrc," " From my elevated situation 1 was not only enabled to penetrate into the recesses of the Wicklow Mountains, but to overlook their ridges and bring within the field of vision the distant ocean, ana the blue Horizon here and there broken by a sail? in a word, th?. country to the South and West of ? # ? ? ? ' ? v Dublin, interspersed with Villages and cultivated Fields, the Amphi theatre of Hilisand Mountains, the '4>foad^xpanse of ^rieean, the Bay,* small hrakers beating on the Islands l and the rocky* shore t the sails of vessels glancing in the Sun; ail com ; bined presented a prospect which | fancy may ConttnflBije, but wordi can form no adequate idea of, and to enjoy which was in, itself a To ward for any hazard that might at13 tend my undert?kirig.M ' . - / i " 1 cannot here forbear to addj that amidst the glowing prospect .4 1 my eyes were instinctively7 turned to the spot which I had but $ ft# minutes before quitetf, the Xuwn was no longer distinctly visibly but the Marquees white in the ityft* ~ beam was still discernible^ and at they marked t?e situation, brought home to my frtind the affectionate < Shd solicitous regard which tatbrf every countenance; as rising frbttf the earth, I waved my last fare Well, ami with truth I can aver that the re* flection in my . heart. the warmest sensations of esteem *ia gratitude." > " At the period of aseetidihg t Hi' Barometer was at 29?95' ana the Thermometer at 49% at which time I was perpendicularly over In land's eye, and as frptn th? eleVa^ tior> the Balloon had become cotfri?< plttely distended, I perceived, tftflfe from a sodded gust of wind whicft took nlace just before rising from the Platform,- a rent had been made ? fn the Balloon at the jofning of *he robe, through which the Valve*' cord passed and that in oonkqtjence of the expansion of 'the Gas, d large proportion of k was; escaping' through the orifice, a circuriYstancc which rendered it necessary (how ever hazardous the attertipr) to etf dcavour to close it i to erccc this/ I ftised myself from the Car Oirtd\ the Hoop to which it was attached,' ' in the hope of bring able to reach' the bottom of the Balloon/ but in this I was dis appointed, for ai it ? had assumed a more globular forrrfy the lower part, Whien oh rising ap~ ' peared pendant, was now drawn up and comphftcfy withdutf niy reach ? the object was not to be given up, for a* the ultimate success of my . undertaking depended on the pre . srrvaci^n oV the Ca6, and art I' vtf**' i *_ i ? ^