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CAMDEN, (S.C.) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1817
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jfdt/icntic Afarratrve of an &rial Voyage
tf. Mr* Sadler arrosi the Irish Chan~
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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
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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**'
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