The Sun.
London, England, 1802-10-22 00:00:00


Along Letter from Mr. BARRETT', appeared in
an Evening Paper of last. night, in which, after
giving a very minute and detailed Account of his
operations, subsequent to his'arrival at Swansea, he
proceeds thus:

' Accordingly, last Friday, (the zeds instant),
was the day fixed, and after getting the Stage re-
paired, and all other materids ready, the day b
fore, we commenced filting precisely at a quarter
before ten o'clock ; and by half past twelve, the
Balloon was sufficiently inflated barely to carry up
my'own weight. About this time a cask, which
Isad been just charged with vitriol and water burst,
and let out the materials : this occasioned some
delay ; as well as a smart breeze, which sprung
up from the North East, occasioned a rent in the
lower part of the Balloon, owing to the great strain
of part of the net across the silk of the machine to
keep it steady : we lost a great deal of gas ; but
soon repaired this trifling accident. From the dif-
Lulty of obtaining a sufficient number of casks, we
were obliged to empty and again charge the small
casks, while our large refrigeratory, consisting of
eleven tubes and larger casks, were at work. About
half-past one, I went to my lodgings to get some
roast leg of mutton, part of which I secured ald
put up in my pocket handkerchief, in case of de
scending where no meat was to he had. I returned
to the field ; hut in that space of time (abour (if-
teen minutes), could not perceive much alterarice.i
in the size of the Balloon, I gave direttions
the car to be slung. As our vitriol was all our,.
and the tubes flaccid, a little before three, I
got into • the car, with fi.ty pow-ids
a bottle of brandy,
.and a pound of leg of mut-
ton, and bread, fl igs, &c. all of which I.. threw
out before the Balloon began to ascend, but the
bottle, and that went soon after, to -enable .nee to
clear a hedge which the Balloon got foul of t. ehe
populace then came up and bsre_me,and the 13alloon
upon their •shoulders to the extietnity",of
when I found myself rising gradually, and fore:the
first time in my lifeabandoned to anew element,---
However, theadeasure I enjoyed its the --prosper`} of
the. town and its enviri.o as well as rising amidst
the. acclamations and applause of• near 10,000 pp°,
pie, was but .very short lived,- for at-the moment I
was whirling -round' my cap to take leaVe of the.
multitude below me, to toy very great mortification.
and disappointment I found the Balloon descending,.
which it continued tpdo".until it lighted gently about
four fields distance, after'which it alternately ascend_
ed and descended for the space °fa quarter of an hoer,
carrying me over fields, trees, and hedges, and some.
times skimming a few feet above the surface of the
earth. Finding all my endeavours to re-ascend inef-
feitual, I got out • of my cradle, and after opening
the valve, the Balloon,. which was now lightened by
1301b, ascended with great velocity, till it appeared
not larger than an acorn, taking its course direaly
over the sea, where it remained stationary, but soon
after met with a difnrent current of wind, which' .
brought it within six mil6 of the place it first
ascended from, where it fell gently its the middle of
a field, after being up three hours, and all the while
in sight. The Balloon was seized by the country ,
people, and cut through the middle to let me out, as
they alledged, whom t(*y supposed nearly, or quite,
dead. FRAN. BARRETT."

The Woodley Carps of Cavalry had a general
meeting on Butmarsh-Heath on Tuesday se'nnight,.
and afterwards dined -together at the Upper Ship
Inn, Reading, by invitation from their Commander,.
the Right Hon. fit NRY ADDINGTON.

The following is, we understand, a copy of the
Resolutions agreed on at a former special meeting
of the Corps, held for the purpose of taking into
consideration the renewal .of the offer of their ser-
vices :

rst, That this Corps will renew the offer of their services,
and continue to a61 on the same principles as they have hi-
therto done.--ad, Thar they will not avail themselves of any
of the allowances or exemptions by the Ad lately
passed, for keeping up the '.'oluotcer Corps in time of Pea‘e.-
. It was also moved by the Hon. THOS. NVINDSOR,
that an Address from ,this Corps should be presented
to the Right Hon. HENRI' ADDINGTON, expressive
of their sincere thanks- and respe&ful acknowledge-
ments, so justly due to him as their Commander,
which, being produced and read, was unanimously
approved.

. ,
It was at the same time proposed,
.and unani.
mously agreed to, that Mr. GOLDING and Mr.
PALMER be requeted to accept the thanks 'of the
Corps, for their constant and. obliging attention,
which the Members of it have regularly experienced
from them, as their Officers, on every occasion.
We are also informed, that Mr. HENRY ADDING-
TGN, eldest son of the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
has been proposed as a new Member, to be ballot.
ted for at the next meeting.
On Friday "night last, as Mrs. WootvEN„ of
Moakbridge, near' Henfield, was retiring to rest,
about ten o'clock in the evening, she heard a noise
amongst the fowls in a poultry-yard adjoining the
house, and. on going down stairs to discover ,the
cause, found ten chickens lying dead by the side of a
hen, under which they had been brooding, Alarmed
at the loss of so many of her little poultry, she
called up her husband, who supposing it Must
have been occasioned by a stoat or rat, concealed
• himself within sight of the spot, in order to dis-
cover, and, if possible, to destroy the murderer.,
where he had not stood long before he beheld a
hedge-hog, devouring, with great voracity, one of
the fallen chickens, - and from his manner was tlicr
• roughly convinced he was the felon who had kill(-.d
• them all ! It may be asked whether this animal
(which by writers of natural history, is deemed
quite innoxious), may not destroy vast numbers of
young pheasants, partridges, and other game ?
On Wednesday a painter, who was painting the
outside of a two pair of stairs window, at -Mr.
Branscomb's, in Holborn, fell down on a man pass-
ing under : both were much bruised, but no bone*
were broken.