The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-13 00:00:00

• We have received the following account of
the.voyage of Mr. Brown.:--" Having formed .a
determination of ascending from the town of
Pontefract on
,Wednesday, at seven .o'clock,, I
'commenced generating the gas from the decom-
position of water; which went on extremely well.
The morning was cloudy. My ascent was to
have taken place at 12 o'clock, but in conse-
quence of a number of gentlemen having made
arrangements for the races to commence at three
o'clock, I was_ requested not to ascend until half-
past. one .or two. At this time the roads and
adjoining fields- were lined with 'people. At
half-past-one I commenced attaching the car,'
when the balloon was let to rise, so that the
hoop restrained it. It was, my intention to have
taken. a gentleman with me,. but on trial I found
there Was not.sufficient power. I then took in
about eighty pounds of ballast,and left the earth
at five minutes to • two, amidst the shouts and
cheers. of thousands. In two minutes I had a
most delightfnl view of the town of Pontefract,
race-course, &c.. In ,four .minutes and a half I
lost sight" of the earth, and . was in this dark and
gloomy state for seven minutes. At one time
I had the 'curiosity to extend my hand beyond
the edge of the car, to see whether I could dis-
cern it at that distance, which I could but very
faintly. The part of clouds which I passed
through was, :accorailig to my calculation, three
quarters of a mile. lat last perceived a shade
of light above_ the balloon, and in a moment was
soaring in an atmosphere too brilliant for the eye
to bear. The balloon, net, &c. being very clamp,
and the sun shining in itstreatest splendour,
caused .a powerful evaporation to commence,
which
,gave me considerable buoyancy., It is
impossible to' describe the grandeur which
presented itself to my view 'at. this time,
the clouds „forming a level surface, Only. varied
by shades. The. reason of this appearance was
my being So much above them. At the time I
rose through the surface, they appeared as moun-
tains of snow, only with muchmbre splendour;
.so that I. could only bear the sight,of them at
intervals. The heavens above" me appeared of a
dark blue,-!*ithout the leaSt vapour. " The sun
appeared as a bright ghibe,,the eye having no
power to look on it, only when shaded by the
bottom of the balloon, which it was when above
the hoop which' Supports the car. The reason
of 'my being above the ear and hoop was, the
bottom of the balloon being buoyed up out of
reach, to obtain the valve string I was compelled
to leave the car, and rise above the hoop, sup-
porting myself by the net with one hand. In
doing this I had to lean myself backwards, bear-
ing on the cords of the net, in which situation
my cap fell from .my head pressing through the
cords. Having obtained the valve-string, 1
'again descended the car. It being half-past two
and, the balloon nearly expanded, I determined
to reach the highest altitude in my power, which
was at three o'clock, being one mile and a half
abOVe the clouds, and three miles aboVe the level
of the sea. At this time [began to descend.—
etil.renaciili"s
tAhet tewloeundty
s, • 'again reached
passing
through them, at which time the town of Barns-
mat(lndutwesasPassetv
ley presented itself to my view. My descent
was: extremely rapid ; I was obliged to tist over
all my ballast ; and in three minutes made my
safe:descent in a stubble field at Burton Smithies
"ear Barnsley, fourteen miles from Pontefract.
I was soon attended by many hundreds, amongst
whctn.was IVIr. J. S. hlof Burton, which
ey,
gentleman conveyed the balloon to ,his house,
where I received
necessary refreshment and at-
ternianCe."—•,he • - • •
oldffi Ins.

We hear that Sit ASTLRY COOPER, though
u
from tia^—z.liffestaof .bis.late indisposition,
ehas
i r ' ly re
enincozereed4o
make an entue sacrifice of .his; private
'prac ce as a surgeon, and 'has'actually given up hie house
in Spring gardens. His public appointment* be intends
to bold.