Star.
London, England, 1802-09-10 00:00:00

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GARIVERIN's 01.1.0014

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We yefterclky gave a than account of M. Mt-
etem's aerial excurfion fr©m Bath. The follow-
ing are Tome further authentic particulars :
After having accommodated the public with the
opporttinity of admiring the procefs of filling the
balloon, M. GARNERIX entered the car with Mr.
GLASSFIiRD (who had accompanied him from
Vauxhall) and gave them a moil unexpeeted treat
by an aereal excurfion along the centre walk of the
garden; and refuming his original nation he twice
made the circle of the rotunda, faluting the com-
pany, who appeared anxioufly interefled for him.
About half after five he rote with a gentle breeze
from the N. E. amidft the acclamations of thou-,
lands of (praetors, whole admirations were re- I
echoed by millions crowding the neighbouring hills:
Upon his afcent the barometer was 3o deg. and the
thermometer 62. ro. ; when his feelings were fen-
fibly affected by the tears of intereft which trickled
from the eyes of the fair, and were only relieved
by the beautiful and piaurefque fcenes that deve-
loped as he role majeftically to purfue hit voyage.
Monf. Goma tie and Mr. GLASS FOLD, his faith.
ful and valued companion, were enjoying the plea-
fures of their fituation, when, at so minutes pall
five, they were affected by the cold, and obferved
the thermometer at 52, a difference of so deg.
fence they had left the ground. The baronleter
was funk to 26, which gave an elevation of 3420
feet. At this height an immenfe horizon prefented
itfelf to their view, which inclofed a moft delight.
ful country in miniature : on the right of which
they diftinaly perceived the lea, .in which the fet-
ting fun reflex ed its beams as from an immenfe
looking glafs. After being enraptured with the
fublimity of this fcene till 12 minutes paft fix, they
experienced a Rill greater degree of cold, the ther-
mometer having funk to 46, which made an alte-
ration of 16 degrees in the temperature. The
barometer had rifen but one tenth, which indicated
that they had only neared the earth 76 feet. Monf.
GARN sass afcribed thi's intenfe degree of cold to
a thick dark cloud which floated over the balloon,
which Mr. GLASSFORD was defirous to pars, but
was oppofed by Mont GAILHARIN, who, thinking
it was electric, did not approve to rifk the danger,
and meet the fate of Icarus. They neverthelefs
approached it in Tome degree, when the thermo-
meter remained the fame, but the barometer fell
251 inches, which gave the height of 3620 feet !
In this fituation the inflammable air was confi-
derably dilated, and the balloon swelled in propor.
-tion. They were involved in vapour, and in this
fituation the thermometer funk three degrees, and
Rood at 43 ; the barometer had funk 241, and gave
an addition of 874 feet to their former elevation.
They were in the heart of a cloud which M. Gat-
ti:arm thought to be highly charged with electric
Matter, the balloon being completely dilated feem2
ed to indicate that the leaft greater elevation would
haiv occafioned it to burg by the rarefaCtion of the
atmorphere, and finding. the neccinq of being clif-
• ..ed from this fituation, he opened one of the
r appendages, which adting eXpeditionfly iii
condert.itith the upper valve, at 40 minutes pelt
fix, the thermometer funk to 41, but the barome-
ter role to 24. M. Galin aRI effimated the thick.
nes of the cloud at ro3t feet : from the obferva.'
don of the thetmometer it should appear that itfl
bate was much more condenfed than the upper part,'l
for the cold wasfo fevere as to oblige them to wrapl
themfelves in their great coats, u the thermometer
was within four degrees of the freezing point. At.
52 minutes after.fix the thermometer rote to 46,
aad the barometer fbnk to 29i when they judged
themfelves to be 874 feet fromithe.earth, and were
amufing themfelves over the woods, which alarm-
ed the feathered choir, with whom they appeared
tee elifpnte the element.
M. GAAWILIN now propored to Mr. Gtasstoati
&alight in a meadow which he perceived as eligi-
ble to the occafion, when he Paid, « Nes, non,
Um beet i" in compliance with which M.
arTiattlx immediately threw out twenty pounds
ballaD, and attended with extreme rapidity, in
a rpiralline. At so minutes after fix they bad
palled through feveral clouds, the thermometer fall-
ing to 40, and the barometer to 241; having fur-
mounted them all they were now cheered by the
rays of theletting fun. At 59 minutespa fix they
found the thermometer had fallen to 36, and the
barometer to 23 1, which leaves the eftimated
height at Soso feet. The inflammable air having
ctoriflderbly dilated, M. GARIIIRIN prepared to
dercendr which he.effeaed at 20 minutes pall feven,
and was greeted by the Moll friendly affittince and
welcome of a great concourfe of,peoplei who were
anxioufly waiting his arrival, when he alighted in
a field near Mells Park, the ',feat of THOMAS
HORNIR, Efq. ; diftant fixteen 'miles from Bath.
While he pays a tribute of equal gratitude to all
who were deeply interefted for his fuccefs, he feels
particularly indebted to the diftinguilhed favour of
Admiral &rumors, who watched; and followed
with attention, the whole . prodefg of filling the
Balloon, to Sir J.C.: HIPPISLEY' But. Lieut.
Colonel Hottest, Mars. J. Lzwis,Wm. ',ALAND,
RICH. PAM, THO. TARSANT; J. Qasas, and 5.
CHOCK ga, land-Purveyor, of Frome.

ADDITIOTAL' OTC UMSTAIICIS Or TM II ASCIIKT MOM
BATH.
As half paft eleven they began to fill the bal-
loob,-.and at 4 P.M. it wai‘completelrready to
egad. At half pall five: the Nl6on Boated, and
fit Ernie time hovered' over thn Garden, being
prevented from a higheielitatioftby
.ropes. The
wind below was North Weft, and' would have
carried the Travellers towards' the file of Wight ;
but before they had rifen much above the neigh.
bouring hills, the current of air was found to be
at right angles to that beloW, and blew nearly
from Eaft North Eaft. This carried the Balloon
down parallel to the left .border of the Briftol
Channel; and the proitimity of the water was one
reafon for not afcending to the height which the
Aeronauts otherwife might have done. The two
Travellers were very impatient to rife higher, and
waited till the wind fet in a little more from the
North, when the Balloon was carried farther to-
wards the interior of the country.
In K. GARK ERIN'S account the calculation of tf.e

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an elaQie fluid, weighs lets And lets every hair's
bl-etidiff that the barotneter fills f fo much foi
!that at the altktpae of
.t 9 miles, the barometer
would not fink Above one-tenth of an inch in the
tiling cf. The.report, belldes, has h.en
written in great hallei as they number degrar on
tb: barometer, and, after telling it had been at 26,
(peak of its litiking to 29. There hniftakes, how..
ever, may arife from M. GAR NER TN'S want of in.
timacy with the Englifh Language, and the cul-
pable negligence of the Tranflator. The cold
was extremely intenrc jn palling through this Taft
mentioned cloud, both in afcent and dercent,
though.the thermometer did not come quite down
to the freezing point. The feelings of cold on the
human body are known to be, in many cafes, very
different from the effects of it on the thermometers
Mr. GLASSFORD laid, that the fenfation of cold was
greater than he. ever recolleds to have experienced
at any other time whatever, even in more Nor-
thern climatei. It advanced to fuch a degree,
that, clothed as. he was, .he could not have en-
dured_ its frigidly increafing qualities for a much
longer rpace of time.
Mr. GLASSFORD oblerved, that the fky was of a
much deeper blue when viewed from the height
above the cloud, which corresponds with what hag
been obrerved by perfons afcendit4 very high
mountains.
When at the greafeft diflance from the earth,
Mr. GLASSFORD paid particular attention to the
Mariner's Compels, but could not perceive any
difference from What it bore on the level of the
earth. It teemed quite as lively, and vibrated in
the urtial Manner:

On defcending near Melts-Park; the feat of Mr.
HORNER, t 6 miles from Bath, an anchor, which
hung down from the Balloon, was taken hold of
by perfons below, who acted with uncommon ci-
vility on the occafion, and drew the Balloon, (till
floating in the air, into another and larger field,
where, without the fmallefi accident, either to
themfelves or to the Balloon, the Travellersalight:
ed. The peafants refuted to take money for their
friendly aid, but teemed very anxious to give tel.
timonies of their attention to the Strangers.
The Car and Balloon were removed by there
people in the moil careful and obliging manner,
above a mile, till the cart fent for arrived, and
three [billings to the carter, which he relatantly
took, was all the expence of conveying the whole
to rootne, a diftance of four miles from the place
of defcein. •