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,iffi. GRAHAM'S ACCOUNT OF HIS ASCENT
FROM CHELTENHAM.

" At abbut half-past ten o'clock on Wednesday morn-
ing we began to inflate the balloon. There was a good
supply of very fine gas. It began to fill very rapidly.
At three o'clock, I and my assistants commenced fasten-
ing the car, &c. to the hoops and the netting. At a
quarter past four all was complete. Mr. Webb, who had
engaged to accompany me, and myself took our seats
regularly in the car. The ropes were then cut, and we
were permitted to rise, but a sudden breeze drove us
against the roof of the stabling, which, however, we
eventually cleared, sliding over the slates. We sustained
no injury. We then passed over two houses, and a sud-
den gust of wind beat us down into
_the main street.—
We were immediately surrounded by the populace, and
they seized hold of the car. They carried us up the
street about 200 yards, the balloon on either side touch-
ing the houses. Mr. Webb then very reluctantly quitted
the car, as we found that there was not sufficient gas in
the balloon to take us both up. The populace then
moved the car onwards about 50 yards more to an open
space fronting Cheltenham Chapel, and in so doing the
netting came in contact with the coping of a house, a
portion of which fell on a man, who, however, I ascer-
tained, before I would ascend, was not dangerously hurt.
" I then freely and regularly ascended, at hail-past
four o'clock esactly. The balloon, being relieved of
Nr. Webb, my coat, most of the ballast, the flags, &c.
ascended with great velocity. The wind was n't strong.
Is about five minutes I entered a duck, dark, heavy
cloud, and almost instantaneously the earth, which was
before distinctly visible, disappeared from my view.
When I had got completely into these clouds, I was
seized with most violent cold, and I felt it the mote sen-
bly, a, l'was without my coat. This extreme cold,
accompanied with a heavy damp sensation, continued
,:!,out ten minutes ; till, in fact, I arose above them,
bat only to enter into heavy and foggy clouds. The
i.-mosphere around was still very gloomy ; but when
looked below, on tho:.e clousis thsough which I had
.asst passed, the view wa, indeed appalling. 'nose
clouds appeared like vast rugged mountains of dingy
!haw, oa rather dirty ice. The surrounding atmosphere
continued cheerlessly chill and gloomy ; hut at the ex--
I:el-aides of my views the aapcarances were glee . and
:ed, the greet), however, greatly predominating.
" I now began to feel somewhat wat mer ; but I
caaht to observe, that in passing through the first thick
a f:soy clouds, I felt my ears much affected. They I
seamed to clack and rattle like parchment, and I expe-
s:enced considerable pain. There was likewise much
pseasure on my feet ; there seemed to be a is,reat weight
an them. A dizziness came over me, and I had slight
Nnsations of sickness; but those I removed by a little
fall-proof brandy, which I fortunately had with me.
dizziness, however, continued; and having got
fascias!) those thick cold clouds, the painful sensation
to my cars, &c. in some degree ceased.
o When I got into the comparatively milder atmo-
sphere, I found that I ascended more rapidly, and con-
tittued to ascend with greater rapidity for some time.
The current of air was not very strong, only occasion-
ally, so that I was not carried forward in a rapid man•
ter. Having long been out of sight of the earth, and
bavin a recovered the free use of my limbs, I began to pull
the valve line; but had I before • felt so disposed, I
could not have done it—the extreme cold with which I
vas oppressed would not have permittel me; could I
have pulled it before, I certainly should have done so.
pulled the valve line fifteen times before I could per-
ceive that I began to descend. I discovered that I was
ascending by throwing out small pieces of paper: but
was still making considerable progress. Beneath mc,
and above me, however, continued hazy and cloudy ;
steed, the appearances all around were awful and
gloomy in the extreme. During the whole of my as-
cent I never saw anything like a portion of clear sky.
having considerably recovered from the cold, and find-
ing that I was descending, I used my small telescope;
but 1 could perceive no object save those frightful
clouds; I could rot catch airy glimpse of earth. By
means of the small pieces of paper thrown out, I ascer-
tained I was still generally descending, though slowly.
I here made an observation that forcibly impressed it-
self on my attention. When the rays of the sun even
partially made their was through the dense cold clouds
with which I was surrounded, I perceived that the bal-
leon gradually began to ascend; and when the rays
were inter:tired, the descent of the balloon resumed.
During this time 1 had not again touched the valve
line. I however found myself in various currents of air,
changing occasionally to every point of the compass.
" I felt much indebted to Messrs. Dixey, of New
Bond-street, for the accommodation of their useful' self-
adjusting thermometer'—an instrument which enabled
me, with the greatest accuracy, to ascertain the degrees
alt heat and cold. Shortly after my ascent this glass was
at 69, between summer heat and temperate. It was
soon afterwards 46 ; then 42; and in the dense cloud,
previously partially noticed, it fell to 35, the freezing
point being marked at 30. • The cold at that juncture so
overcame me, I was completely benumbed, so that I
could not make further observations, and I was obliged
to use a glass to see the figures and marks on the instru-
ment, owing to the overwhelming fog.
"I had been up full an hour, w hen I began to descend
as already mentioned. In descending, I re-entered a
cloud of similar coldness and dreadful appearance, from
its density and ruggedness, to those through which I
had passed in my ascent, only the fog scented to be
thicker; and it was here so dark, that I could not dis-
cover anything in the car, nor whether I was ascend-
ing or descending. There was so much dampness in
the atmosphere around me just now, that I apprehended
I was over the sea, and that such dampness could only
proceed from the evening vapours of great waters. I
was in this state of coldness and anxiety for about ten
minutes. Those really frightful clouds, I calculated
were half a mile thick ; and they occasioned the most
appalling impressions in my mind, as I could nor, under
all circumstances, imagine otherwise than that I was
descending over the sea. While passiug through those
horrible clouds, I experienced sensations similar to those
felt soon after my ascension, agitation in the ear, deaf-
ness, great pain, dizziniss, &c, only all of them in a
severer degree.
" Having passed through those clouds, which I shall
never forget, and I appeared to have regularly de-
scended, the earth suddenly, beautifully, and most sa-
tisfactorily, burst on my astonished view. Open plains
itePeated to lie beneath rue. I saw a small village; I
vas very near it, but I kept up. Having passed over
the village, I threw out my only two grappling-irons;
Lut neither of them caught to anything; indeed, the
rapes cat them got twisted and entangled together, so as
to become useless, and I eventually lost them. But 1
"0.5 to the easth without, however, the balloon fasten-

*mg to anything, or ceasing its progress, and I unfortu-
nately lost hold of the valve line, which, although it
dangled before me within a yard or two of my grasp,
I could never more recover. I was drawn along—the
surface of the earth, sometimes lightly, and sometimes
rather roughly, for about three-quarters of a mile. By
the rolling about of the car, I lost all its furniture, as
well as the watch out of my pocket, my pocket-book,
money, &c.

" These losses lightened the car in a trifling degree
so that I partially re-ascended, and was dragged along
again for a considerable distance. Eventually the ma-
chine came in contact with a tree, checking the balloon
in such a way that the car was drawn underneath it ;
and the car and myself, as I had not yet been able to get
out, were partially rolled up in the balloon. The bal-
loon in a short time again extricated itself. It then pro-
ceeded about half a mile further ; but aiming in con-
tact with two trees, it was finally checked. During this
time crowds were running after the balloon—many
Gentlemen and farmers on horseback, besides many
persons on loot; but none of them could keep up with
me while the balloon and the car dragged along. I re-
mained fa,tened between the two trees for about five
minutes, before any one came up. I kept my station,
in the car, till many persons approached, as I was fear-
ful if I left it the machine would again ascend. On their,
arrival some men having got last hold of the car, I got
out of it. Alter expelling the gas, the balloon and car
were packed up and sent to Cheltenham.

"I was six or seven miles from Oxford, and about
fifty-six from Cheltenham, having been in the air one
hour and thte:-quartcr3. I de,cended at a quarter past
six o'clock. I soon procegded to Oxford, having been
everywhere much accommodated and welcomed ; and
thence by the mail to Cheltenham, on Thursday morn-
ing. A slight bruise on my side is the only inconve-
nience (excepting the dreadful clld) I have experienced:.