Star.
London, England, 1802-07-05 00:00:00

Af. CARNERIN'S BABOON.

Some perfon or perfons were bale enough to cnt
and damage M. GAlNEtis's baloon (with which
he was to have afcended on Saturday) in feveral
places on Thurfday evening, at the time it was
exhibiting in the Pantheon, and it was only by the
great exertions of a number of perfons fitting up
all Friday night that it was repaired, and in a
Rate fit to afcend on Saturday. Early on Satur-
day morning it was removed, with the parachute,
to Lord's Cricket Ground, New-road, Mary-la.
bonne. Every preparation was made for filling
the baloon ; between eleven and twelve o'clock
M. Gean ERIN arrived on the ground; it was then
blowing a very firong gale at N. W. and M. G.
expreffing tome alarm at the appearance of the
weather, having fuffered fo much on his late af-
' cent in confequenee of the boißerous weather, his
friends preffed him to make up his mind before
the doors were opened, as they affured him it was
very material to the prefervation of order to de-
termine before any money was taken, upon which
he begged for a fhort time to confider of it, and
the doors were delayed being opened, and at length
he detet mined not to go. Between twelve and
one o'clock he left the ground, accompanied by
Capt. Sowto tit, and the populace learning who
they were, followed them to view their perfons.
loon as poffible, after M. GARNERIN had
made up his mind not to afcend, he fent a very
polite letter to Sir Ric HARD FORD, informing him
of his determination, in confequence of which Sir
RICHARD fent a letter of difmiffal from duty to
the Captain of the Guards who were Rationed
there, but fent inftruflions to the Police Officers
to remain there till after three o'clock.

M. GAIINERIN took every potlible means to pre.
vent the public from being dilappointed,by giving
orders for a number of hand and pofting bills, in-
forming. the public of his having put off his afcent,
to be printed and circulated with All poffible (peed.
The fine fpeqacle prefenod by the late afcent
orelargdhuo excited
arduous enter.
an
e
of this celebrated aerrinat
mßliziea
univerfal defire to beho
rife of his defcent in the parachute, which was
advertifed for Saturday. The people accordingly
flocked from every fide towards Lord's Cricket
Ground, and though bills were polled at the Pan.
theon fo early as twelve o'clock, to fignify that
the high wind rendered it neceffary to defer the
afcent till Monday, yet "Wm Bull was Rill incredu:
bus ; nor would he be convinced his day's fun
was deferred, without ocular demonfiration. Th's
furrounding eminces of the Jew's Harp Houfe,
Primrofe Hill, &c. were covered with the diver&
fled multitude: Baker-ftreet, and the other avenues
leading from Oxford-ftreet to the New-road, were
quite thronged with carriages and foot paffengers
about three o'clock, when a torrent of rain poured
on the unfortunate multitude, in which few had
bad the prudence to provide againft it, though the?
had fufficient notice of its approach by the gloomi-
nefs of the tity, and the fall of fe veral lighter !bowers
in the earlier part of the day. Afceneof inconceiv-
able confulion immediately edited. Five or fix
perfons crowded under every umbrella, and in their
&niggles to thelter themfelves under it, without
regarding who -was the right owner, derived no
other advantage from it than receiving the rain in
copious ftreatns, inftead -of feparate drops. Carts
which had been hired out to fume who wifhed for
an elevated fituation, became now fo many refer.
voirs, and thofe who were in them wifhed in vain
that they were inverted, while others crouched
beneath them, without waiting to bargain with
the owners for this unlooked for fpecies of accom.
modation ; many fought refuge beneath the bo.
dies of coaches, and coach-horfes, The female
pedeftrians afforded a molt affeeting appearance
of diftrefs ; abandoned in many inflances by their
fwains, who, in this moment, thought only of
themfelves, unwilling to rifk their muffins in the
rude retreats, where the men were content to hide
themfelves, they remained expofed to all the fury
of the tempeft, which in a few minutes drenched
that light and elegant drapery intended to float,
not in the deluge that now deformed it, but in the
gentleft breezes of the faireft morning, adding
grace to the (live, which far from concealing, it
could fcarcely be faid to cover. One advantage,
indeed, was enjoyed, though poffibly not felt by
thole whore drefs is but a fyitem of difplay ; their
robes clung fo clofely to them that every variation
of figure was perfally diftinguithable. The fair
inhabitants of Baker-ftreet and Portman-fquare,
being early apprifed of the pollponement of the
afcent, remained at home, and confoled them-
(elves with beholding from their windows the ani-
mated caricature which feemed to be given to them
as an indemnification.

About three o'clock the balloon, in a wooden
cafe, the parachute, and Al the apparatus, was
removed in a cart from the Cricket Ground, with
an intention of fafely lodging them in the Pan-
them. An immenfe concourie of people followed
the cart, hilling and groaning all the way. This
difapprobation was fuppofed to ariie florn M.
Ga RN ERI tt having raid in his advertifements. which
appeared before he ascended from Ranelagh, that
he would afcend with the balloon, although the
weather wag not favourable, but not defcend is
the parachute, the condition of the weather being
only as to his defcent in the parachute. 'Mica
the cart arrived at the Pantheon the mob had in-
creafed to fuch a number fo as to render Oxford-
flreet impalfable, and the (hop-keepers near it were
obliged to put up their fhutters, and the people
became fo outrageous that they aaually prevented
the ballon from being taken into the Pantheon,
threatening to tear it to pieces. Information being
fent to the Public-Office, Marlborough-flreet, of
this dating attack, the Magiftrates difpatched a
party of Officers, and on their arrival they found
feveral of the mob with knives; Etc. about to break
open the cafe which contained the balloon, with an
intention of carrying their threats into execution,
when one of the Officers fought his way through
the mob, and got into the cart, and dared any of
them to touch the ballon,when, with the Altana
of the other Officers, the cart was driven to the
Public Office, Marlborough-Rreet, where the
bal-
loon, parachute, and all the apparatus, were foci),
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