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London, England, 1802-09-22 00:00:00

GARNEAIN's DE'SCElVilbyl PARACI-lUTE.

The perfea novelty of this experiment to Eng-
'amen, the feveral interruptions which the wea-
ther had hitherto offered to its execution, and the
finenefs of the afternoon yefterday, drew a vaft
concourfe of perfons to the Weft end of the town,
and the experiment completely fucceeded.
The Balloon, Parachute, and Apparatus, were
removed in the morning from the Pantheon to St.
George's Parade, North Audley-fireet,Grofvenor-
fquare, and at half part one o'clock the procefs of
filing commenced from 33 calks placed under the
bed adjoining the ground, from which by oiled
(ilk tubes it was conveyed to the Balloon in the
centre of the ground, where it was furrounded by
a fquare inclofure of rails, from which a number
of rows of benches were placed for the company.
The doors were opened at two o'clock, and the
company began to affemble. Before three o'clock
the Balloon was nearly filled, and a part of the
pipes were taken off, and the procefs of working
the gas flackened for the remainder of the time.
At this period the Car ufed in the former afcents
was attached to the Balloon, and two men fat in
it to keep down the Balloon, which was flayed alto
by three cords from its top, which were fattened
to the extremities of the ground. At ten minutes
before three, a large cylindrical paper Balloon was
yet off by rarefied air from Park-lane, which con-
tinued ten minutes in fight, and afcertained the
coorfe of the very little wind that there then blew
to be nearly S. W.
The Parachute was made of white canvas, or
fail cloth, formed by thirty-two gores into a hemif-
pherical form, twenty-three feet diameter, at the
top of which was a truck, or round piece of wood,
70 inches diameter, with a hole in its centre, fatt-
ened to the canvas by thirty-two thort pieces of
tape. At about 4i feet from the top of the can-
vas, a wooden hoop about eight feet diameter was
put on and tied by a Itring from each team, fo that
when the Balloon afcended the Parachute hung
like a curtain from this hoop, and appeared cylin-
drical, between the Balloon and the Car, or cylin-
drical balket covered with oil'd cloth, about four
feet high, and two feet and a quarter diameter, in
which M. GAILIERIN afcended. About half paft
four o'clock a fpherical Balloon of green oiled 111 k,
about eight feet in diameter, called a pilot Bal-
loon' was brought into the ground, and the gas
tubes were detached from the great Balloon, and
fattened to this, and by a quarter pall five o'clock
it being tufficiendy filled, M. Gaansais detached
it from the tubes, and concluded it to Mrs. Sits-
imam, who was with Mr. SHERIDAN within the
tails, and from her fair hand it was launched, and
rote amid the acclamations of the fpeaators, but
having no weight attached to it, it rolled very
much, and had a fiat, or unfilled part in its fide.
For about four minutes it continued to rife, and
proceeded from the ground in a ftraight line, in-
dining upwards about 45°, and in a direition very
nearly N. E. In eight minutes after its afcent it ap-
pared to retch a contrary current of air, and came
back again towards the ground, but in a more
foutherly direaion,ftill rifingtill it became invifible
from its (manners. At about half pall five o'clock
the Car was detached from the netting of the Bal-
loon, and the ends of the firings attached to the fmall
troop below the Balloon were tied together, and a
large rope, wove like the patent fallse was fatt-
ened theretor and its other end pared through the
truck of the Parachute, and brought down thmugh
it to the cylindrical Car, where it was made falt
by a knot, intended to be cut when the defcent was
to take place ; the cylindrical Car was fufpended
from the lower edge of the Parachute, or bag, by
32 firings. Soon after the Balloon was fuffered to
rife by flackening the cords, till it was retained by
the rope before-mentioned ; at this time it was fo
calm that the Balloon waved about, but very lit-
tle, although fufpended at a great height only by
this rope, and a (mall line held to windward ; at
47 minutes after five M. Gamely got into the
Car, amid} great acclamations, and afcended, ac-
companied by Rill greater applaufe. The whole
apparatus rote moft majeftically, and from the
great height of the Balloon, Parachute, and Car,
had a furprifingly fine effedi. M. GARNEtIN began
immediately to wave a tri-coloured flag, which he
held in his hand, firti on the South fide and after-
wards on she North, and took exactly the courfe
which the pilot balloon had kill before done. A
few minutes after. the Balloon appeared from the
place of afcenfion to be flationary, and teemed to
be returning back, as the Pilot Balloon had done,
but Rill rifing, when about fix o'clock, the Para-
chute and Car were teen to feparate, and in an in-
Rant the Parachute loft its cylindrical appearance,
and formed a fegrnent of a fphere, with the Car
fofpended below it, and defcended very regularly ;
hut by degrees the Car, with M. GARN ER tx in it,
began to (wing like a pendulum, 011 it vibrated to
near 45° on each fide the perpendicular, and con-
tinued thus to (wing till it funk fo as to become
invifible from the ground where he afcended.
For fome feconds the fenfationsiof the fpeaators
wete inexpreffibly painful. Every one believed that
this intrepid wronaut was about to meet his fate.
We can read without emotion 'of thoufands being
fiaughtered in the field of battle, or (wallowed up
by'
an earthquake; but it is impogble for us ac•
tually to behold a fellow-creature in danger with.
out being palfied by terror, or tortured by anxiety.
M. GARN ERIN feveral times appeared almoftas high
as the Parachute. The rope teemed to lengthen
to rear forty feet, and he made a complete vi-
bration alma} every fecond. . One part of the
curve was defcribed fo rapidly that the eye could
fcarcely follow the motion. The iffea produced
was according to the various charalters and con-
'onions of thofe who were preterit. There was
a general (brick among the women, and feveral
!Aimed away ; the men Teemed fully to participate
in their feelings, though few of them exhibited
fuel) prong fyniptoms of emotion; there were
.finny involuntary exclamations and tinconfcious
demonhati(4.% of terror. The general belief was,
dl fom e terrihleaccident had happened ; either that'
M. GARN ERIN had dropped from the balloon fooner
than he expeacd, or that he had loft the ballall
H. t_ - a . .

the Moment of reparation an immenfe quantity
of rand fell, which could be difaovered. forming
a thin cloud nearltfor a quarter of a mile. In
the chock produced by the fall of the Car before
the Parachute was extended, the rand bags might
have been thrown out. With a few pounds more
weight M. GAR N saiN would certainly have defcend-
ed in a more perpendicular direCtion, and would
have run leftlefs danger. He paired thmughfeven times
the (pace he would have done if he had come down
in a rightline,and he was three or four times longer
in defcending. As he approached the earth, the
motion became morefteady. When he was only goo
feet high, people fuppofed that he could no longer
be in any danger. After teeing a man at fuch a
ditlance from the ground, a leap from the fourth
florey of a houfe teemed quite trifling. Still the
greateft anxiety prevailed till the news arrived that
M. GARNFRIN had alighted in fafety. Every one
believed that he murk come down in the next tireet,
and while thote in Hyde Park were running into
Grofvepor-fquare, thole who had Rationed them-
(elves in Grofvenor•fquare were hurrying to Ox.
ford-flreet. There was not fuch a crowd colleted
in any part as formerly in the fields, near Lord's
Cricket Ground, but it is probable that there were
as many altogether who witneffed the experiment.
The wind blew according to every one's fancy, and
people went to Hyde Park. to the Green Park, to
Grofvenor-fquare, to Portmantquare, to the fields
near Paddington, to the fields near Iflington, as
it fatted their convenience or caprice.
The above defcription applies chiefly to the ap-
pearances as teen from the ground from whence
he rote. Thole who had taken their Ration in the
Jew's Harp fields, and in a direltion thence to St.
Pancras, had the heft view of the defcent. It was
over thefe fields that M. GARN ERIN detached the
Balloon, after which he paired over Somers Town,
about 8o or too feet above the houfes, but lower-
ing in his parage till carried over St. Pancras,
where he lighted. Su violent was the (hock as to
throw him on his face, which was cut little and
bled confiderably.. He appeared almoft exhaufled,
was agitated a little, and trembled much when
relieved from the Parachute.

It is no wonder that public curiortty was again
excited. For the firft time in this Ifland a perfon
was to launch himfelf from the heights of the at-
mofphere, with no other proteition than a bit of
canvas, and a few flicks of whalebone. If this
could be accomplifhed, mutt it not be the triumph
of experimental phildophy, and the molt fplendid
viaory ever obtained by man over the elements
The Balloon was no fooner feparated from the
Parachute, than it rolled over, having now no
ballafi, and rofe rapidly, fhaping its courfe nearly
over the ground, and fo high as fcarcely to be vi.
fible, till s 8 minutes after fix, when it was no
longer to be difcerned ; it is probable that neither
this or the Pilot Balloon will fall for many hours,
and perhaps at a great diftance towards the W.
or S. W.—M. Gaits gam bad on a blue jacket and
trowfers, and appeared quite colleted and un-
daunted ; he took with him, as ufual, a portable
barometer for determining his height. Madame
Giawsaiw returned to Pans before M. GAIN IRIN
went to Bath, and was not prefent. This is the
31 ft time of afcending, and his sth in England,
and the firft dine that any perfon here defccnded
by a Parachute.

Lord STA. lIHOPIi was ptefent, and converted a
good deal with M. GAILNIRIN and Mr. GLASIORD,
who before afcended with M. GARUZILINe Near
moo perfons were prefeut in the ground, and
among many others of dißinetion we noticed Lord
Wit. KUSSIELL, Lord Castries, Mr. COMBS', Mr.
DINT, Sir FRAMCIS BURDITT, Mr. WHITIMAD,
Gen. LILAND, and Capt. Vi MIT. We are happy
to aunounce that not the Mullett accident or dif-
turbatice happened at the ground, notwithfland-
sag the adjoining houfes were covered with Tome
hundreds of fpeetators. Among a gronpe of well
dreired perfons on the roof of an adjoining houfe,
two chimney fweepers made • their appearance,
climbing out of the chimney pots, and Tome mirth
was created by their taking their Rand among the
com y.
M. GARWIRIN firll alighted, very few per-
form were near him, but in a few minutes there
were not lets than a thoufand. A perfon on bora-
back immediately alighted, and placed M. GAR..
aim on his }lode; as he was very much fatigued
and faint. His fituation now again became alarm-
ing, as the crowd from curiofity preffed fo clofe
upon him, that he • was in great danger of be-
ing thrown to the gmund, when feveral Gentle-
men on horfeback teeing his fituation, formed
themfelves into 'a body of cavalry, to protea
him from the mob. A procellion then took
place along the New Road, attended by an im-
mcnfe crowd, which bore before them the hoop of
the Parachute, to denote that M. GAIRMI&IN ems
on his way. A Gentleman alto rode by his fide,
waving the flag ufed by the Aeronaut in his afcent.
In this manner they proceeded as far as Totten-
ham-court-road, where they met feveral waggons
loaded with timber, which caufed tome interrup-
tion to the procefllon, and the mob becoming ex-
ceedingly troublefome, M. GARNIRIN% protec-
tors were obliged to quicken their pace to get
rid of it, and took their route up Portland Road
as far as Duchefs-greet. Here M. GAINZRIN
was confulted as to what part of the town he
withed to be conducted to • and having men-
tioned Baker-greet, the cavalcade turned round
and proceeded in that diration. At the top of
High-ilreet, Mary-la-bonne, a fracas took place
between the mob and the toll collators at the
turnpike, the latter having refuted to let M.
GAILWIRIN2S attendants pais without paying the
toll • but the fyflem of equality being firongly
urged by the mob with inod-down arguments, they
were at length filtered to pail, and reached Ba-
ker-Meet without further interruption ; but Mr.
GARIIIIIII not finding his friends at home, took
refuge at a houfe in Blandford-greet, where he re-
mained until the mob difperfed, after which he
went to Affley's Amphitheatre. We learn frond
pelf; that the librations which to thofe who taw
-med fo dangerous, were occafioned vo.