Star.
London, England, 1828-08-22 00:00:00

BALLOON ASCENT AT BRUSSELS.

The English newspaper, called News from Home,
which is published at Brussels, contains the folk-owing
account of the ascension of Mademoiselle Garsietin ti
Sunday last-4. After repeated disappoint.i.ent-, for
which,. most certainly, Mademoiselle Garner in was
in no wise blameable, the public a etc a length ei atified,
and that in, no ordinary degree, on Sunday evening,
by witnessing one of the most beautiful balloon ascents
we ever had an opportunity of observing. The fineness
of the morning having given tolerable assurance of a
favourable evening, the process of inflation was com-
menced at about noon, and as early as five o'olock it
was evident that every thing would be. in readiness for
the ascent at the hour announced. At six o'clock the
pilot balloon was launched, and took a detection over
the Boulevard de Louvain and Porte Schaerbeek, te•
*staining in sight for some minutes, and Oldie:nisi
that the upper regions of the atmosphere. although
looking rather gloomy, were in a state of Made-
moiselle Crarnerin appeared to •watch the course of her
aerial messenger with great interest. The parachute
' and car were then attached to the balloon, the intrepid
female took her place, the cords were withds awn, and
the aeronaut having reduced her ballast to the neces-
'sary quantity, the buoyant globe rose slowly but ma-
jestically over the heads of the admiring and ap•
plauding spectators. Mademoiselle Garnecin coati.
'clued to throw out ballast, and ascending with great
velocity precisely in the direction which the Hit had
taken,.in about two minutes the bold aeroporiale de-
tached the parachute and car from the balloon, and
for an instant appeared to descend with hi httul
rapidity. We say appeared. because it must be
dent that the balloon being released from all Height,
would shoot upwards instantaneously, and th-is in
a moment so increase its distance . from the car, as
to give the latter the appearance of a mooch more rs•
pid descent Iran it actually experienced. Mademoiselle
Liarnerin chose her distance (about I,2o(;)yards)- se well,
that the operation cf detaching the parachute, and iii
ro p gressive and complete expansion, were perfectly
visible to the naked eye. The car appeared to descend
with very little oscillation, and 'in two minutes ten se-
conds the adventurous Lady was again an inhabitant of
the earth. The descent look place in a field of oats, in
the commune of Schaerbeik, at a distance of aboutheif
a league to the north east of this City. Two English
Gentlemen had the honour of rendetii.g the first asa-
ance to the aerial voyageur, and conducted 'het to Brus-
sels in their tilbury. Within half an hour' from the
period of her ascent, Mademoiselle Garnerin again en-
tered the-circle from whence she bad taken her flight,
and was received with great applause.

It was anounced yesterday at Lloyd's, that his Illa-
jesty's ship Galatea will sail on Sunday for Madeira, and win tare
letters.
Wednesday afternoon, a little boy about three years
of age, belonging to a person of the name of Smallwood, residint
in Newcastle-street, Dermoedsey-street, was in the act otprecmd-
ing down stairs when his foot slipped, and he fell backward. Oa
being taken up, it was discovered that an extensive and micas
fracture of the skull had taken place. Medical aid was io-sandy
procured, when the accident was discovered to be of such a Datum
as to leave faint hopes of the poor child's recovery.
An amutihg 'robbery of the Master of the Polite
himself took place some time since at Moscow.. A Noliknno
waited upon this officer to say that the Countess
anxious to see him on the instant, and pressed him, in order togain
time, to avail himself of the equipage he had himself core in. Oa
his arrival, the servant who accompanied him took off leis
when he was ushered into the drawing-room. ANr some thin;
cation it came out that the Lady bad not sent for him. 114'41'4
remained but to return home; when, to complete his a,tonisiswor,
it was discovered, on passing into the ante.room, that the "ll°
pelisse,rsetreaugimaridopequwiaipiiisage,whasdgear.il diosfapepoeuarrseedt.helt proved that the Pr
bleouuthad laid a bet that he would have this inipurtaht
man's pens/y.8(01m from off his back, and had made ace°f
Citilly of retiadgo: aiTayveesrtner,dfjoyr atdll:efitliSleP:d)cilit:oesebOWetatisicanliCtileurawitraitnr;
into th!_firfiessiars of the Duke of eLARSNCE%tesigna-
'MC Ilia to three o'clock Went were-only fii tee, persons
present, eight of whom were arporter.s. A ,hilling was
demanded for. adinittatiee.
Flights of wild ducks and geese, is numbers 'l6-
ciently multitudinous to &Ark the 455, have already
migrated to. the snouts—a circum,tauce-scarcely e 1.7
latent in the memory of the oldest inhabitant at this
period of the year.—fierOrdJoarmai

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