Jenks's Portland gazette., 1802-09-13

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could perceive three 81 tintf RVS AZ the lever
end cf which, we found The thef none er AZ rs
grees, ard VA ob iged u pot IN my gre
coat but On afctn ling eilI higher, We !, und
The air more temperate and tie Qni, kflver 70
rife e. radualiy a degrees above fummer heat.
We then teemed 10 be fatidnafy, and felt ne
more motion thar one would feel fitting in a
chair in room. then piopdf ~ Mr. Gar.
nerin u overhaul Cur lockers, where We found
a ham, cold foul cake and tw1 bot'les Of
orgeat, wines or fpirits btng dangerous to take,
owing 10 The Iari6 atom Of he air. The cfiIi
OF the clouds having given US an appetite, we
made = table on our knees wi h the feat. Of tie
car, and eat hearty meal. The clouds then
dhPerfed from under Us, and We had eight
ful view Of the country. Whether il IS owing
to the ratification Of the sir, or to The IlronE
light thrown on the earth, cannot deter mine,
but found my fight, which At all times Is "a
ther weak become 70 frong, that could ealily
diltinguifh The minutea 81 Cts on the ear n \:
Il appeared like var panorama or map, o.
about hity miles in cifcumfrence, where we
could not only follow with cur eyes the differ,
ent crois roads and interfetiions on II, hut even
disinguifh the ross on them, and the very fur
rows in the field. The ienfe Of hearing was
t-onger here than on earth for, az the h .ht
OF fifteen thouland feet, we could dill ally hear
the rafting Of carriages on The roads, the lowing
OF the cattle, and the acclamatipn, Of The peo.
pie who iaw US though at the fine tirne we
could hardly hear ourlelves fpe K and am
Puriuaded, that perion on the earth, Wi II a
ftrong voice and fpeakng trumpet, might
make hiGfef Peifetf underAood By any per
Ion that height IN the air have obfeived,
that almot every fenfaton experienced while
10 the upper regions, was exaely the contrary
to what is the general opinIon Of lhe public.
was aHured by number Of he mof celebra.
ted HeraH, who pretended to be verv learned
on that iubjef, thar fhould find the cold ia.
create, the higher afcended innead Of which
found the heat increafe to that degree. that
was obliged to take my great coat and iicket
of. Its aIio the general opinion ttat looking
down from 70 Rupendous a height, renders a
perfon 70 giddy as not to be able 10 keep his
feat. On The contrary found that | could
look down with vaR deal Of pleafiire, and
without experiencing that Inconvenience
whereas, looking round on the var expanfe
that iurrounded US, rendered my eyes 70 dim,
that ! was fornetimes few minutes before
could periealy recover my fight. experien.
ced no difficulty Of breathing Or Inconvenience
from the motion of The balloon for, though
we moved with ifnmenfe velocity, we felt nae
the leaf wind or PrefTure of air, Il being 70
perfectly calm, that the AAgs ID our hands, and
thote with which the balloon was decorated.
hung fnpine, nor did they ffir. I obferved thar
between every row OF clouds, nor only the ar.
mofPhere, but the wind varied feverai degrees.
for, on onr Pafing through the fra cloud after
leaving London, the wind, which had before
been nearly fouthwet, changed to fouth fou b.
eatt, by which means we found ouif-lyes over
st Albans, in Hertfordhre. On afcendinr
It'll higher, The wind became nearly weR, which
drove US over EPPing Fore0, which / dilfin-
guilhed very plainly: It appeared like goofe-
| perry buih. then pointed out the courfe 70
M Garnerin on The map, and obferved 70 him
that we thodld loon perceive the fea, which ia
ihort time we faw very plainly. NJ Garnerin
| then told me we had not moment to lofr, and
mutt defend with all pofible fpeed; az the
lame time pointing out very heavy cloud TO
me nearly under US; and faid-"Il faut que
nous Patons trayers DC &C droIe IA, accrochez
yons terme,car nous allons nous CATER L col 80
Il anfwered-" De tout mon crnr.''t-We
then opened the valve, and We defended with
raPidity. On rufhing into the cloud, found,
- H'1 SofJ1Clut0O, a. VlO.Snt lquall or
wind and ram, as ever | experienced The
attraction Of The water, the force Of the wind,
and the conRant eDiilion Of gas from the valve,
hurled rs with (uch velocity towards rhs earth,
that 4 expected TO fee his prediction verified,
though can allure yon that my ideas at thar
time, did nor coincide with the 4n(wer m ide
him. NJ Gatueria RIi retained all bis coolurfs
and Prelence Of mind; and while We were de-
fcending viii that extreme fwiftnefs, defrcd
me, the moment lhou a En1 The car about 70
teuch the earth, 10 catch hold Of the hoop which
was fzitened 10 The bottom Of The ner, 10 which
the car was fuIpended, and ft myf-f iRto tie
net, BY which means We favtd cuif-iv5s from
being dsthed 70 p'e6es.
The balloon did lot re alcend irnne dia,tly,
but dragged u aiong he ground, with ATOM
Thing fvlttnels. for the length of neatly three
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