Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-01-12
.Garneren'.5 Nocturnal A..

Garnerin, the celebrated Aero,,.
addressed the following letter 10 II.
Of one Of the Paris Jnurrs,s. "'
CENTLEMEN,
Before / undertake. the second
nal srial voyage. which will take
Iiyo!i onSa,ufdsy, The 1e h Of S.,
] Iought to give some sccouu, Of ,h,
performed 10 the nigh. between
and 5th of August last.
My balloon was lighted by 20
Many persons ielt seine alarm
number Of these lights, and :heu
~ 10 the balloon, 10 Gaze q dim,rn
she pressure 10 The upper regions
ob!ge me TO le, out the hidvgco
the lower oiihees They feared sas
case. The gas should FAD It's w.v
lights, take fire., AID sommun;M.,
flames to The balloon. I had forr,.
Inconvenience. In thrs6rsl place, 4
loon, which was the same in which
cendrd a, milan, was oaly .woshls1,
'hs: ] nigh, defer the emission Of
as leug as possibl, 10 The next. Il. 4
Is, lamps TO The b.lloon were "a k,f
tan, from II; and lastly, eonducto,,
placed 10 such a manner as to coav.
gas away in direction contrary n
iigh's.
Having made these arrangement.
no hesitation 10 undertake uac,urrJE
age ascenJed from Tivoli, a, I'LL
night, uadrr TIC Russiso R.g, as
ofpeace. The1e was etaoy decld,i
rent in The atmosphere, but ouly ~
items, which .essed me about, bsG.
grea. part Of he night. TO hjsitu val
ing that was FIST carried iow,ds
Cloud, ard afterwards brought bah /
Viuceunes, ~ dramatically oppo,ieI
rectlon. how favorable ,h,. ciieuaa|
would have been 10 The specula,iN|
those who pretend 20 direet bal0oa:l
was 10 the .u.l force Of my ascension s|
the fire works Of Tivoli were lie. eF;|
rockets scarcely seemed 10 rise from
earth; Paris, with its lamps, appeal
plain, studded with luniaous Spots.
" minutes after my departure, ausI
an eiera iou Of 1900 f4,homs The hen
me er fill 3 degrees below o. MybaI!
d'lased considerably as i, passed hiss
cloud s6 ia g Ega,hb ne igh'l!s l9 sskSgs
ed. Il was urgeos 10 give vent 10 The
drog-n gas, dIls,ed to such a desre.a
threaten 10 barsr The balloon, as VII
,eresting 20 collect some or Vie ar Of
region. Bob these operations ps'ft
ed at once without difficulty and ID:
mission of the gas brought rae 20 All
region.
At 1e O'Clock I was Only 500 fath
from the earsb. and heard the barkIa1
dogs. A quarter OF IN siou: af;erRH
lost sigh, Of Ill the lights on 'hs "a
grew extremely cold. and could 20 Ion
perceive tie stars, doubtless ca acto6l
the clouds.
At in the Sornirg me cold s'ilIc'
nuiog, l was carried to higher rie7aa5
The hydrogen gas again expanded. A
| perceived tie stars, and say se'
meteors dancing abeut the baIloo0, b.
such distance as not to give ms an
larm.
A, half after 3 The day trgant'
with ne, aud having again lese noe
perceived the earth, which had 90! D.
seen since my departure.
a, a quarter 10 3, beard COUNTY
pie speak, aud remarking the Illu"'O'
of ny balloon. Having asked them
:, formed me was over she depar'm:'
L'Aisns,
The SUI gradually approaching sfI'
me al half pas, three ,hs magc hcsn'
,tac'r O. his rising above 40 ocean OF CT
The warmth Of his rays acsiog on the
loop, The hydrogen gas again ezpe0dl
the atmospheric air became more rat
while ahere was no.hing TO add to be
ti,r Of The cou,ferbalanciup wa!pht.