Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-09-26
I Iron, a sate h.ish paper.

Ao- c-sl ~ ME. OADLEk.
In the annais Of r)satiUn perhaps there never was
more Interesting exhibition tlaI The of MI Wind
ham 52deT, rom Por!cb,lio Barracks the 22d july
The day opened delightfully."- iue-tIe wind 5. w. file
imitation commenced at aogtg O'Clock, and ~, pune
TIA. 10 Tie hour mentioned completed and 8nhogf-
ced by the discharge al pieces OfaTueTy, when soon
aer, small = lot Balloon up and took direc-
ton OF about n. Y very rad omen IN attempting
To cross the Channel IS he advenfurer must icyabv
have ieyn carried JfO ~ tae widest districts in
Scotland, outstanding which, we understand MI
Sad er rcmaiucu in an ais determination bat or;u
natciy ihe wind suudcriy VeeT-f. 10 due Wei when
ter the c-ssaIy tpc Ia attaching the cor
minutes past tHc brave young Eronau took his seat
and 1teT receiving tie flag fran Tie a!abe and accom-
pshcd Lady Ayinef, he was lauEcAed into the a.uTe
ugiF'-
Now the bold TTonaut ascending far
ITunch'd II the 0-Vrc poin his Str-hurnecsT
High Ola The winds, wIth siiheH sails un!nld,
lie walVd his pcnnJns DER the admriIlg world
ARA blooming far beneath his eager eyes,
Saw Nature mighty Panorama rise %
The Balloon remained in view about eight minutes :
the ronaut waiyng his hat and flags seen drinking
to the health Of The surrounding multitude chen ia vas
obsCufed by cloud shower OF rain succeeding Il was
again visible BALI an nour and abont aif past
twO, u was sten " drtatSAfd 10 n sfeCE." In few
niInu'es afterwards It euiWrly disappeared.
- Mr. S1tcs appearing Ia yiew after such lapse
of time, some apprehcusions were eneIt ained a
Ing different cGireu Of air, mo unc0mon casei lie
might have been retarded but, from the state Of the
wind and weather TOT the remainder OF the day. there
was little doubt bu; that he reached MS destination par
ticuariy when ne calm piOsOa coO'ness lie display
ed at his departure aud the quaint y Of ballast ls least
2o0 lbs. weight wich he TOOK with him, consider
ed.
a few scientific gentlemen came to determination
oBthc spnt that shoud Mr. ". Sadier
tempt in crossing he Channel piece OF plate, with
suitable iHscHpton should I've presented 10 him. Sevc-
TaEIne5 instantly PIT dogn aid trust. in such
a case, that every admiTef Of experimental philosophy
VIII he forNItd 10 promote it.
Yesterday morning wC had the qualification OF Teceiy
ing The following
Z" Pcidam Packff, UcdHcsdaV H0rRiBg.
on Tuesday, at IL minutes past SIX, r. u. being six
miles on the Head on hoafG the pelham PACKET, saw q
Balloon 10 the oouthward which descended taGuay nm
sal Il came The auu about miles from Holyhcad
At minutes past7, y. NJ. saw 20 dOwn-was visible
for quarters Of an houTsupposed IL to be dr. Sadie5
Balloon"
We are happy add that Mr. sadler arrived this
MIA. IN the Packet rom Hobhead, in high sPifiis. lie
descended 90 FIELD, amiic and quarter South Of The
flead being tue first ErOnaut VINO crossed The Irish
Ch5ugel. rhe inhabitants % tle Head
ami rel shbouriood cnwded 10 bis assistance. OF tIr
anxiety render hi CyCTy act Of Kindness he SPEAKS,
under stand The highest terms and particularly 81
the hospitahis attentions Of Captain Skinner, whose
houas he invited, aud where he passed tie night.
It's said THAI The bouy she'll W Tie cattle ash pnveri.
zcd perfectly uncomfortable and tat thc Ja1sc.s who
dip their hands i1 molten iead, protect themselves
nom the hcat1y il's ItegaTlii0a.