Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-29

we cannot but hope the awful exhibition
anu example will have the beneficial. effect
oil deteriing others from similar crimes.
no serious accident occurred during
HE ceremony that we have heard Of. &
boat MAS upset with eight persons on
board, but they were all saved by the
people Ia the surrounding boats.
BIER. Adc.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25-'rLe Board an
pointed Tor the examination Of Tie Mid
shipmeu Who were candidates for promo
ton, adjourned on Saturday The 23d ms,
/ lac whole number at candidates propos
cd comprising the hrSt class, was iwemi>
hve, Twelve OF whom we're rejected. lie
following are The names of those who
passed examination -
Midshipmen-Newce Nixon, New
ton, Bowd'". Bell, BiSlow, Cambrcleng,
El!ery, Fretun. Jarvis, Siailings, Varnunl,
Whippic, Wolberi, Young, andWilianls.
The BALLOON foUN D.-Seyrrallel,els
were received yesterday announcing tie
safe descent OF Mr.. Guille's Balloon at
Bozrah, Connecticut, Ia about two hours
and quarter after itleii Vauxhall Garden.
Tue distance by land 10 Tins place is
upwards OF 100 allles, and probably in
straight line exceeds 100 miles. IN is
extraordinary that the Balloon should
have lrayersed so great space in so short
d period.
Post Office, NOrwich, Conn. Oct. %.
SIR MIR. Guille's Balloon lodge d IN the
Town OF Bezrah. last light about halfpa
i "'cluck, III the orchard OF Colonel Jthci
Johnson, about D miles from this office.
east side OF the turnpike road from this 10
Colchester, few rods west OF Colonel
J0hnSoms house, ali safe and sound. and
will be sent on 10 New York BY Tie first
packet from This place. Ii was discovered
al Colchester as 1t passed along, and it
alarmed tie family and neighbors Of Col.
j. when they first discovered it.
| a letter from the Mayor OF your civ.
and also from MIR. Guile, daipG the 2Oih
lnsi. were found IN il. In haste yonrs.
| General BGiiey. JOHN HYDE :
| NorUich. Conn., FRIDAY, 22t Oct.
SIR-Probahly you are not sci ac
| qualnied with the Fate of Mr. Gnile's Bal.
loon, ana trust some account OF lis de-
scent VIII moi be unacceptable was
first seen TN Ibis qaarter) from the village
of Colchester, about sun sci last evening.
very high in the alr,appareuily about Two
| feel in diameter. From the fine il Nas
| Il II di>coN cred lis size seemed 10 increase.
am l, kept gradually descending, NIL at
length, aboui quarter past 6, il came 10
| the ground, iii the orchard Of Col. joins
son, at BqAat!, miles from this place.
where u ~ first seen, z miles from this
| town, about 100 from your city. lis pro.
| gress tor shoridisiance had been watch.
ed, and number OF people in The vicinity
! had collected together 10 ascertain ii,.
character and intentions oflhis aerial Wis,
| itani.
The prevailing belief was il must be
something preteynetarat but there was a
difference OF opinion, whether il would
prove dia6olcat or othern ise--uf a pqcifc
or troublesome disposition. The consirr-
nation OF those who uphold the latter
opinion WAS only cqualled by iheir sur
prise, that, Of all the world, the Devil
| should select their Sec!uded village To
make hi. FIRST entrance in pr0p!Ta per
soma Que poor fellow or this belief was
| so excessively fright, ned, that he ran
about half distracted, ultering many in
| coherent eXpressiOns-am Which
were that "ihe Devil and al Hell was
! approaching h. distinctly saw
the Devils legs aud cloven foot" DC &c,
| All this time II was drawing nearer ana
It's proximity soon aifor'iug an oppor;a-
! uity for more accurate Observation-Disclosures
| were convinced that II MAS thing of hu-
MAJ structure. Upon this conviction tie r
fears vanished. and when the Balloon
came 10 The ground il was carefully Sc
cured confOrmabIy TO lie directions al
taciIrd to il.
have just returned from visit 10 il
The Bailonn itself does MOI appear in u c
least Injured. and The parachute very hi
| tie.
In the basket iher" was nothing bus an
1niLrOached bottle of wine. Information
has been sent Mr.. Guile by This ma,l.-
Yours, &c. w. MI