Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-11-08

rprpose, the face of the heavens was o.
rrrcast with masses of dense clouds
The wind blew fresh breeze from the
south west. and at once destroyed all
b,Les of Mr.. Livingston attempting the
passage to ireland. During the morn
inc, how ever, the clouds slowly disper.
sed; the atmosphere partially cleared
up, and at inter, ais. we We're cheered
with CLEANS of sunshine.
The> company gradually collected in
the spaCious area of the house If Indus
try. The galleries on the west side, as
we'll as the rooms in the front of the
house. were principally occupied by ele-
gantly dressed females. A considera-
bic part of the company promenaded
the area among whom we noticed most
of the rank and beauty of LII, erpool and
the surrounding country. The band uf
the list regiment. which had come from
Chester for the occasion. was stationed
in the area, and relieved the tedium till
the ascent of the balloon by occasional
ly playing animating national airs.
The spectators on the outside of the
houses were immense. The windows
and tops Of every house from which
glimpse Of the balloon could be Obtain
ed we're crnwded. The Boranic-Wa ak,
Mooslake and the other fields in The
neighbnrhood. Edge hill, Low hill, E
yerton, in short, every place and every
emimcncc favorable tor viewing the bal
loon tcemed with spectators. Neve.
before. We believe, Was So imnemse
multitude cOngregatr'd on any former
occasion in Liverp"nl.
The process Of imitation commenced
at an early hour. under the able and
scientific direction of Dr., iraill. At
halIpast one. pilot balloon Was launch
ed iuto the air. t continued IN sight a
few minutes when it entered a Cioud,
which concealed it from view. The in
flation of the balloon being completed,
the car MAS attac he'd to il. Every pre-
paration was Now finished. The sig
nai-guns were fred little after two o.
clock; and a GREATNESS anXGety prevail
ed for the ascension. At this period,
the atmosphere had considerably bright
encd. The clouds, in the direction IT
the wind, had assembled. and formed
feecS and almost spolless field. thro' Sin
which at interval, tn azure OF the shy
was discernable. Messrs. Livingston q
Sadler having entered the cav, the flag,
were delivered to the 8rial .Oyagcrs
by The Countess of Seton and Mrs.
BlaCkburne. The balloon was thea
lnoscned, and at sixteen minutes after
two, sprung as as il were, into the air,
amid the congratulations and benedlc-
,tions Of myriads of spectators.
The ascent was most magnificent. IL
filed the mind of every beholder with
overwhelming ideas Of the SO, ereigHty
of human art and the extent of humau
daring. The balloon, after no, eriug
over the multitude, and aHortling them
ali opportunity of contemplating the
sublimity and grandeur of its ascent.
began to mount with rapidity; the AERO
nAuts manifested the utmost intrcpidily,
and unfurling their flags, waved them
in the air, bowling at the same time tn
the inpumerablr spectators. The bal,
loon took the direction of n. L. by T..
1t soon attained great altitude, ASSUME
ed a glObular shape, aud gradually di
minished in magnitude. When ii ap-
pearcd no larger than ga cloud about
the bigness of a mans hand" it vas OBJ
served to be DEFENDING towards the
earth and after having been in the air
about l2 minutes, it disappeared below
the horizon little TO the east of Ever
ton. I'm few minutes it was seen, as.
cending again, but much diminished in
magnitude.-After continuing IN view
about thirty-fve minutes, it Was lost to
human ken in the painless regions of
b0undless space.
1t is difficult to form au opinion Of
the probable number. of spectators at
the period of ascension but including
the people from the country, it is pro-
bable that it could not be less than eigh-
ty thousand. We have not heard Of
Of the slightest accident having occur
rvd among this immense multitude to
mar the pleasures Of tbs day.
COURIER OFFICE, Wednesday Morning,
Half past Ten O'Clock.
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