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

VIII tbC bC SApSSto vi uUl.
FROM THE SPANISH MAINE.
Capt. Bassett, of the brig Mary, who az.
rived this morning, in 10 days from Maraca +
DO, informs, that when he sailed, it was said /
that the Patriot forces were within IS miles +
Of that city, and were rapidly advancing
There were no troops to protect the city
Capt. Basset also mentions, that fustic was
scarce at that port, and was selling al 10 d.
per ton, exclusive Of charges.
Extract of letter written at sea, in lat. 4a. /
long. 7, dated September 18th, to gen.
tlenan in this city.
passed St. Helena on the 25th of July,
and was boarded by an officer from man Of
war cruizing off there, who informed me that
Bonaparte was well, but continued sulkey;
and that be had not left his ROOM for the las.
two years" -
Messrs. Livingston and SadIer as.
cended in balloon at Liverpool on the
ssth of September. They travelled a.
bout So miles in about an hour and an
half, and decended in safety. The fol-
lowing account of this enterprise, will
be peruscd with interest, by those of
our readers, who were lately amused
with the ascent of Mr.. Guile from this
city, and more recently with the rapid
and extensive flight of his balloon -
IN. Y. Com. .4dverti,er.
The BXLLooN.--An aerial voyage,
Notwithstanding the perfection to which
the art of 9rostation has arrived, may
justly be regarded as an undertaking
eminently characteristic of human da-
ring. The ascension of an arestatic
machine from this town is, however, an
event. of rare occurrence. Two only,
We believe. have assembled from it. The
first balloon assembled in July, 1875,
when the art Of 9rostation was almost
in its infancy.-ln that year, Lunard,
native of Italy, and the first person
that assembled in a Balloon in England,
assembled from the old Fort. The sc.
cond was in August, 1912, when the
venerable and intrepid sronaut, Mr..
Sadler, ascendid from Kirkdale. Seven
years have rolled by since that period,
without the public being gratiied by
Witnessing so magnificent spectacle.
The ascent of Messrs. Livingston l.
Sadler yesterday, Was therefore, looked
for with an interest greatly heightened
by the novelty and rarity of the event.
and the probability should the wind
prove favorable, of Mr.. Livingston at
tempting the daring and hazardous en-.
terprise Of crossing the channel to Ire.
land.
The balloon in which these gentlemen
assembled had been some time in prepa.
ration.-Ets exhibition commenced, in
the Music hall on Monday week. Its
dimensions were greater than any bal
loon hitherto made, having been CON.
structed by MIR. Livingston for the ex-
press purpose of crossing the channel
to Ireland. Its diameter was 80 feet,
and its height So; it contained $3.50
cubic feet of gas, and its power of as
csnsion was equal to 100 lbs. The
form of the car was oval, the ground an
azure Glue. painted in clouds, havingon
either side the Star of the Orders of St.
George and st. Patrick, and at each tho
Regents Plume hand rail, and trelli:
work of gilt, from which we're suspended
festoons of flowers ; the whole surmount'
ed with a canopy Of blue and yellow sa'
tin. Its decorations were extremely
elegant and beautiful, beyond any thing
ever witnessed in Liverpool. On Mon
day evening last the exhibition closed,
when the balloon was removed to the a.
rea Of the House of Industry.
Yesterday was appointed for the as
cent. The weather early in the morn.
ing seemed rather unfayorable for the