Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-10-17
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
AR. DURANT'S AERIAL VOYAGE.

the clouds. We are happy. this morning, to an
nounce his safe return to the earth-and 10 this
mart OF Tin perfect safety, after his adventur'
Gus Journey. The particulars are given below,
in hts own words. they are in the highest de-
cree creditable to the firmness, skill and comPo'
sure of nerve with which he prosecutes these ex'
peditions. The whole affair has passed on IN TIE
finest STYLE Every circumstance has occurrsu
10 render it highly interesting to the Puo"c' "'u
out the slightest alloy. The order ana qu'.,
with which everv thing was conducted al !he nan
were especially Commensurate Mr.. Doran'
leaves among US strong impression 'h us
YOUR for gentIemanly department. science anu 'P''
rit-Bah. inner.
To the editors Of the .fmerican.
GESrLEMEs:-I cheerfulIy comply with your
request 20 forward you as soon as Poss,o'e t.e
minutes of nv Ninth Aerial tour, which from "s
MANY happy incidents was the most pleasing voy-
ace that | ever performed. and may consequent
Nv he the more interesting to your readers.
The cares and auxieles usually attending such
.x,ursious. were very much aleSiated by the IN
teres, which the most intelligent OF your ci''Zehs
manifested ON the occasion, and likewise oy the
aid of several committees, which IN MANNER
,,;v,d,L the Iaburs and left me rather pleasing
du,v 70 perform Fortune as usual to her tavo'
rites. ON this occasion opened her store oil me
DAYS and selected Tor me just such one as 70
cts would say Zephyrus delsned to oreathe on;
and she did not Keep me ia doubt OF winning the
annie, for one continued rise Of the Barometer
sioce Saturday evening gave me fresh assurances
every hour of fine weather, and rise on Monday
morr;ny of "A since Saturday evening, left me no
doubt Of as fine day as could desire Tor tour
10 the clouds
The COMPANY assembled 10 the Amphitneatre
was from its beauty and fashion very interest
inc s;obt 70 me and heightened still more so from
, eonsciousness that the scaffoiding erected tor
their comfort was ample for convenience anu
strength.
The oroccss Of imitation met my most saBsuine
exnectations; for want Of a sufficient quantity oil
iron in the usual form. | was obliged to use
few hundred pound Of nails which rather impro
we'd the decomposition, "a they we're iree from
oxyd, and furnished purer hydrogen. lhe SUI.
phuric acid nployed for this, as well as the last
ascension, obtaioed from the Messrs Ellicott'
Chemical Laboratory; it bore full 66 Baume
which is as high degree OF concentration as any
eses used and believe as good as can DC manu-
factnred.
Combine all these favorable circumstances,
and yoa must suppose, gentlemen, that pro-
missed myself a high treat on this occasion. -
The idea Of pleasing so mans thousand persons
almost turned my mental qualification to vanity.
I can assure YOU il was with some difficulty
could preveni the few sparks OF 1t ("hich most
of us possessl from gaining the ascendancy.
found the courses Of the several Pioneers TO
no Nm E-NE by Nm by FL E--vee'ins
to the East as they attained higher altitude.
The last one continued y r oy n. varying
little even at its greatest altitude, which from
the manuscript Map that MIR. Alexander haa
tbe kindness TO construct for me. found would
4, nf hos
accordingly decided on taking tea in that town,
and am much indebted to Mrs. Barroll, for her
influences IN furnishing me letter OF introduce
,;,, IN Mr. Barroll. and likewise to Gen. Lea
t;n. and 70 Mr.. Isaac Munroe and MIR. ). d.
Walker. for letters to Gen. Sewell, Col. Emory,
I,on. n B. Eccleston, Hon. E. &. Chambers,
Frs Arlett. and all other citizens Of the East
,-, Shore of Maryiand"--but in consequence
of bs,nc alnos, hecslmed 4 was deprived the
pleasure of seeing either Of the above named
Gentlemen, except Gen. Seweil, whom met on
board Of the Independence coming IRON french
town /,
NV destined port being Chestertown' De-
tween which and your city IS that extensive
Bay, induced me to hurry the preParauon ' g,
that or.a, Ball of Fire. (which some OF the 3D.
rams think have enormously termeu '"e .." w.
of our solar system) should deprive me OF his
ohssr;ng rays on the road. and accordingly at 4h
o.. by nv time. severed the last cord, which
nnmoored the Balloon. and never in finer style
or with more buoyant spirits had left my native
earth
Here your city, with its domes. its spires aud
animated beings sinking away beneath me pre-
scented sight the most noble, or majestic it you
nlease. thai man Is capable Of conceiVing; know
inc nv incapacity, l will not attempt descrP
ton which would fall far short OF the scene IL
# rNtn 20
Iwh;eb fear I have already trespassed on.
would not ADM. of the thousand reflections
that prssen, themselves. The philosoph'c mind mind
could forever pensively dwell or the scene aud
the writer could exhaust his descriptive taien
before YOU would be tired Of hearing, or he have
cached the acme Of the subject on which III
commented,
nv sole companion. the rabbit. wa: a very IN
tcrestins one indeed. Though he could not con
verse by parole, Judged him possessed OF NOR
ph,;,scphy than mere instinct ana aceOruahs.;