Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-09-18
BALLOON ASCENSIONS.

Mr. Durant made a successful ascension in
Boston on the 18TH The following account OF
II is given by correspondent the New York
Journal of Commerce.
mYou will gather from the newspapers, the
;dso that ON this day MIR. Durant made ms tnlrd
ascension in this city, in balloon, having
awaited two days for less wind to the manlleSI
disappointment of goodly number oil country
neo5le. who had come from distance to see
the spectacle. In fact the city has Deen taken,
though not pillaged, by an army In disguise,
from the country. There was no riot, no mon,
desire you distinctly to understand, though
there was disappointment two days. Az last,
thank Eolus, came the right WIND, althouSn
pretty fresh from the eastward, ana Duraht
who TO saw truth is most anxious to satisfy all
nersons grumblers as well as others, inflated his
machine in the presence of q believe) full
amphitheatre and certainly within sight OF
vast crowd, among which the ladies predoml-
mated like tulips in a Dutch garden.
at was glorious time for the farmeIs-u
came between haying and harvesting, and the
stalks have been cut for week, so that you may
easily conceive that there were many cultlva-
tors in the crowd. Ii is pity however that Du-
rant did not send half dozen boxes among
the crowd without the amphitheatre; they would
have produced him brave harvest, Tor II Is de-
cidediy his due, and he is besides Immensely
popular. and nassod off
maiestically to the westward, towards Brighton,
when he rose into a current OF air when carri-
ed him directly over the Common, eastward
Passing out to sea in this drectou,he rose again
into the upper current and came directly over
the State House and was greeted with nine
cheers. He was carried over the city in the d.
recton of WATERFOWL, ard Whereabouts think
he descended in safety, for the wind is gentle,
and there are good fields to alght in, in that
vicinity. If learn any thing new, will add
postcript--if not, farewell"
MIR. Mills made successful ascension in Phi
ladelphia on the 18th, of which the following
account is given in the United States Gazette:
mYhe ascension Of Mr.. Mills yesterday after
moon was one of the handsomeSt and most graft
fvino that we ever witnessed, and the same re-
marx was made by the many thousands That
were the admiring witnesses. The buildings IN
the vicinity of the lot occupied by MI Mls, were
thronoed from parlor to roof inclusive, and the
roof Of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum presented
rnost animated spectacle. The balloon was new,
md some apprehensions were felt lest it should
leak in some of its seams; but the application OIL
the new kind Of gas soon satisfied all that II was
well made the gas made from sulphurlc acld
and zinc, which give gas OF nearly twice the
specific levity OF iron. A large NUMBER vi s Sn
ti6c gentlemen were present, and gave oirec-
lions with reference to the different instruments.
g Ar about fifteen minutes before four O'CLOCK,
tho car having been attached 10 the cords, ana
the instruments and other appliances properly
hss,owed. Mr. Mills stepped into the car, and
affer adjusting the ballast, cut the rope. The
hauoon mounted with moderate pace, but
with almost perpendicular ascent stretching OH
a few points east of north. Having attained
Considerable height it met with another current
of air which sent it westwardly, but always as
cending Mr. Mills was seen TO empty several
IF his sand bags overheard. They made
nrettv appearance in falling, the white sides glst-
tening brilliantly in the sun beams. The bal
Ion was seen for more than an hour after the
ascension, like a mote IN the air; northwest
from the CITY; at what distance we cannot guess
q Among the means Of making experiments,
ws noticed several exhausted bottles, for recelv-
;ngthe atmospheric air at different heights. Inc
thermometer and barometer, of course, were ia
ken. ho
No ascension ever made in this city can be
comnared to this; and we hope that Mr. Mills
was remunerated for his great expenditure
I'VE ought to add, that the most perfect or
der prevailed throughout the immense CROWD,
inside and outside Of the enclosure
We had no intelligence of MIR. Mills arrival
in the city last night, when our paper went to
press. We were informed by gentleman that
came down the Lancaster turnpike in the even
ing that when he was twelve miles from the CT
ty Mr.. Mills descended apparently about three
miles north west of him, little before o.
clock; he has no doubt from the movement of
the balloon, that the eronaut descended in safe
ty."
S,.icide.-One of the expatriated Poles whose