Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-08-15

| A., DosToN, August 2.
Of the com nuny, during Thursday night and Yesterday
morning. until Mr.. DurAuts safety fully ascertained
was INTENSE we have any thing equal 10 il,
Little groups Of people in every section of the c, mich,
he seen collected at the corners Of the streets in
eieVrn oe'o X comparing notes, discussing the proha-
telligence. w. ''''''s' III
At0r such magnificent ascension, and after having
watched with eager eyes for many miles into lhn une
Poe regions oil upper air; aud above all alter having
seen Tim descend into the bosom OF such vast abyss s
me moment too when Digh spreading her sable
pan over he Whole scene, leaving hni perfectly isolated
mere solitary sPock upon the surface of the ocean we
"us say .hat NE uncertainty in which his fate was
shtouced created sensations in the BOSOM which may he
Imagined, but which fluid it totally impossible To- de-
| scribe. F ~ &c
Inc reception Of Mr.. Durant, between one and two
COY" ieserhay In State street, by such "roops of
iriends must have been upon the whole extremely rrA
yg 10 MS feelings, and yet could not have heen wholly
unmineied with sensations o. entirely opposite cbarac.
ter We canno', neither do feel Nv any means die
poseu, on The cent occasion, with ,,
he twas hailed with rabbles curse Tor there wa ih
Ike rabhe In The business but on the contrary i,
was collection OF his sincere, well, meaning Giends-
Henjs with hAnds,-and hands with hearts in 'em too
hpeed by very natural curiosity sec and become ac
qnain'ed with man. who the rick OF his own lille bd
ny ms skill aud scientific requirements, well as by his
GOODNESS, perseverance aud self command conbuccd 60
much 10 their qualification.
we give below Mr. Durants accoun, Of his asc ension
tis due to tina. gentleman that should siaeif inper
iectons should be discovered in THAT il was yyrs,
yesterday forenoon, in about hour while he was sur
rounded Icy regiment of anxious inouirers H. is ~
eany VIVA he quiz as with The balloon or parachuie-
To The Editors of the Morning Papers:
UENrLEMEN-At hours so minutes by nv time I
rose clear OF the Amphheare, with barely s,ficien,
buoyancy keep the balloon horizontal uo.on un,
passing over the Common threw over two hays of saod
osAsl, when the ascending power increased the bal
,ooh rose hnely, forming angle with the horizon
Judged OF 30 OF 40 degrees This graus at coaneJ
u'l y MN past o. when the bar fell TO % % The view
now and few minutes pre-, ious the most varied and
interesting ula' Lever beheld On side The vast
win hundreds OF vessels for many miles round The ocsa
presented almost unbroken surface annarenuv nil
s"t mist or log, and the stiking sails of yes..s
gave Them much the appearance OF feathers aoaing IN
The smooth surface OF pond could perceive in The
""kc OF those neatly beneath difference in tie an.
peaance OF The wafer caused by their tnoion il as very
percrpulle j" the wake of steamboat which passed
mort distance from Nbant; il had much the appearance
:" Hea'y Hhes III engraving, divergng or near iph Int
angles from The ground K. This gave me an dcs Of
Their course and probable wind, which Judged was more
'a'oraoe lor me 10 reach Cape Ann. descended very
slow 10 ascertain at MIA, height the wind would bau(
yet perceived no sensible difference, until within an
eighth OF mile from the OCEAN: here hv ran,inn
with schooner which a lew minutes hcfora @.
ahead OF me- sihuGng under heavy pre.s of sail
though now she had fallen in the rear could perceive
form her that my within OF a mile from Tho
ocean would stike The eastern point of Cape Au-bu, II
was impossible keep the balloon within that distance If
Tie suri1ce without great expenditure ofbaIast or with
GUY sul"hg me waller or soaring above n'o The er edge
oil TIE upper and more westerly current which ouI ae
carried me TO 'he eastward oil Cape ANN therefore re-
soiFeu on letting so both anchors trail in the water
They struck At d. 30 with 800 or AGO feet of csble
lew miles beyond Nahan, though tho arosiat was
moving With such velocity as TO rrevent Inc anc,a
SINKING more Than 10 or 10 feet ON the surface and in
deed The veloc frequently caused them TO sko over
the surface This gave The balloon an unduiaino mo-
on sometimes 200 800 feet high and someiin bsr
~ touching 'be water by ibis means was enabled IN
euTe on lhe advantages Of the wind, and was MAKING
q su"gu' course Tor The Cape, when heavy flaw Of
VINO sifuck Use balloon with such force as TO throw
II in horizontal line with the car which struck The ocean
aud hiled with water. NJ y being of open wicker
work, Judged. by throwing out some ballast The wa,c
would run out and should be enabled 10 rise crar h, IL
was drawn with such force that The aer coud rot %
ou'. lhis occurred at b. 81 IN. and left me partially
Immersed 10 water Judging difficult and IN
continue as lar as Cape Ann in that situation and seeing
slooP TO The eeward Of and within IL of mile from
Tue course Yves making judged, by rearding pro.
eSs as much as possible, hc would be able 10
the line was making and the balloon; but ios,e
o. bearing down win the soop the small boat was man.
hen' anu before they could Dterscct my course was
mile beyond them. sheet, which carry 10 foI Inc
balloon, aud my nsg, had spread as much as possi
he across the TO rei9rd my progress for ts no.,
me to the waist ia wser and materially ncreaa
ed The danger and difficulty Of reaching the Cane A,
'his ume schooner Of the eastward was bearing dawn
ao my car heug so Tor in the water that she came I'm
WIN ne ai O'Clock, exchanged few words with d,e
captain, requested he would pass me close under nv Ice
gu '"iO" me saw man attempting TO tirow A
dPsy ne and told them IL would hold me- when hey
caught up very stout nc, which made last to The car
This line proved TO be the haisis aud the schoone ON
The wind, With the force of the Wind on nv balloon sn
The line drawing from mast-he carried ma ~, 30O C
when descended with such velocity as 10 be for he frat
un'e completely immersed 10 water second ij,ns II
r
h'Sh' hdw OF wind upurned The balloon so "a 10
eNn'ust me gss IN an instsnt IN falling was under
Mo'eF ha'I uInU'c though had on a gum. elastic
e Pfeserver, which Mr.. DOrr Of Tho Roxltrv factory
n"u he k'adness 10 lend Yeti was so rn,suoled win
me e9fus hal 90 seconds elapsed before could excse
uiyse anu come 70 The surface, where sas Comfortably
feslhg myself on ihs Hlf-pteefver wben Caot e,anj
inH o. Tie sthr Miner, Of fhonasOn came fo mo IN ,e
small boat and took aud the aro,st on bo,,J VIII
50 much htgue, and having tasted noiiog bat water
snce breakfast, you may imagine gentlemen th,t feit
much feiie ~ ny new quarters. was shown evs,y a.,
'@nion by CasL Spsuding, who gave me clothes to 80
ahu soon prepared ave tea which parook Of viii a fine
aPPsue rested we'll board, aud Ibis morning on ar
nNinS ~ ihe haTbor, Capt Spauing bad breskis nre
P"e"' "meo' 10 company, with Mr. I. W. PARTRIDGE =
passenger anu Captain Spauldug, pariook OF in fpe
enee1' sro arrived at my ojgng', fremont House, ID
Pss' enjoying my usual good health spirits feel on.
ger many obligations 10 The citizens generally for tr kind
attention land 10 The gentlemen " kindly
ne balloon In consequence Of the violent wind dss,
eo ~ prudent 10 leave the rabbit and parachute .tct
QUO nave been very cumbr0Us. When over nos,on
ouno my Barometer halt way through the car he in
Dy "Weh suspended having broken Of; and ybiis az
lachne cord lew inches from The top broke the me-
mometf ih7 left me With nothing bot the bar vobct
starring stood 30 Oh, Their n deg; At 6h / M bsr
- ~ 81 Oh. ON % So; at 6b. On % 49,
Ne balloon 70 much injured, end II IL can bs ,e,.,.s