Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-11-13

To the Edaor 81 tic Uns,s1 sa..-. s..nrrar

W. Ak1f>~ A--r.-Sna Gr~.
To the Ednor 81 tic Uns,sd sa...-. s..nrsa<
fhai.da- S~sdss srar--Hvn
SIR In Conformity With INC dr-.-r ss
some friends IN Lancaster. Q MADE. s.n S.a,r-
day, the Isl of NOs,, m a-oepsitn tr-un .is.E
place.
Half an hour, bcfure rfss s,,-cs,-s r.nr \
had my balloon cou.piesoly iIfisard AID ~
the SPECTATOR ~ere Airend, rtse ground.
set Cd six minutes t,cfore riIrrr. p n ~
though had announced my asisz1lsn Ed e.
| ing at three.
AZ that tfDe. the thermorsc1rr InfIrnnr1 n
ienrcrsturs 81 - deg aud tise f.nrsapsarr
stood. n 20 deg. ;. The SIND rseHrss cur
east, wss igid and irregular. Ms uz,Irs-r
vas nj hrsf westward. &C thai yE.s-ne m.r1,r-
diaieiy osor Lancaster. n bth !. ta4Hasre al
current took me several usilrs an a Btu-4~rsz-
ward direction. AZ dad bud rl-e a.lrA-
could distinctly hear tbe sound Il ~. f,,r,r,
hoois, a. thea ri6ers purvoedm me Ns s5rEs-
lion nj thai tine was = deg = unG ne 1tz,,.-
pcrAiure - deg
a Dew and higher ctrrrra tE M f-su
The north and west. soon arOEe me hsrS -
wards Lancaster which - pH--.a 4 10
Pear-d 90 se half mile less 10 rfe westward
Vi my course. . could $40 he ss-susl..Ar.
IA the Enclosure IN which had Icff -is+u,. A,.z
J ~ss out Of hearing ef their s.Il-HtIau.-
VI, elevation n this time. sas Asosr - o-r
,; or, very nearly . hal = n.sie sAute zist
earth Al tia. time could -cr n rrsa IN
Panse oil oeaufdul country. aud aiming solar
objects recognised the Su-QuttlMInA. mt a,
bridge, AZ Columbia
Soon After leaving Lancaster flr o., 80
cond time. entered aud passed ri.raurA a..
clouds, which though fi.sck efsuuct 10 r,s,,,...a
me earn IRON my 'ie~. dad nOz -nc.n ~ a~
more than twenty ur thHry sHre- an za.Ira-
ness. Emerging from TINS sf-att-,u. 4 -u1As.,,-
ly found myself IN \ hrIril sunshine. ~ Oh
vast field Of White opAke FApots-s a.t.lDs mn
eonvoluied INTO singular furnls mud yu.rs.as-
ing variety Of elevations Hnd cHst-1sOr,A DE-.
pressions.
continued above the CLOUDS fur -rnrax M
hour. and during thnf time Q saw zfsr ~snraa
only three times, and ftBen far bus n .u,,ru,,,rr
n the rolling clouds beneath hAyzwurue n
break their well preserved cul1nsurfs-
As ] feil below TIE clouds Z VIE .isrJr,..u6
TO see beautiful river. full cf bS1ur. .re d.
seis, and 10 find myself almost INN. tna,Bu
over small town, On rs nIArEIn HhIe ssa
another Of greater size NJ y If-tIe s-aH,,r-
iniAnd' Alter some reflection, 4 sez sur,
that II was not eIrber the Susqn.shHrn.n an ~,
Chesapeake, but n never tsr1rrne ma a,,.s :,
suppose that could have trsrulIus - fnr A..
to have reached the bnnks al rlse nelnx.ur-
Al New Castle, and thai tie tsrntnff,.l t,ru A
Wilmington lay m siStf 10 ttse DIrrt If m.
position.
Attempting Co descend here 10 nEn,d rr-,---
sing the river, . encountered rfr rr.,rv-, mr.
rent, with winch Z had started II n,,ry.n--
and vas carried bs d Acruss tie .ruar a d.
aware I, NJ 5, p. ~ precisely. aourauvs "a,
earth, near COocks Mills, , miles frtn In
ton.
As passed over . house DeHr 1i.,. aas,-
some whrte people hailed mr. who LIZ st,, -
! replied By asking q" where nm ~ ~aara
they answered "go hack Hhs-re uuu r.n..,
from" soon Efter lei co ma nnCllssr mn
TO the turnpike, and for1unAa.ily n AuIe a,,aE
Of 4 fence, when cAiled 10 fA.o blArk MES, \,
como 10 my assistance. Winch rhrs n sr,r
dccincd, without giving mt Hns Ensx.r a
words Aiier repeated sahcnzniarS. rlRv
we're induced 10 approach, End eraxnc Spua
The balloon, brought mt aAfe 10 rfx r-r,u,s1.A
Soon afterwards, I Ess JtsIDue fE n unrrs
On horseback from EIkinn. al,o taking A-As
OF the anchor-rope, Ne q xnn m st,e ~ur. ,r,r-
RED me, sailing through The mr.. Alsmr uir
turnpike, 10 EIk.on- \ Distance a Z MIR.
where At half past 6, arrived an snIrza. a.
charged the gas, folded The hAllOun. mud NJ
seven, had finished The f0ldiny md surI=.nsr
the balloon, car. &C
As ~e passed Alsng the TURNPIKE, TIA Isars-
Veniion u trees sometimes made rt.< r,Unt a.v
narrow for the passage 81 he A.. En,u -
vas then, by lengthenIng xisr cnAsle sllxrnnt,g
above them, and brought Vssar ristsur auys
THIS morning EaeIa 40 Frentaasu4, Hps n,
ran road and steamboat n sciscd FhaaAxaTasrb
~ 5 p. NJ
u u not easy 10 tel fhe exarz EisaHnu< srp-
Versod during the f~o hours ana ~ x..u,,a,.
passed an The arr, but n as EaotIaaslr. zisuu q
was not less than klsnG,ea tssIss
in descending, Adegaea a x1mg.ls 7aun at
estimating the force and dIpcr1im al Ti.r utz-
rent beneath me. 4 fesrtrr 81 sufi,r.iraa an.
10 DC Visible distance. loaded 5n surA 4 uIsr,,-
eer n 10 fsii slowly, hOsis along ~rh zass
oaiiooa and hs current, uIaa a s1nErs Hnssas.s
atmospheric movement, When n n ~s,rn =.
take the new direction The uvm..ts -,
thus be guided 10 . choioe a rsur-.-.a A.,5.r,
he enters Il. % RAceDeIng. The -uu., ANA a
knowledge nay be had bs lertnsE tea urrv
small balloons, prepared fm the y,lsryuA. ant
carried up N me chr
cannot conclude ~Itha,sf surur,s,ur -y,
thanks 70 the friends NJ LHnrn-1sr. zt,s rrr,
me countenaDoe aud 1s-r~tunoe ana a. a.,
good people Of Elk1OE aAs dad rs~r. st,,,,
m their power 10 Pronaas ms nsu.s,rs uaf
cOoFeniebce.
The annexed table, VIII sA.v- a., ur-u,u.
attitudes, and their corrospuassIr.r ,ru,,.-,-
ture. should have Buaa6 tl.s f,s,., A 49,. 4
IhE the clouds, and their eKRcs olrvuz,,.,- asa
vas - completely sbsBrisssd BE- III. a.,,u,r.
soa variety Of the phenomena ttnsz rtzss-
" forgot 10 make - that frms. TIE rssre~sur.
an, Fery respocffui's.
YOUR. Arc
JANIS Mills