Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-08-14

Another Balloon ASCenSton-fhe eronautls
spirit is up; and our suggestion, made some
three weeks ago--that our 9ronauts snouio
I" fold their wings and repose in quiet during the
hot weather"-proves vain one. Hot or'coio,
while the play is good, we may pre-
sumo that it will be continued.
Mr.. Elliott yesterday afternoon, made very
successful and beautiful ascension from Ooser-
vatory Garden, Federal Hill Agreeaoly 10
previous notice, he was accompanied IN MS ari'
al excursion by Master J. @. A. Redman, a
youth of some IL or 10 years of age, who is re-
presented to have undertaken the "perlouS
flight by advice and consent OF ms parents.
By commencing the process OF imitation IN gooo
time and pursuing it with spirit the aronaut
was enabled to take his departure from eartn at
a seasonabe hour. AT quarter peiore S SIX, u,e
Balloon rose above the enclosure of the Garden,
and met the view Of the distant spectators. Al
first the ascent was slow, and nearly perpendi-
cular. By occasionally throwing out ballast,
the inward fight of the eronaut became more
rapid; and he continued ascending with some.
what of a south easterly tendency, until ne had
attained an elevation perhaps equal to any pre-
vious ascension witnessed by our citizens
Some anxiety was felt among the spectators in
consequence of the dark and threatening APP
pearance Of heavy cloud that rose about the
time the ascension. II was expected that this
lowering appearance OF the heavens, portend-
inc storm, would have FASTENED the return OF
the voyagers to mother earth; but 1t does NOT
appear to have done so; on the contrary, they
pursued the tenor of their way, without regard
to the aspect of the clouds. At one time the bal
loon was fairly hidden, by the intervention OF
these from the anxious view OF the spectators
When last seen, the balloon was descending to-
ward the earth, and bearing down the Patapsco,
some miles below the city.
The DESCENT was somewhat perilous, as VIC
learn from the American Of this morning. 1t
appears that the Balloon descended in the Patap-
SEQ river, in deep water, about nine miles from
the city.-We are informed that the descent
was rather an abrupt one. The valve OF the
balloon having been opened to discharge por
ton of gas for the purpose OF gradual descent,
it remained open and could not again be closed.
As the gas escaped, therefore, the descent be-
came more rapid, until the car finally struck the
surface the river in about twenty feet water.
The steamboat Maryland was fortunately COM
ing up the river at the time, and at the moment
of the descent was near enough to render TIE a.
ronauts prompt assistance. Captain Taylor
brought his boat to the leeward of the Balloon,
and the wind waited it and the car gently along
side, and the whole apparatus was safely taken
aboard. MIR Elliot was partially immersed in wa
ter and held the boy up in his arms until recei-
we'd on board the steamboat; in which the
eronaut and his youthful companion returned
in safety to the city.-Bah. Pat.
".Some things can be done as yell as others
| The above motto Of "Sam Patch" was revived
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Samuel Jones, Of this
| city, who, according to advertisement previous
| iy inserted in the papers Of the day, made his
debut by leaping from the man-mast Of a schoo-
| ner 62 feet high, lying at one of the wharves in
this city, The collection taken up by the assem-
bled multitude not having met his expectations
he was induced to repeat the performance
which he accomplished in the fearless style OF
his renowned predecessor "Sam Patch"
Bali. Chro.
That o'clock is n?-When was young lad
my father one day called me to him that he
| might teach me how to know what O'Clock il
was He told me the use Of the minute finger
| and the hour hand, and described to me the f.
cures on the dial plate until was pretty per-
! feet in my part.
No sooner was quite master Of this addition
al knowledge, than set off scampering to join
my companions at a game of marbles; but my
father called me back again: Stop, Humphrey
said he 81 have something more to tell you"
Back again went wondering what else had
got to learn, for thought knew all about the
clock, quite as well as my father did.
Humphrey" said he, 81 have taught you to
know the time Of the day, must now teach you
to know the time Of your lie"
All this was strange to me, so waited rather
impatiently to hear how my father would ex
plain it, for wanted sadly to go to my marbles,
"The Bible" said he, describes the years OF
man to be three score and ten or fourscre and
you may not live single day longer but five d.
vide the four score years ofan old mans life into
twelve parts like the dial ola clock, it will allow
seven years for every figure. When boy is Sc
ven years old then it is O'Clock ofhs life and
this is the case with you; when you arrive at
fourteen years it will be two O'Clock with you;
and when at twenty-one years, 1t will be three
o'clock, should it please God thus to spare your
life In this manner you may always know the
time of your life, and looking at the clock may,
perhaps, remind you Of it.
My great grandfather, according to this calcu-
lation, died at twelve O'clock; my grandfather
at eleven, and my father at ten. At what hour
you and shall die, Humphrey, is only known
to Him to whom all things are known"
Never since then have heard the inquiry,
"What O'Clock is it," nor do think that have
even looked at the face of a clock, without be-
ing reminded of the words of my father.
know not, my friends, what O'Clock it is with
you, but know very well what time it is with
MYSELF and that if | mean to do any thing in