Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-10-10

The process oil initiation conducted with great skill
AMI much decorum was observed on the part of he
talors
In hsadverserent, Mr. Mills annOnnce ed tina, he wouh
take his seat in the at all past Tour O'clock The
promise fully fulfilled, and at Is minutes aud thirty
seconds fore FIVE The connecting cords were cut and
The balloon gradually in nearly perpendicular line
towards the heavens amidst tie cheering applause of the
assembled multitude All appeared fed and
The eionaui waved his hat from tie moment he started
until he Out Of sgh'AsPPeayed perfectly calm ard
composed throughout, all the pre- paraons aud acou,ed
himself i'm shor from first 10 last, in The most cre,abr
manner. The balloon in sight until ten minutes after
six o'clock than hour and twenty minutes a, Il
app ared at that time 10 have risen very great distance
above the earth.
MIR. Mills, If we correctly informed, took mp with
hHI, four hotties, carefully closed stop cocks Al lIv
exhausted oi air These fastened the sides OF
bis ca Of them, ineaded should be CT ened
mile from The edril-anoher NJ two miles, and TO The
top oil his voyage. Each bottle, carefully co.ed az ain,
will contain specimen OF air. or Ies dense ac
cording TO the height and will enable the chemist 10 az
certain the composition OF as a,vaious distances from the
earth.
The gas used in inHaricg the balloon was made from
zinc, and expected TO be much superior TO that usually
made hon iron.-PhiiGdeiphia G0x.
PesroN. Sept %
THE BALLOON AscENsIoM--M Mr. Durani, alter wall,
ing few days Tor favorable opportunity made on Ssu
day Of the beautiful pria eDons nrol alv
witnessed. There Two currents of air which
gave the IEronSui opportunity of twice passing over
the city, once al very gfea heigStwif the " ind ron,
the Westward 'nd returning lac passed earth
that all his motions coVli lie distinctly Tie Ampi.
theatre was well filed with spectators. who were much
il auf do
scribe his adventures Ibis occasions:
TO me Editors Of The .HOyniig PGp6ys.
GENTLEMEN--My twelfth ;cria voyage is go bull Of
pleasing irCidenls 10 myself. that the move cbeeriuily
comply viii your request 10 furnish you tie minutes of
The tour II they afford your eaders That pleasure which
l experienced while performing the voyage shall ie ell
much more grahed IN having a'oned Ihen for The de
lay OF three days ~ coDss OF iyh westerly vins
The delay was as ainiH 10 my lecl rs as IL must have
beeu unpleasant 10 lhe citizens.
The morning ohSal~rdoy prcpi ous aud on crcurn.
itup
zion. The barometer, which had continued 10 rise ,e day
pre-, ous. had Sgsin fisen &c Friday evening AMI
stood al 30 80, w!ch left uodoub Of as fine estl,sr
could desire Tor the tour. Re iiliion proeresa I'll
o'cock. Though the wind light, yet lpom tito en-
posed situation Of ~ ampbieagc the Occasional ulTs
produced so mach simging the bsICon as 10, cause
two fupiufrs near The bO"ofn. obliged. TO- con
tact the balloon above The rupufes which Iosseasd lie
capacity 2oo 300 cutie feet aud in this contraction 1t was
impossible produce that mathematical uniformity Of
bearing ~ The parts which j. essential 10 the safely of
tle whole aud fearing delay might cause another fup.
tufe, heh would have proved fatal 10 tie experiment
Judged II best 10 omit tbe prone made.
Tie bfomeef had risen a3 since morning and cod al
ibe moment Of starting $3.50 Fahrenheit 60 and 10
the ascension, numoored vt a. Am. hy my tine md
tic balloon rose in bssunial siyIe taking W N W
cour'e u abosl midway between The Coiuon ard Cam.
bridge Post, when reached e upper CURRENT which was
neatly OPPOSITE direction and csicd back over the
city The balloon continued 10 rise until 81 minutes past 4
when the barometer Tell 10 p Thermometer Al fau 10
altitude Of about 5000 feei hire bet 70 lie l and
though over The hsrho 10 The ol lao city, yet
Judged this position necessary AZ supposed he wond fall
through more essiefly than westerly current, which on
reaching The earth would carry him the Comnon; bat il
appears IN error, he struck the water even Ia
the eastward Of The poiu where pared; proof that
the upper current was The strongest, that the lower
did extend Tor from the earth had
When ] desrepded 90 the lower current, I was over
Fort Jude pcndcnce and AZ H. % WIS 80 near hear
The remarks Of pefsons The island Ms course wa.
changed, and gain directed tow ards Boston wenl
down iospeak barge which heading 10 inefsee mS