Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-05-04
DOMESTIC NEWS.
GREAT TRIAT. VOYAGE.

| NJ Clayton who made balloon ascension iron
that cry on ibc sh) OF his Trial excursion. III
'ook his dpoituro from the omphilhea're Mt o
clock, T. VI. The wind ut first ctfrled linn IN .
-outh-ea,t direction. lie rose he snys 10 the nil
iu1c OF two and a half miles, indicated by his ba
romcier. lie passed over Lutte Miami river, keep
ng the Ohio river little al his right a little
before six he passed over Batavia. lie says he ey
per fenced no dis grocnble sensation, but has no
doubt ,hnt n, altitude of thee and half or -four
mice, owing to the rnriy 81 the atmosphere a
difficulty N breathing md swelling in the head, is
| experienced. Al y mnutes after SIX, he had n
view Of the setting of the SUMO minutes after
! .ix hc passed over Wlliiamsbutc-at 7 O'Clock,
over Gcofg,town-a loe before eight over West,
u.ion The wind now changed little 10 the south.
AT about O'clock he passed little 10 the lett OF
Portsmouth, was enabled to sec by The lght of
hc moon, Sciota river and the dIeIcnf places over
which he passed. A little beyond Portsmouth, he
had fine view Of the Iron FORCES and Furnaces
whose fires Illuminated The atmosphere for num-
Der Of miles. Soon after this he was carried dnc
cost and Immediately over Concord next he was
carried northeast, which brought him at o.
clock, nearly up to Galpolis, little below which
he crossed the Ohm river. He next passed into
more son,hcry cutren, which brough, him over the
Kannwhn rivcr-At half after II o clock he pms
sed over Charleston and in n few minutes was car
RED over the Furnaces of the Kannwhn Salt
Works, and IN sight Of the fork formed by Geuly
and New rivers. Soon after this he approached the
earth, aud finding his ballast wns nearly exhausted
prepared for descent he threw his anchor over
which caught firmly in tree, bu, finding, contra
ry to hi, " frs, impressions" ,ha, he was over
dense forest he the cable and again assembled TO
his former altitude. !, now being very cold, he
says he wrop himself comfortably up, drank some
brandy, Eel, comfortable and highly chted wi h
his novel trip laid down in the bottom Of his cLr,
and in that situation droPt TO sleep. He AVA
tcned at last by his Cur striking. He landed At
hall after O'Clock, in safety, on a mountain 5000
feet above the level Of the sen according TO his ba.
romcer, called S,inson's Knob, in Monroe county,
Va from $50 10 100 mile, from Cincinnati A
pretty good distance TO be travelled IN nine and n
half hours, OF really intrepid Eronau's, Clay
TON surely bears the palm Durant himself has
been ouidonc.
MIR. CLAYTON'S JOURNAL.
AT five o'clock took my departure from the Am
pllheatre-w which WAS prtuy well filed with spec-
tators, md contained the beauty and fashion of the
| cy-and assembled with CELEBRITY into the atmos.
pherc, amidst tho cheering sounds of music and the
acclama'ions of my friends. la Il few moments |
had II full view Of Cincinnati, OF Newport and of
Covinsion, and Of the thousands OF spectators that
surrounded the ampl'hcarc and covered every part
which afforded favorable opportunity of seeing the
ascension, soon orri, cd OF n sufficient altitude to
give the spectators good view Of the descent of
my parachute, which contained a dos of about,
twenty pounds weight The parachute, on being
liberated from the chr, descended with great vcoci.
~ for considerable distance before il spread open
Tut when It did open, IL descended slowly and !
watched Its course downward. thou n, for some
time that would fall into the canal but nj last
saw II pass little TO one side and have no doubt
| IT arrived safe upon terra frma. As | ascended
my scenes became more extensive and diversified ;
but every object more dlminutivc. The spectators
shrank 10 Lilliputians and tho horses and carria.
ges on the roads, were like the toys of children
The hills around the city, which form the bounda.
! ry OF our view when below sank into the earth
and seemed level with the PLAIN and far beyond
them, amidst the vast woods could distinguish the
numerous towns and cultivated spots. The whole
scene appeared like mn extensive mup spread at my
feet every street and alley, and building, and i'm.
provcmcnt, plainly marked upon it. Through the
centre o: the picurc, the river Ohio passed, and
wound It's serptntlne course in each direction nm
III lost IN The mist which bounded my vicw.-For /
| number of miles could trace tho river Licking the
ziszag course of the Miami canal and the turn
pixies and different roads branching from the city
At starting, the barometer stood at 80 10 inches
| the thermometer at - dcg-and the wind car.
RED me T.. S. E., in the direct on of Batavia. A,
haf-past O'Clock, the barometer stood at 10 inches
| and the thermometer at % dogs. | began TO feel
cold, aud put ON my great coat. Al TINS time,
heard report OF IL cannon, md even at this height
the noise OF cattle and the woodslnails IKE soon
passed the Little Miami river, keeping the
OHIO r'er 10 my tight, and otter descending lit
tie had fair view of The towns and farms on cacl
SIDE Of me. few minutes before g. | passed oyel
| Batavia, and continued in T.. S. T.. direction
my altitude hcn, as indicated by the barometer was
Two and la half miles. | began to feel cold tn,
thermometer stood at 23 deg sat down IN my
car and took some refreshments.
! | was now moving delightfully."- through the dir
The little agitation the balloon received on starting
had ceased and there was not the least rotary or os
cllla'ory motion psrccp,ble- not a ripple in III,
SILK %, The balloon 10 be and all perfect silence
| could almost have imagined, tina, was an inhabi
tant Of little world Of my own, fixed in the i'm
mchs'ty Of space, from which | could view a, m,
! feet, the cnrh in motion revolving on its axis a
thus altitude experienced no unpleasant sensation
no difficulty IN breathing, no pain nor swelling ii
my head, as has been sad by some aronaus, to l.
endured AT great attitudes but have no doubt tn,
) at tho height of three and half four miles, ow
ing to The rarity of the atmosphere a difficulty G
breathing mud dsweiling IN the head experienced
Al such an altitude the scenery is not So beaullu
as is at half mlc from the earth fcr the object
appear concealed in mist, and the whole has Il me
noioIous appearance.
+ At p minutes aferG, | had fine view OF ia
setting sun. 20 minutes after 6, | passed owe
, WilllamSburgh at abou, 7, over Georgetown an
although was several miles distant from the Obi
river, yet appeared but very little to tho right
i me- could distinctly see Augusta md Maysyil