The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-08-25

TONS prominent posture belure the Demo
cratic Republican party Of the country iha'
il should be revived.
A PRIVATE BALLOON ASCENSION,
On "Wednesday morning last, soon alter
sunrise, those inhabitants OF Philadelphia
who we're abroad so early, were surppr'std
aud grall6pd by the exhibition OF Balloon
sailing majesilcaly over The city, WIN an
individual passenger 10 the car appended To
II; no one knew whence II cane whether
from far or near. Soue surprising II To be
Mr.. CLAYTON, the adventurous 9ronaui,
all the way from Clnelnnal'. The mystery
was dispelied, however, IN the course oi the
day. in a manner oil winch the following ae'
count Is gwen:
PROM rHE PHILADELPHIA GAZETTE
We have been waited upon BY tic adsen'otsf
Who so sstonished The to~n yesleTeay' aho nave
derived from hm al, the particulars OF his Journey
Mr. William P4ai,la, OF this city, Is Tue efohAo'
in question. Illsrutcfpfise ~ss privately hAutea'
ard attended Nlth perfect triumph
Ga TUESDAY evening OF O'Clock he commenced
The naatlon uf hts bslloon-hliec II partly al that
Time and completed the WORK al dayi YESTERDAY
morning. Al precisely O'Clock he enictsd ms car,
- hleh Was held BY tour men. Sho lei 70 th''I Hoia
upon it simultaneously, al The ~ofG vl eoii''aho'
/ he 6Fsl Impressions which Mr.. fauiiin fsee"sao'
IN, affowy swiltness Of his ascent, ~as The aPleaf'
anee OF Beck 5 shol.oser, which to Use h's o~n
phrase, sunk like dart inio the earth lhe
view Of the streets OF The city. reciangaaly ef0ss-
,ng each olhcs is described extremely hne The
persons walking Ia them appearing lac sS'o'ns'A
on the shuNuan's boatd, the squares hAe s'nsu
green spots about twelve yards wIde the sccp'es
IKE hllle sparsercel and the sboltoNsfs hAe msfe
: posts inserted "a the grUsfad' The Ne" iofA
steamboat, as IL left Chesna street ~hari' haa TIC
look Of baucAu; and he hltie people, "hen
.hcy moved about could be distinctly seen. Ia
+ tho Slulh the Dciassfe stretched away, mean
dctlng silver belt on the green Landscape aud ~
I Junction With the Ssbuylkill srPsarrd lac tbs
meeting OF twu tr0okI one lhiic larger than The
other. 6u, brooks, or b,ooklcls stll The sPpeaf'
ance OF the country around about The civ on all
.ile. vas iadis,inci, bot bcsuniuI blue haEe lay
upoa the fields aod meadows, aud she iotea1a sesD'
ed large grass plsi'
+ Crossing into Jersey. the Hf0naoi ssPl due On
enio, ing tho prospects opening beneath him, snd
paftaking in the meBnshie Ola very capital break
.a.l. iih which he had provided himself; soon w.
ter the caa4plctioa OF ~htch. betseen MOfssios .
and liaddon6sd. the distant city faded, aud van
i.hed I,sr darn cloud tho Nrsltfn huTtGtn. lhs
chief ghl gained was about "ilc and a quarter
Before hc a a. enabled clearly 70 pefcsisr tho sisa
stiaa Of The earth b.os han be beard voices Of usn
ard ,hs uNis., al horses hoois lie Ws proceeding
"a parallel hoe ~ilh country road, "nd ~as a.
lat enabltd 10 observe ths sources 81 the sound'
he lad heard. Tao men xetc On bareback D.
neAth and seemed likc mites assflde Of dsninai'S'
insects, crawling slowly along Having no~ 81
opportunity q discerning his hefvaSoai he Haad'
preparations 10 deaecnG. lie thinks be had hrsf
descending gradually, at 40 angle Of lofy hive ce
gFec., iur soue fifteen o. tSeaIy miaHies
last al ErtfAam Nssni, be approached 'htnbal
grove. into which he ssepi. wuh as much tsse q
4 be had sighted on feather bed made h'' h..''
is.t 10 the bustes and wah Tie a.,iisneS at No
Ezra Htines, spfsuE ifon his az ~ sasciy. ans
slooa uninIurcd On terra asTsa. sfs'hsd ~nh o.
success. snd dslis hted aslh the ao'si sg4a ~hist
be had mst uith 10 bic tour.
I |. was abou; seven a'cloek hen VI. Paal'r
ahshlsd having been sailing CT al1gi 81 r.lsif b.
iwecn cath aud heaven Ihe bai.uan ~as ibhs
ted 18th tie ennimon eily gas. ~hlch ha. 'sssf y
flre been used tsF slaat,ar purpose 10 ihs liiss
States.
Ons ano,irX incident occurred a. be Sas ne
king h.. descent. A negro, wto was plGgsh'ng
70 field, and 10 whom hs hallaCSs % grasp 80
haak. became ~ fiI.bgetsd. hat be 81. t7s o =
his ploug a.tail, rolled hls eye, sid Nth haf'of
AID yelled ludAy. fearing. a. hs Afterwards 81
kuoaisGgsd, that the D. he'd cone so him.