Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-06-28
FROM the Boston Transcript.

The BaIiOon-Periious Voyage-The
wind was West North West, with strong
breeze, when MIR. Lauriat assembled in his
balloon from Chelsea, yesterday afternoon
and as he rose from the Garden of the Chel.
sea House, where the balloon was inflated,
he was driven by the force Of the wind a.
gainst the branches Of tree, and five ofthe
cords by which the cars was attached to the
@rostat were severed, and Mr. Laurial was
in imminent danger Of being thrown out
The balloon, however was waited en-, at
low elevation, towards Shirley point, where
| Mr.. l.. endeavored to etfec, landing, and
letting off portion of the gas, descended to
the ground. The balloon was dragged some
distance and came in contact with another
tree, by which two more cords were severed,
and left it retained only by part OF the net
ting.
! There was no assistance at hand, and the
balloon, after being disengaged from the tree
was dragged, in despite OF all Mr. l. S efforts
TO stop its progress, into the water. and con-
tnued skipping over the surface sometimes
completely immersing the eronaut in the
water, and again elevaling him an hundred
in the air There were several vessels in
in the bay which endeavored to assist him,
but were unable TO reach him.-The balloon
was driven some eight or ten miles from
from land, and Mr.. l.. became faint, discour.
aged at the moment airy anticipation of a
watery grave. In this perlous condition he
continued until Capt Paine, of the schr.
Fame, which was coming up the bay, dscov.
cred his situation, and launched boat,
which was rowed to his assistance, and, hap.
PLY, the progress Of the balloon was inter.
copied, and the eronaut rescued, Just as the
balloon rolled from the netting, and scared
'free and unconfned," away and was soon
lost TO view
Mr.. Lauriat was kindly received on board
the schr. and carried TO Gloucester, where
he arrived about Q o'clock. AS he was We
ry anxious TO return home Immediately, Mr.
Mason, of the Stage House, generously con
veyed him 10 Lynn, where he arrived at |
o'clock this morning, pretty well satisfied
we hope, that balooning is hot the best mode
Of making gold leaf
, A SAD STORY. Yesterday afternoon,
, young woman Of very interesting appearance
: was observed walking & weeping by the side o
the North River. A carman&ccosted her, anC
inquired into the cause of her distress. The
relation she gave, so won upon the mans
feelings that he Immediately set TO work a
mong his fellow carmen 10 raise subscription
iol her. They, possessing the generous hearts
of natures noblemen, contributed literally
On the money being presented TO the unhap
, py young woman, the revulsion of her feelings
was so great, that she became deirious, anC
before any one could account for her strang,
behavior, ran e. plunged into the river. BY til,
! intrepid exertion of sailor who Owed from
the dock, assisted by the persons on shore
she was rescued from drowning, and carried
I 10 the alms-house. This morning she wa.
well enough to be discharged. Her name, i
appears, is Catharine Radcliif. She is tn,
daughter ofyery respectable and once wealth,
parents of Kingston, Ulster county, in thi.
State. Her mother was left widow for som'
years, and she lately died, leaving her daugh
ter unprotected. On her mothers death
Catharne came 10 reside in this city with he
. sister in law, from whom she received sucl
S harsh treatment that she left her house, and
8 wandered, scarcely knowing whittier, to tn,
North River, where the circumstance we hav,
a related took place. The sage might well ex
! claim, "who can be happy, before he dies ?
5 [NewY York Express.1
Shocking Depraoity Aixa. Chap
S ellie, recently. whilst brother and sister
, the former sixteen, the latter twelve years
: old--were playing cards together the lat
r slapped the girls face, because she deviatet
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