Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-01-21

nail past one ~ the attSfiuou. TIE OaN0th use A'" o.
Gardens lL,niOnl Sita 4 "a dersi' breeze >
from the southeast. "a PISSED oYss Kent The ~ca- q
ther was singularly nne. At i've m,uuirs psst tour !
they saw the sea. After passing C,n'-rbar, the !
course altered towards the month. whtCh Would have
carried them into The German ocean. The point WIS
now To change the coursc in the direction OF Pans
II Hast was now iiTo ns ogi.ihs bali o. rne "a IN up
per current. recovered her direction TO ihe southeast
and crossed the straits of Doscr in exactly an hour.
aJoat 5000 feet above the level II lhe sea
IL was fifteen inmates pas, FIVE. consequently the
balloon rapidly plunged Into the night. The aspect OF
The world beneath uoS became curious la the eItrome.
The whole plane OF The earths surface ir i.aguCs
around. and TAR and farther Than the eve could dis
uneily smbSace. seemed absolutely leominy With The
scattered fires of the population. and e1hibl,ed a star.
~ spectacle below, that almost nvalled the iusirS of
Ihe armament above. Iuce.-lntly. during the early
portion otthe night. before the inhabitants had Trgir-
cd to rest. large sources OF hght.eIhib,iing the pres.
cncc OF some more exclusive community, would APP /
pcnr jest looming above the horizon in the direction iu
Which they were advancing. bearing at trs; no fam,
r, semblance ofsnme WAIT cOnflaeration. ~ degrees
as they grew higher. this confused mas OF iliuuiuI-
lion would appear 10 increase IN intensity. extending
over n large portion Of the We ". and assuming a more
distinct appearance. until at length ~ the balloon
passed dIrseIly over thr sIOi. At Suddenly resolved H.
sell into streets and squars. exhibiting the perfect
rno!el OF a town. but diminished into cUrOus minute
ness by The height from which ~ was scen. Ia Ihls
manner The arouauis rapidly traNsrsej y urge space
VI h' Nfnfiu'hi AhsihNt n a. ~ W
and villages solely distinguished by their nightly ill.,
minaIion. One of those views singularly capisa.ed
their attention. They approached 9 district which
SCENE actually 10 blaze with iBnumernbie GREE. LIGHT
ing the whole horiDpn. As they swrpt along. they
saw a central city IN tho mids! OF Tins circle of flame,
with even line Of It's slrce els mark d out Nv its rar-
ucUlgr range Uf illumination. THE thes,rcs and other
public buildings, the squures. and all The more prumi-
nent features of the city, were indicated by the lar.
ser ascGmulauoLs Of light. They Cculd even hear
| Tho hu.g ARA M 10. N..uf 1. U.. D.. ..I.l-s
an earthly picture of IA. must strong contrast ,n the
dnrknes-, the serenity and The silence Of the vast re-
einn abIve in which they were moving. Tina uns
The city oi Liege, whoss surrounding irpn ioaadcres
s'rm d the horizon OF flame. Thus vas the last spec.
iacie oi The kind ~tI'h met their ives, Ihcnreonll
Il was all minnisht. every 20 and was hushcJ. every
leht q ed, anf I'LL was solemn nnd awful obsrurity.
Withdrawal from tho earth. which Was buried IN the
pro.oundcsI stiffness. ;asy !y.kcd To the heavens.
There WIS un moon. The hue OF the sky WINS m.
Iensely black. but the sinss, rodOubled in tiuir lustreI
shine like spark uf The whit,sS silver. Occa.ipna
flashes of lightning IN the north.
In n situation, VIII c II war. never in the power of
nnn Ia describe before, The sketch OF night given by
Mr. Mann has all tho interest Of u new source OF
ideas. Nothing. saws this clever dcscriber. "couid
exceed the density of night which prevailed during
Ihis part OF the voyage. Not a single terresi il ob.
Ject could any where bo distinguished. An unfl,h-
enable abyss of darkness visible seemed TO encompnss
US on every Side. And, as We looked fr ward inio
- 49, 80 VIZ. ~ w AAANa W. III WHICH WI q
proceeding. we could scarcely resist The impression
that we. were chewing our way through an n,crminaIle
mass Of black marblr,in which we were imbed led, land
which. solid a few inches before us. seemed TO soften Z.
We approached, ia order ioadmiI Us further within N,
precincts Of ia cold and duSky inclosuTc. Even IN,
lights. which al times were lowered from tho car. i'm
siead ofdisPelling, seemed only TO augment The inlenst
ty ofihe surrounding Jarknesi. and Us they descended
deeper into is frUzon bosom. absolutely To- meet iheii
way downwardS." The cold was al The point olcnn
| uptnlut The nsl tho ,.at.r ,ml al. ~ 1900
completely frozen. Yet the Suflcrings OF the terunaut
were not severe. ia consequence Of their being en-
tr'ly exempt irOm the action Of The wind.
While they were thus rushing on with almost
whIrI~lnd RI rndiiy through the ocean OF darkness. vel
almost UNCONSCIOUS oi mO'fUI, Ha incident occurred
calculated 10 alarm them IN AN eGiraoriiuary derrc,
By the discharge OF ballast. tIs blllo had sad!suL,
risen 10 an elevation Of about 10000 feoi, laboui two
miicS) In Il iew moments aier. they heard a violent
burst from tho top OF the balloon. fllowed bv n lnuJ
rusIling oiIhe silk. md oil the signs of ITS hnyin,
been torn Suddenly open. Immediately Tie Car be-
gon 10 loss, AZ ifsrysred from Tue io2cs. and arpear.
ed Go lie sinking to the eorh Ascend. aud a third
explosion followed rapidly evidently giving the voy.
ages the impression Iini they were upon the poul
of being dashed to pieces.
But The alarm was hrsr The gre,t r,,-hi,e suJ
denly recovered iIs silliuess. nnI all wa calm again.
The coRcuss'Ons were subsequently accounted tor by
the stretching Of the network, on the k~a.flce of the
balloon, which had become frozen during the night.
When the machine sudivniy shot Up into The higher
atm Sphers, II swelled. AMI Il was the resistance Of tLe
frozen network. t. this swelling. which uryIuc,d The
successive EXPLOSIONS. The sinking Of the car was an
Illusion, occr'iohed 10y The surprise md suddsnne.s
the action. Whom The network had been relieved
and tho balloon was thus suffered 10 take It's uroDer
shape, oil wa calm and regular once more.
During the darkness they were sometimes perple.e5
with sounds frOm either earth or air. - strongly res.
emhlins the heaving OF walters against some vast lins
"i shore that they were tempted TO think themselves
speeding along the shores Of the German ocean. or
hoyerng above the Baltic. From this apprehension.
however, thoy wore relieved b. their recollection thai
Their courso was unchanged. IL lengih they saw the
day, but saw q under ito mus! novel and interesting
circumstances About SIX o'clock, aher crossing tho
klhne' The balloon r So TO n considerable elevation.
and showed them a GARDENING glimpse OF The sun.
The view was now magnificent; the balloon occupy.
ing the centre OF tho horizon Of threo thousand mile
IN dinmeter. and CON prising in a single vast view
scarcely less Than eighty thousand square milss. The
country that spread below was n rich, nndulaling.
bundles landscape. with tho Rhine dividing il. and
losing itself among the vspots that still chung Io the
hills. or sovored the valleys. The a5cenis aud dss-
cents OF tho balloon still more varied The prospects A
rapid descent first hid the sun from their view. and
they were Wrapped n the night which still shadowsd
The lower regions Of the air. Again they loss within
sight Of this splendid display; again Lost IL. And il
was not until after they had made the sun rise three
tneS. and set { vice, that they could regard daylight
rs complete on The mighty aypanse hollow. They now
thought Of making their fnal descent. But ;he oues-
ton arosc-"whsre were ihsyY' They saw below
them rangss Of forest, wide plains. and large spaces
covered with snow, giving The rather startling impress
son that they had passed the bounds Of civilized En-
rope. and were lowering over the deserts Of Poland or
the Siepp sc Of Russia. However, the, now resol ..
cd upon descending; and after two attempts. bafled
by The failure ofthewinj and the nature ofiAe ground,
siighied m safety, AZ half past SIX ia the m,rning. in
the Grand DueIiy u Nassau. and about two leagues
from WelIburs. The voyage occupied about eigh-
.een hours and was IN extent about i've hundred Brit.
Ish miles.
As Pfesdeni NAv BrarS PROCESSES n he an ardent
admirsfof Mr. JrFTgRsoS, we recon- mend 10 bis ron.
sideraiion the following remarks or his prototype "
can say with truth. says Mr. Jefferson, " that one