New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-06
FRANCE.
Crossing the Alps In balloon ir0D MAR
settles TO Turin.

~ kf1ar French strcuauii assembled iu ~ balloon
from The Chatesu des Esurs The NsuNhsl OF MaEssies
at in the evening Of the "a inst sni ahied The VII
lsg- Of Pion Forte near Turin, The oiloxins morning.
at y, having accomplished The dissnce about 400 miles,
eight hours The particulars Of Ibis voyage are related
by " Arbsn himself In OF toe Msrsellles papers,
follows sscentei from The Chateau lie. teurs
IN SUNDAY evening the "a irst 81 8. o'clock At
over toe wood OF Eseret. where sscertsined that
hghI OF about 2. miles lhe temperature OF ths
air was cold but Try my grade thermometer marked
four degrees below zero The wind was souih.w
and cent me over Nice For resriy Two hours wss
surrounded by very dense souds my cloak no longer
s-i6ced 70 keep / suffered much IRON cold
let usvsrholas. determined 10 proceed and %
t.svefs, me Alps from which knew was not lar ils
felL Nc provision OF ballast was cro-gh 20 raise ne
above ius highest peaks Inc eoi Gradually ilefessed
The wind became sies1y srd tho moon lighted ne lac
ihs un Il s1ls - T.a l1VI was az me loot 81
Tie APPS The SHOWS cascades. rivers I'll were sparkling
which served a. shadows 10 me klgsnIf pleuts To-
wini now Interrupted lie regularity Of my course.
the peaks reached The summit Of The % a. II O'Clock
s1i the horizon became clear aud my course regular
began 10 lklnk Of suppine. Was no" al al elevation
Of :. miles 10 was in1spenssby necessary Tor me 20
parsue my Journey. and resch Piedmont thsos only
~ss under me- and TO aigh IN 1nsse regions was mpo
sibie Amer supper threw my empty boeNr INTO 1hr
beneath. where, possibly, some adventurous travel
will one DAY find and be led 10 conclude mat another
before him hsd explored Tue sane desert regions Al u
b. The morning was over Mount M.ssO which knew,
having explored u 10 my t,st Journey 6. Piedmont -
There he DufsGce ard Tie 20 t.ke ther source re-
coan0itsred the position and discovered the magnificent
plains " tho mountain. B fore his certainty singular
optical ceiuslou OccssOnsd by the .hining VI The moon
upon he snow. was Ike 10 make na uIns myself OYER
tie open But The southwest wind bad not
cea sed 20 blow Wa convinced by his fact, well ~
by 0Iters had noticed that | could not be over The
Tue stars confirmed the scclracy OF NY compass,
aud the appearance Of Mon. Blanc satisfied ne sl must
h- approaching IlfiD Moui Blanc 10 my len, O1 |svs
with ha top Of which being FAR above the clouds
rasenbet su Immense block Of crystal sparkling with
,usard AZ quarter ~ three hOunt bisO. which
was behind he, proved 10 me that Was In the nsghbOr
hood Of rurn determined TO aliSht, ~hich DID with
any difficulty, having ballast enough 10 go much fur
lher. shghsd near large fsrmyard. where was sur
rounded by several Watchdog nom whose caresses was
protected by my CLOAK Their barking skened the peas
who surpr -ed than III ghe red seeing
They admitted their house; Informed msfhst
hafpast iWO, and that wss IA the village Of Pion-FOrte
Smhni, 81 miles from Turin. | passed Tho fems n
der Of The IN the farmhouse and ia toe morning Tie
peasants accompanied me The Mayor no delivered
certificate, aiesling my arrival, &c. Amer packing my
balloon sad car set Out for Iurln where arrived Ct 10
the morning | Immediately down 10 write the d.
rector OF the Chateau do Feurs relieve The anxiety OF
my wife friends, and The Marseilies public Who might be
interested about then repaired 10 NJ B0s e ConIe
The French Ambassador WAC gave me passport. AZ II
he morning attended the church OF Ia Msdre al Do
where funeral service performed IN honor OfChAfts
Absrts death. Tits ceremony was followed by review
Of tho Natonsl Guard Ia the evening went to the
The4lre d'Angenne-, where iger played Louie XL
could hardly believe that the evening before at the
Chsiesn ces Fisufes az Marsei.les, 40 leagues of"