Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-02-13

MISS BRADLgY's BALLOON A>tINsIoN.-Onr
readers will recoleet that not leng ago Miss La
cretia Bradley made balloon ascension from
Easton Pa. and narrowly escaped denth. We
give below her own description of the perllous
voyage.
II rose with perfect calmHrss aud great rcoc-
ity 10 a height Of over two mile, my whole feel.
ing, being those of inde-erihahe tranquility and
gratifird delight. There wa no percepube
breeze until reached thu highest point OF my
voyage, directly over bend Of tie Delaware
when four heavy currents struck my balloon an
all sides with equal force Finding the balloon
wa, full. opened the valve three times, in sue
ces-ion and While letting of. the gas a. fast rs !
could 1.-THE balloon ut the sanc tine rapidly emp
tyinp itself fIon.) Il very strong under current
foroit, up into thn mouth offhe balloon, caused
n roaring il< the ocean in heavy storm, fol
lowed by IA noise like the discharged cannon,
and "A sud len fall of about ;lhuna4ed feet then
looked up mud law my balloon all shattered with
the exception nftwo pieces ON being about one
cghtthc size Of the ballaon-farme aparachatr
ia the top OF the net work and the other san ut
the side aud bore me oil eastward, The Wlad
rocked the car Violently az the ttMe, ami Tor ten
minutes succeeding. Knowing ms situation,
had no feeling of fright or anAlety whatever but
TRANQUILITY trusting III that same Almighty Power
| ever loved to trust | prepared myself IN the
best possible manner | could for my descent,
believing should land safely. throw out my
sand and graphing ron placed myscl fiirmly IN
the car in an upright position, my hands extended
ciasping the handles ON cach side. delbcrat"
" looked on all sides and admired the indcscri-
hablo grandeur and beauty of the scene | spent
ten minutes n singing song of praise to the
Greater Of such scene of beauty aud sublime
grandeur. Rapidly descending, landed safely
but with great force in the centre Of large cIo-
yer field in Still Valley New JERSEY, four miles
from Easlon, at half past II o'clock, \. NJ, hay
ing been up just an hour,twenty mlnntas OF which
was after the bursting of the balloon
Miss Bradley Is from New London Conn, and
not from Philadelphia as stated in the papers
which have noticed her Ascension. 1t was her
first adventure Of the kind, and She exhibited II
nerve and self possession not often found IN her
sex. Alth6' not one of the most beautiful when
on terra iirma, it remarked by many that
when She cut the rope, dressed as she was in her
hppodrome costume, with a French crown cap,
white feather, aud oncircled with wreath of
green aud white flowers, she looked like Il fairy.
SUCCESSION To THE FRESCu THRONE. Prince
Napoleon Bonaparte, who has heretofore been
considered as the heir apparent TO the French
throne, il appears, is not entirely certain of that
honor. The Prince is not popular and his recent
failure in the Crimca has caused highly dcroga.
tory reports in reference to his character. Not
withstnnding his nntnc and close likeness tn the
first Emperor, lac is coufcssrdiv not great man
and shows no promise of ever achieving II militia
~ reputation. \ Paris -pondcnt of the Ma
tional lutrgcncer, who thinks his chances pro-
blcmalical says:
al seems that The Emperor filling natural is
sueot lis own ho,ly,mdg odopton mir, who would
then take the place rs imperial prince and heir
10 the throne, between the Empcrurand Prince
Napoleon. Upon his assumption Of imperial
power, the emperor refused to adopt his cousin