New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-11

attitude &! oIe mile. Thas D. viii o. observer lhSS "a
iaeLty inmates had descended rapidly - TIE esTtn
ard The eapiaI alton spDaYcnt thu. his depression
vas the Tssnit ~ the di-snggs 81 gss me oa1yeni
poWer. l." for the descent i was III urn r-pai-
lite - thros Eft hssst AID lessen ne weight "h.oH
/ n. balooa bad - CARY vbea rss done by opening
bag # saHd and dropping iaW bandinis. Az eight
ocr'k The uercury the bGIome.lical tube toll -
/ II chcs, ard five minutes subsequently -, wL1ch
'o'"td tha; gur gallant ship hsh htled helreH ~
vcIceifllly TIE !-iIg cf tie tId Wss no, tue only
/ way ~ which we knew we bad been attaining
greater altitude i,r eDloved The ratner onnsaA
,ccaItlce vl beboidirg Tie sun Use 10 the Mes'-
GpI1r-Htig Lee iuT The .lu'i ~ lnuItTy hsd only
dlssppeaed aur craft sank and again rsme in s'shi
- the y.isTuus ptueuc. ui lhs -aGd-bnc H'>*enei
tte dsiai ce b-'weeb u AMI The saTsl qgHrter ~
an lour csp.s ara Il hera;.e dark. T'r barometer
then s;GG AZ .. inches ard shs ge..'bcr was bitter
cold. Our sAsvl, and ov-Icoa.- AMI gloves came into
Ieqnsnp but IN spiie ol these srtibcai sds i0 cum
font our limbs numb snd tern chartered after
he manner Of an American Bottom asue.
Il was, TIN l. abou: this time ina. IN Gcdeu: &C.
cured, both exciting and alarming. Prof WIS.,
cruuehed himself down IN the wlcktE-eaF, coVerei hs
bO0y with ,hawls and other articles 81 warmth, and
was psyug his devoir- Ga the drOwsy god oi sleep
TIE balloon bad again become inflated to H. fullest
itnslon, anu the Professor lay Immediately under i.s
mouth. Mr. Eager had occasion - address some re-
marx To the veteran aeronau., but received no enswer
IL was defm'd impossible ;nat he had fallen esleep so
soon, and Mr.. g. agAn accOsted him, this time IN
louder tore Still there response. third AID
fourth time DID be call bnt heavy deep and convul-ive
hTeaihiDgs were the only result. Nj. Gsger almost
pale with apprehension sst something fearful had oc-
Cured 10 Prof W., az bounded o one of the up
night irons OF the fsn-ah.. machinery and with a.
..isIce from Of bis fellow. voyagers clambered
II 20 the car. II ncEy circud stance tor Prof
w that he did; for Mr.. Eager found that the tube 6,
the mouth of the balloon directly under the for
mers nose, and that the expansion Of The gas bad
driven some of the hydrogen directly into ms face
lie was a. that time, sen.ibe though g. coon az the
tube had been removed by Mr.. eager from ts pro1-
DIT. .r;ae md h.ar
shakes given him. toe clmatpse nan revived, rubbed
his eyes. multered few ncoherent syllabes, and In
qured what brought his friend into the ear, aud what
wa The matter. The proficient bellOonsi, Who boasts
Lis two hundred and thirty -Eine asoensions had
been taught = valuable lesson, and took good care
thereafter TO keep the lower end OF the gs-bag ont Of
the say Of his smeers.
While this WA gorg on, the noble Atlantic had
found the current thai tie aeronaus had declared was
always blowing in the upper regions from the occident
10 tie orient, and travelling toward the very
star which they had picked ont in the armament as
the beacon f the course they wished "a take. Toe
discovery one well calculated 20 perfect the
restoration Of in Prof Wise, happily begun
by Mr.. Gsser. There broke nom his bps little
cough; and saying, Boys, let's tlng,' he struck up
the stirring JatioDal anthem, Han Go umbla, IN
which ail joined and csrriei through with great
deal of vgor and very little tune a the fngdy OF
the atmosphere put quite damper On patriotism ana
melody. We kept along III this west east current
only little while, however, a., ron eXperl nentH
made Il is important to say here. az the
sacrifice Of both gas end sand, it seemed that the
lower currents blowing nearly east al Turned OUT
that their course was good deal month of esst and "
as Determined that the increase OF our comfort would
more than compensate for the loss OF time IN making
the coast, by lowering the vessel considerable
distance Ii time before II was asce rthln ed
wbat amount Of the ascending power II would he
necessary 70 discharge in order to depres the ba Don
10 the proper poiLt, and net until quite large
quantity Of ballast had been expended, it being no
longer light enough TO make any nstra mental obsef-
ybilOns.
The aerial ship descended until the atmosphere
ceas ed TO be very cold when our party began siege
on the eatables and dnnkablss, dis patching various
good things solid fluid AMI mixed, with aacTity ana
relish. About this time Ia little after mGnieht there
were moneary flashes OF lightning all rides ol the
horizon. The milky way appeared IKE luminous phos-
phoresceut Clouds amt heavens eweled tiara OF stars
gl.tened below Us and above. Nights queenly broT
sbimmered with the mellow light of the newborn
crescent moon. Star hight and moon light Here was
the poesy TO which Shelly paid such deep alteration;
and which Alexander Smith delighted to- cherish ana
cultivate, Here was the mighty scroll OF the ceru-
leanp lared hru aDent, gathering all over with gnr-
geous heraldry We broke another bottle to the blue
ky, glterrs al over with its gorgeous heraldry.
at 2.3J clock passed over small ryer, but
were unable to tell what was not being able TO trace
is course for sufficient distance. 1t J o'clock We
found ourselves sailing over dense forest, aud belog
then quite low, distinctly heard tue WIND passin"
through the tree bougbs, sounding Ike shcay, rain
We em,rged from the woods il .te tenn is allowable
and foated over seyer' nsoitations, which sauted
with our uL!to' voices. Only the dogs ard the bull
iIog had the kindness TO send up their unciyzcd ac
camarOns, and in return We dispatched them The latest
intelligence from - Louis, done mp IN copy of TIE
Ercamg Ners, ~ aiUrdng sort OF compromise be-
tween our language ana theirs.
A. T. we cded over smother river, and, as we
thought, canal, and 80 minutes later over railroad
track The river was doubtless the Wabash and the
railroad the New-Albany aud Salem.
Prof. Wise and Mr. Eager had been asleep since
about hapsst twelve o'clock, and appeared 10 give
the matter their unreuittiug attention. had taken
about an hour rest in broken doses having been in
dilemma whether TO close my eyes subunary things
or to keep visual open for passing events. lne
duandary settled by NY coming 10 the conclusion,
that a. such tips the Atlantic was making, were by
10 meaus Of every day occurrence would not DO to
miss any If the incidents Mr. La Mountain, who had
been We iOvsly inclined during the carly part OF the
night suddenly became rather indsposed To talk, and
obsery cd hin bowling with closed eyes al the bottom
If tie boat. lie had worked with great industry at
Nerandeh Hall in getting the cords, valves &c, 10
rm for the voyage, and had taken but little sleep.
Morpheus seemed Ia have some clfm upon MN, ana
| was ds pOseo Ia press il. While Mr. l.. was DOING,
observed that curfen. OF air taking ms down
ward ard called hi- attention tO II. We had lust tune
10 scoop no couple Of haIdfulls al ballast piece and
dTop them overheard, 10 save M from cOl.iOn Vita
a c!uup u trees which stood in alarming proximity.
such was 20 the earth m this time - i
We very distinctly heard the sand fall the GROUND.
! The balloon, once more freed from portion OF her
freight, dsrteG mp again INTO The air aEd went above
/ tie branches WHOM touching, thou-h the MAJ I'm
| wss quite small. II was twenty minutes 10 three
O'Clock them The goodies VI the dawn was just
leading her coursers Of daylight a. the gate OF the
horizon tn. lng the east with faint purple glow.
Pretty soon another raddy ame lghtedap abd at three
O'Clock | conM distinguish where there wa, me
! IA NV notebook. sufficiently 10 avoid making one
, meInoraH5Un directly over snoiher lIve minutes
-ar-e. GuI The stars have gone uf their heaf~-lhr
derpouhed dogs going 20 their kernels. The balloon
w,tuog riding lnsie.ncaly through The clear ether
/ We we're po. high apparently yet hga-e below rs
! 3 oked the .ize OF cob2e stone. he--'-. N'se
Gseer arr IN Mountain were Ia a.leep, and u ie