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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-23
rnRRIaN m,CRLLAnY.

We read in late English correspondence that eieen
Victoria Is experimenting the building of e noble nnan
sOleum, in the royal grounds at Ffognore-neW Wind
,Or cas.le-and upon a very beautiful and secluded spot.
This lie q graceful, womaaly, qusenly and pious set Oh
the RI cton,se wife and widow of England. The msa'
soleu n Is thus described
Il consists Of q central call, With four transep,s
branching north, south, cas-. and ves', with a porch so-
dining the western trsusepL The whole flo: 10 SUP
ported BY brick vaults Of massive work, which, &c the
same time, form chambers, with ~loop-holes for the pur'
pose Of ventilation and ,hs prevention OF damp risingio
tho supers.ructurs. They are entered by q smali hight
Of s,o5e steps. Toe central cell will DO lighted by three
seni.oirculsrhelie windows in the clearstory. which
all be externally decorated with Aberdeen graofe
hats aud heads. TIE copper roof Of the central cell
which lie octsgonSl on plan) rises fion the wall heads 70
the apex with . dat pitch, In the manner OF an ltaisn
! cauplnili, and will be surrounded with Q gilt cross--
Uudsr this roof will be the sarcophsgus for the remains
Of The prince consort. The reclining statue Of the prince
will be executed by Baron hArochsth. The four tran
sep.s are square, and sze lighted by windows similar 10
| tbose IN the clsars.ocy Of tie central call, and will have
D ,dimented copper roofs. -
TIE porch. which will be entered by a handsome nlghi
! Of stone steps, will be lighted with circular headed three
| lipht yinsc gs, with shafts and heads Of Guernsey gran
I,s and tho fTont vii We Supported by monolithic gran
ile columns, similar TO Tics. elreaay Gnished in the mau'
soleuua Of the Duchess OF Kent. Tae whole of the on
| terrier viii be decorated nitn Aberdeen ana duetnss!
| granite, and with red hansa.ld and various other stones
| fhs interior viii be in different colores Earbles ard
/ s,Ona. The building IA II the Italian style, rsmiudssg
one Of the c~amp,nii in Piss. ~ the erection stands
upon a base Of coucrete elk feet 10 thickness, there Il
very little probability that the symmetry of the msuso
| leun viii be mArred by set dement's. The erection, which
il seventy feet 10 length and the same In heigh, will b
adorRd By several STAGES. The foundation stone
! -hjeh was laid by her m j,sty, the 9 ieen, bears the fol-
=, .i,o %r--ris,iou ''Fhs toundsion' stone Of this build
ius' slec.ed by Qisea Vicioris in pious remembrance q
her great and good husband, was lid BY her on the 10
day Of March, 1. D., 1852. blessed are they that sleep
in the Lord
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rnr rxpsrs, ~IuaExrs's p,uDo,A.

LuIurious Aud ye; Gle ant ~solendor, mos. refined
j idgment, aud a poetic temperament, are revealed 10 the
srran gen ,n.s o. the bouior Of the Enpr.si Elgenie.
Toe doors are made Of ivory, iuliid with gold, tho fur
nitlre OF res ivooi, Of graceful shape, aud inlaid with
gold, mirrors OF ivor ths sofi5 and chairs are covered
with pale rcd elk; the walls hung With dark pipsr, and
the oeiiog Is an exquisite fresco.
A magnificent Syrian carpet Volup.uously desdens tho
sound Of footsteps. Abound hang the mos. valaa5l,
paintings of the old IN listers, b nro~ed from the Louvre
Gallery aud Versailles, as we'll as two family portraits In
oil, ov,rshadowed By palms, ododend-a, and cameiils.
The window-ledgss arc constantly adorned with fresh
a)wsrs, and on the writing-iesk lie splendid portfolios,
aud books bound ia TORTOISE sbsll inlaid with gold. Moth
ing "a wanting which a sense Of complete luxury can de-
wise; not even the toning OF the light The red slk ear
isins, heavily edged with black velvet, throw a subdu'd
hue over every ObjsS', aud any one who enters the room
may iuisgiae that he is ilhsling pSstry.-Ss. Ja"n
NggaI.as.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-23
IkorrtR srccrssruL ers.

ApugIlsloAiiug gu, OF 40 pounds calibre. mad
upon a principe which oOmbinos Armstrong; "coF'
With WhiivoT,hs "heH youal ri ug." has b,sn iriod a.
Sho,burynesS. TIE target wai a built up section OF TIE
RIrior's side, with +tlnca iron plates, Is inches Of
teak backing. aud 81 inner lining Of Iron Of tire eishshs
Of an inch. j. IL stated, hossvsr, that the plates we're
Of inferior metal 70 that ussl on previous experiments.
Ag.ins; this target, at = range Of 500 yards, was bred a
solid h~sIsgoaal shot Of l2s pounds weight. L. struck
the shield close to the spot at which 1t wss aimed, 4 bright
sheet OF q ans marking tue oolcussioD, jaft, As We no
;old, as IT q gun had ben a:od in reply. Il: thsn psss'd
strsigit through the iroa plates, ald remained fixed in
the teak causing the inner skin TO bulgI ald rsnd IA
mlny p'seea, so as to cause a leak shica nothing could
stop in al &C usl yesssl. T,et trial vas deemed conclu
s.vs Of the efec. OF these II ~...fronted shot upon iron
PLACED ships. Bat the experiment with shell was sill
more extraordinary in is results. One Of these tae.
msndous missiles, loaded with 3 lo'. 5 OF. Of powder,
aud Weighing ISL lbs, wol: completely through the
Shole target, bIrs.ing apparently on striking the Tuner
liuiog, and sending its fragments like a storm OF hail
RICH. over whG. soqld have been the main deck Of the
Warrior, and ~thsTssJre into the midst Of her crew.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-23

CAIso SLEvs AAEEIr Accounts frln Cairo c)lcuf
In repressLtng the slave market al that place IS quite
aclvs. T1s stock o. hand at laes. dllts Gas only soout
twelve hundred head, but In y,ss of AdVices that a lot
Of tone hTs thousand head was at Clrinib, 10 cone for
ward a. sool a. transportation cJ1li be furnished, prices
ruled a. = loT nsuss. Toe priacipil demand vas for uJe
In northern and central c~,u1tisA and Chicago. Small lois
changed hands a: the following rates Likely wenohes
for house Servants 81 to 81 so per head eommon fed
hands 81 50 70 s27S per mead good farm hands SIS TO
house servants was quite brisk, and The loV fynrss ruling
we're attributed ehthy 10 the fact that about all those
OF ring Tor houss seryAnts were In fact fela haods-
Ths number Of p seaRiRniss on the market vas very
large, bu; 10 WAS ID Jul. 10 dispose of them at any ng.
ure. No quotations can be gwen 6AioaSs f0sL
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-23
TERRIFIC TYPHOos IN OaINA-LOSs OF FORTY
THOUSAND LIVES.

-
The Hong Kong r0soe report, Oh August io'n' gives
full particulars Of q terrific typhoon which lately visitkd
som, of the orincipa! citie, OF China:
~. ,,,boon NJ nn,,seads,tsi viol,nc. ,,ent over
a ,ypu01 No. 1in.OD sTS ws'mno, =, s",S,1
- Or y Iss1 commi,tips S,.aaInl ,s,spss ON nro
80 h.in, ,bs csu.. os IN. da.,h NJ No less ,h.,
tr,, ,bonssnd lives Tho eentrs n..,ed over Canton
.nd Wb.mno. u,o.o dd moi have Il oai,e 40 s,rope
and Hong X ,pq esosnsd vi,b a st,r e,ls. vbiub simply
..n,aS Ia aims In tbs bsrhor ~ topI nm, another
an. 80, ,aau,;s, ,s.,urs !, hi. ,s,,;s, scourus 4.
moe. Ia -. - ~ IT,. go a.
the ,non ume ias.su, = se eAHs| y "''
-Tst " NJ ws1Sis, ~ ,hs Ann A. Nora. oou,i,u
uL...n ~ 1850 $500 =. ,hs I.,ns.;,s -, 81.
boat In ,hs hsrbor.
Two ether house boats we're capsz ID and los.-crews
sayed.
houses belonging to Chinese fell down, causing
tbs dsa.s Of many cf Ineir inn ,tes. Hong K ong mar
~. .osLIered az having cone Or vel.
Casualties IN MACAO.
Who'e hssts Of W'es O'as! ooI' are ios~ Au VI,
inner harpor OF MACAO none one nIuor'a !, sasA', NY
other boats have oegn lost Ths Tag. ooss, on men
pass'ge rom BONG e'ne 70 l,'iS. We vs., ons :. h.
tnem VIE SKY eous w e.AI ~ ..s'ss 49,.
completely destroyed, and sns asuss' ''a' 70 n'aae''
g.asps' rsisnaaaS y Eouoo. ~. q. sncho- 4, ,hs or..,
Inc AIe',osa s.'p oows' ~ Nv W O.. sI.ss
roap,, y wen s-
''oSu - iunO.s VI .no,sa Of Al. ,s..o. ,ho MIA,
"tne symp,es'%oVol ' ons !, az 3, : aAv 49,.
eensiuVS mArlne asv"e'e - ~ Wv.
marine 1Afoneser . ues. 49, - .uo.aI. eap
AN u = f'p''" ~" -
20 nss. ,ou ~. - n. ,,,., ,,,A.. alan,
inspS ~ A'e "A'' " se se''a
nundfeu'
o.s.ALIiiS "AAroA
ne" io"n Sud DaIooo iohn' ."o 'MHge' forming
part ena paroti Of "amPoa, are one mas Of runs
barely 4 na!ive nouss s;Anoipf.
"Ihe Ge.to4 mouse GaoP We eips.,u WIN nlae uas
s.'e,S, hasopeaus y a. - s " ~ 81 , Ss'g 49,
'pe oe'ae. was eA.,saoa " peSo Hes.'y ~ ~ suoPt
vent on shhe' 1IsI .ae sas Wa ossi. no asAPrp.
oouil % .e.n' sla iaooiois : ' ~ oo " NAa' i"'
los' ei men "'mp0S '''"s''u "'o.O''
CASUALTIES IN cAsros.
"With few exceptions the river was clean swept OF al
is Cover bolt', hong beats, and every oshe' kied
boat, hol ses fei aud Liled Eeople ~ the hundred; ls'S'
iunks o oke adrift sni came thuadsring up the river
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-23

THE hEw REcGUIrL-An army correspondent thua
writes to the PrOviisac, Post Of the trials Of the new
troops acting as pickess:
IIthe night time they transform trees into mounted
men, hrubs into p!skss, fences into BATHS lines, aud
even ROOFS Into armed rebss. Al one time thsT hastily
rllie3tbsir ranks aai poured 8 CALLING de iotO the ont
cropping Fock3 Ia the iiser, believing them 10 b. a Con.
fedsrs:c force iordirg the bubaling current. Even in
the DIS zine, On ous Seci5ior, . few OF our mon Wbo
hAi crossed 10 te large i4iaGd in tbs river for grain
were 6t7i or by tho Shcl' line OF frightened picss,s,
ard oa'y sIyei themselves D. fsiiug osllw ths grp-
EAss o! ~ lsrg, dE bat. To thsss raw troops q
coon og or an owl ss'eeoh becomes a 5usl, call. Thy
u-Sd shs sTpsr,saos Of a campAign 10 cool thsir mag.
nations and temper their zeal.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-23
GEOGRAPHIC
sKIRnIsBING NEAR NASHVILLE.

CHArTisooeA, Oct. % The Rsbelhss q despatch from
hurfIessheroush, dated aist, which says. Oar itksis
attacked the ersuy from several points, resr Nashville,
q. day shtt this morning, diving In their pictsts, killing
several and capturing fty prisousn. Ga the hurfrsts-
boto pike ne also killed W. B. Stokes, Colonel Of rene
gads rennessesans, and another Colonel on the Lebanon
pike, also driving their forces into their entrenehmsn,s
at NASHVILLE. There Is no evidence Of an evacuation OF
Nashville. Captured private letters represent the stale
of tie city IS into cradle.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-23
TIKI POPE,

A lstto- from Rms, published 10 the WsndsrsTr Of
Vienna, contains tie following statement:
To Pype's health is 70. very satisfactory. Hs own
position sat hat Of Italy weighs 90 hi miod. bis Hoi'
nsss lately remarked to an ecclesiastical disuitary;-
"The band Of PfoVidsDcs has already written for mo the
MsHs, Asas, Tsek.I, UphaTsiH NJ days are nuuoeret;
nv acts are weighed ia tie balance Of Divine Ju,tloe,
and ! hope they will not be found too far wanting; nv
empire Is falling inc secular hands. Will bs for ioogf
Who knovsf ?" The Pope almost every day rsee'vsd Visits
from foreign priests, chiefly Fsench aad B,ig'An. Ia
answer TO the questions addressed TO him on the subj sol
Of his personal tesrs or hop g, he usually replies Ia very
few words, and Il ia evident that such questions do not
please him.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-23

A. about I O'Clock, P. n, ths Yankee Was ".goirg
out !" aud by S, looking FROM he deck, the Nashville and
the prize money was out OF eight. Ia tue q amt ian-
gi,se of Buoyan, in the Pilgrims Progress, sae Nash.
v lie Event on Der way and cav him no more" The
Nassau papers have given an account. of her reachirg
Green fu.le Key, on the 25h Of Jaae, and the Enslsh
ioarna ala have since announced her reaching the Sou b.
era States. This fact Is known ID no one better than
tds eye.uisness who signs him ,sf, yours respectfully. 4.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-23
GEN BUTLER TO Be LOOKED AVER.

lHfym Nc oad9b chiPplhE hssVlAe, oil
Wdcn The Federals occupied New Orleans, aud Il was
1iG1uuced that the blockade sac faised there, a. Vel! as
at sac porle Of Wilmington, Rasu:OrI aud Nsyoern, : e
snn uaccEsnt was accompanied By the assurance that
al ttsie opera ions shosii be conducted uoder the pro
lection Of The FEDERAL forces The arms cired by the
ioreiga ~resiieaGs o! Mes 0.ie,ns, and Ct which 6 ns'sl
3 itltr hal deprived them, we're carried Obviously for
~persoaal security, under circumstances shich might rer
der a resort to arms ueee slIy. Ths irsecuri y Wl;ch
ma. AisGyI be felt ia 4 iowa occupied by = gsrIison re
Ss d ID ri,b ds;e,tatioa b. the iahabitaJ Is, has DO n n
CrCalsd In the csas OF The cccapAlicn Of New U lssrs,
oy me course ajep.sd by .ic beterat5 Who, |! IL al egej,
are u giag the negroes 10 n war Of determination
Sgilst the vhi.e'; aud this stNciou5 proceeding has
bsea preceded ny a deliberate dsrming OF the latter
- 'hit the cilzils Ald l)sstgu residents Of y Nv o LEAFS
have been, for seysral weeks, exposed to perl OF no or.
j,nsry kind
II Gene9l Is ltltF thovelt proper 20 dissrm the cid.
: ne and rtsd MS OF New q leans, he rSs bound to iur
nish sioqlate protection but /, dLsrn hem lrss end
hen hound On tie black popel zion aysils! item is, II
trus, an act OF bsreGr ~ almo't Uithouta pTrllsL Surely
her N 'stys Government will 10; sunJr the lives and
properties Of B:itis1 satj cs 70 bJ j jopofdis, d IN This
ma aner without mEking aa eff TT 10 pruy-nt IL. Fru.
a,tely for ou- c'u trymen g. New 0rietai there have
zen French Gnd Spanish men OF war IN the port. We
neei hardly say tia IL do - not become Brit en- snhj cs
to b applican,s for protection to any foteigi d e.
A snip or two may vi be Epgred from our West
India '~qu'dron for the pu-pssa Of p zee Jog our
oouatry aen az New Orleans. We cannot suppose that
any rrprss enist.ons TO the Fedasl Government would
have much eject. A Government thd would retain
such a mao ss General Butler as & c IN naudan. tf any
foIce, but especially Of an army Of occupation in Q place
Ike New D leans are not likely TO iistCn TO any repre-
~aeutation as to his conduct. Tee sppearano, Of q
British IAN OF war o.. two 10 tho tafb3r of New 0rles ms
Is the most expeditions and effective med, OF de,ling
with G neral Batter, and eff I'D .ng that protection to opr
counlrymsn and country women Of which they sand sp.
pareu;ly 80 much 10 need.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-23

waited upon By q .l.ve. BE embraced the opportunity
to reprts mt 10 the negro. In q very pathetic way, tbs:
be was G man and 6 brother, and more thso tea--s1
sbos,ionist. The negro Sc, med more anxious about tho
breakfast than be was about his relations CT tho conci'
don Of his soul and finally, in despair, hr Pailiips or
dered him to 20 away. siJing tina. he c1ulin'f bsar TO
be waited upon by a slave. Excuse ne, massa SAID
the negro. dmust stay here, cause I am responsible for
the silysr ware" lGreat laughter
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-23
The Need. Of tn. Army-An kioq uou. appeal

The Needs OF the ArmT-An KiOq uent Appeal:
Governor Vance Of Moth CAroial, hAa issaed the
Eolosiag stirring appeal 10 the people Of his Sac 10 be-
hall Of the brave troops who have gone from their
nitsi 70 fight for lhe:r country. The noble sentiments
aud patriotic suyg 5.i5as OF .hs sdlror shoa,l b.
spread through the 1lols land. and va lsnl our aid 20.
Sprdi their general DISSEMINATION ia the hop, and b,llef
tAss they vii no. al upoa needless cara or cAllous
hs1yi- OR brave brothers in TIA 6sld mus, b, swei for
ess Ee are unworthy Of the liberty they are striving
% ooSly 70 oOnqasr. We hope that every one. man
vcnla or child, Who rOais this address ~lI stop % con.
nIsf VIA. rs or shs can d., hOHsVsr Little 1: may be, to
pS one or more Of Gus soldiers more comfortable whils
Jhs winter lasts
TO Tax PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Asss ths mo5, stssaloas s~1e-.ious on he pars Of lie
oaJs-s, ne S sts iliI l. iuposs DO to elOshe sra shoe
o.. sJi5isr5 w!:hol. sSan appealing to thR. oTCf3Nirg
fo1s-il o. ssles0igJ-:ae prV1ta contributions Of our
psopl5. Toe rtgors % winter ara Approaching, o1- sol
dars ars slreldy suf iriag, sni mus: sld,F more if ole
Uppa.lis3 are net ptsoical All active. Tas QIuta-
ms: as Dlprsmoil "a hbos1s faithfully to provide for
tho1, b., owing g. speslAIi)l and e~X'orioo, will fall
Short TIE deS5ieGsg mus. 3. supplied by he people,
We sazl hEv5 Al ociTs Eintsc ci1p1iE, s7i how cI1
or troops. Il ragged. s1l3 sul b~arsfOot, eonisnd With
shs ~s3lcadidly equipped columns Of the ensmyy
Ths articles mo5t nssds5, aud which the State 6lds
4 ms 6,fie7lI % supply ara shoes socks, sud Blankets,
tb0uga daSsrs, shirts. and ptuts would be gladly re.
ceivsd. !, eFerJ farmer Who has hides tanning you'd
cgres % SpAre o0e pair Of shoes, and II every mo her in
North Carolina would tuit o1e s!roog pair o. either thl,k
Oos.oa or Voollsl socks Tor the army, they would Do
AOuldshLT supplied. A grsa, lot Of bA1kssi also might
yes be spssed from private use, and tbous .uds could be
-nadSfson the carpets upon our psTlor q ors. Wiih
good warn hoasss AID cotton bsi clothing rs csa Ger.
Al1iI gss through the sintsr nlos better tnAnths soE
dars ea1 with al the blAnks2 IS oAa give them.
fhs Colo ds Of th3 militia regiments throughout the
eass Se hereby appointed agents for the purchase aud
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oVnoE VA. oLNraAL &. 500. I

OpfICE VA. CLNTuAL *. s.C0.
September lith, 1854.
NHASGE OF fogIDULE The following .rGas will fs[E
" be rdn On this road on aud after Monday, septen- k3k "
Der 18Th
The NJ IL and Passenger r'sin leaving Ri;hmoad at 7 O'Clock
A. n. for stauGton ard interuedis'e point, daily, returning viii
leave stAu1ten Al 7Ho oicl es A. NJ, and arrive 10 sichnond st
SIS 2. N.
The Accommodation PASSENGER Train, leaSiog Richmond 81 &9J
p. n. for Gordoosvile aud inter mediate pc me- tAly. Sundays sH'
cep'et, rs;urrtng Will leave Goreon4yille O.! O'Clock A. n and
arrive Ia Lichmoni at u o'clock N
The Mai and PHsecHi Tram Wst Of stSuuton, leaving ftAun'
ton ~ 6:S) A. n m rses lsy., 5hor'd 70 and ss.u days. and re-
,urning the slma dIya The Mall Train connects with the Orange
and Aeran t'a Ma Tain At Gordousnlis for culf eper, .ad at
Lharlottesvl i fr L~'nehburg Il connscl al Stanton with stSge
LnSt r Lexington, Hsrh,o burg and poiuti further North. Fer.
wants ttsysln, 10 frs. cl'is cars Will pay full I've
The Pre- ght T ain having Richmond daily. ,undayJ ,Ieeptei. at
$50 A NJ, and stsunton for the West a. 6s1 A. \. on Tuesdays,
thursdays and saturdays. The trsinI Win no. run Yves. Of Mil
boro.
Through teteis TO ~Lyn,hburg for White psrgon,, t6 25 for ser.
wants, and for children under . yssrs Of age, ". can be obtained
ct this once. II. d. WdIro0hB,
sss6 General uperintendent
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-23

A PRIYER Fo1 0JR ASNIIs. BIT BIsHoP GREIN, OF
ElsssaPpt-ilsis.; CD Whose Providence Salch
eth o7es 81. ,hiays, and il Whoss haadi /, the disposal
G. ell o1eass, W. l,ok up to Ties for Thy protection
ard blessing Ani3ss the apparent aud great dangers,
wih which we IRE enc1mpassei. Thou hast, In Toy
wisda n. permitted the many evils OF an unnatural and
dcslruo.iTs war 10 come upon u. Save ne, We 0eseech
Taco, from the hands C cu' en- smleJ. Va ca over cur
father, and husb Ilds, and brothers, aad sons, who,
t:ustiag in ThJ defsncs and II the righteousness OF cur
cause, have goue forth 20 The sery . /, Of their country.
Nay lbsir Lvss b. precious In Thy sight. Preserve
them from all the dIugsss to which thsy may be expos.
cd. Bl,bls them successfully to peIfJrn their duty to
Thee AID IN thsir county, and do Thc1. in Thine lf lie
vsion aud poWsr, 50 oYsrIuls events and so dispose
tbs hearts o, oil engaged in this psiufal strug gle, that
1. ny som cad Ia ps9os aud b~roLherly lore, and lead
not only 70 the safety. honor aud welfare o; our Confed.
crate S's.ss. bu, 10 mo good Of Thy people and the glo
~ Of Thy grsa. nam,. through Jesus 0aris! our Lord.
Ams9.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-23

AsIcDoTz OF WsSDILL PEnLrPs-hr. Train, In q
recent speech at Music Hall, Boston, speaking Of Ws'-
deli Panips said. iN
Tass distin guIshed abolitionist went to Charleston, 8.
O., occe btf re he Wss very well Known, a9d put up o, q
hotsl. BE had breakfast served In hia room, and was
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-23
THE HIGHEST BALLOON AsorST.

Toe English papers contain reports Of ascents made
by N. GlAisaer, an sc onaut, who has reached Q higher
elevation than had ever before b,en attained. o. re
cent trip be as ended to q height Of 6ye miles and three
quarters $50 $50 fset) Approaching that point, he
observes, the corrected barometer read 10 s inches
an endeavorirg TO read the vet bulb, / colld no; see
the column Ct the mercury. l rub my eyes, then took
A lens. and also failed. y endeavored 10 reach
som, brandy which was lying on the table .: sboui the
distance OF q foot, aud found myself unable to do so.-
Ny sight bscame more dim.
Iloakei at ths broneter and saw ii &! 10 inches still
decreasing fast. AID Just noted il in my book. Reading
WAS at this time aool: 9 s 4 inches, implying 4 heigh; OF
about Z miles, as a changs of an inch in the reading
of tbs barometer at this elevation takes place on q
change of heiEt. Of abou: $500 feet. l felt | WAS losing
all power, and endeAyored TO arouse myself by strug-
Cling and shaking. attempted to looE at the bsrome
ter sgair; my heal fell on one side. | struggled and
got it right, and it fell on the other, and flally fell back
wrd.. NJ arm, which had beam resting on tbs table
fell down by my side. /! became misty, and alally dark,
and ] sank uuconsciously as in Sleep"
Tae writer continued inseusbls for some dne, bus his
place was takan BY a T.. O~Sggswel, who assembled still
higher, Until the barometer is believed to have marked
OILY eight inches, implying that they we're then sx and
a half miles sbovs the groundi The temperature vas
then come degrees below E,ro; on leaving the surSce
il wa, Hf.y.nine degrees fahrenheit Tae descent vas
made vithou. any accident. Pigeons 10! loose at Al ee
yS;ieu Of four miles, fell down like stones, and were .
ken up dsAa GI to ground.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-23
ADyr AID IEsPEcroReEsEsAL's OYs.oE,
RicHnOsp, Oct. u, 1904
GLsEsAL oRptHs,t

KioHk0sh, Oct. 70, I'-I
GZsEsAL oRDtHa,
No.i5
The following notice Of the rtae.rs act mel Who Rave kssi
a ~ exchanged a. prhontrS ef war; . putlshsi fT ibs iafsrGL
ton cf all cCnSemed:
BIC xosD, Eept. 50 1884.
Let. All Oh GERS and utn who have tsen delivered az Aiksat
LsnSing, Va, mp T. this Gate
%. Hioscss wso have b,ea G,lysred 81 ylsisbgrs, Mss up
T. us dAl ..
ST. Ten thousand tsrse hundred and tt,;tis1t men ftbe at
ROBERT oULD,
sge5t fer EIeh,pSe
II. IodhCeSs and m-a who have beea duly erehsr I'D 10 pie
onsr, Of var, will, siheu: dsiIy. Join Their rGpscave Aeskaenu
sni oerPs
Cigaed) a. COOPER,
~cetis-lw All and Insr. Genrrsl.