The New York herald., 1863-10-28

PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND vEssELs SEEN.
The streets and separate houses distinctly and
| clearly visible but the people could not see. 81.
Paul's cathedral looked like chid's toy-a "msde''
church. little play thing-while the London monument
Cointhian Pillar erected TO the memory OF Nell
son. In resembled couple OF ordinary
| oandestioks Every ship and steamer on the Thames
and tho East and West India docks distinctly
ble but none them the distance we were placed
played any motion. Tho only evidence OF life that
had in the unparalleled panorama below was In that
awful and continuous The vessels looked like chill.
drens toy ships and those In the river appeared II
| they were frozen or petrihed In stream Of Ice.
ALL APPEAR AT A srANDsrILL.
Everything was fixture. The Serpentine the orna.
10 the parks and the round drop (appa.
renty) that forms the circular lake Of
extent In Keusngtou Gardens seemed more like saucers
or cups Of than large ponds they Fnsbury
circus looked like green and gold colored dinner plate
MENTAL IMPRESSIONS.
While looking at novel, and one seeming so
impossible contrary 10 the ordinary nature,
there great difficulty In believing enes senses Now.
that some twentyfour hours have passed. constant
~ asking myself lofty and magical journey
reality. or only fancitul dream.
LONDON LOOKING Up. p, fnl
Bat We did not living London all London saw us,
and watched aerial journey the northward
OF my Friends who knew Of my intention 70 sscend
nessed the balloon, and their magnations following their
vison pictured 70 themselves adventurous mortal
far away distance that not the that
tanned six ordinary sized mortas quite visible
Had the balloon been Of great szs extreme
height would have been beyond the reach Of vision
One Of my friends said at time looked larger
than mans hat
ELsvATING REFRESHMENTS.
oroS nNIv 10 lonirN Nnu,c
ciousIy the world that had left beneath US for
brief period. Wewhe "treatipg ourselves-treated it
with respect and condescension. The mun1cence OF
Of party had provided several bottles labelled
with mysterious figures, marks and hieroglyphics,
and among these could decipher Chicquot, .
sXeres," "IaHtte," "Cognac" &C., &c. cork on
coming out did not make a loud report but the stream
that followed helped to give additional elevation to oar
spirits.
TOAsTs, SENTIMENTS AND SPEECHES..
7oasts were drunk and speeches made-the former en-
reg,e the Inter eloquent Among the sentiments that
were given nd responded 10 were:-
The Kings and Rulers OF tho world. ~
Queen Victoria.
President Lincoln.
The Emperor OF Austria.
Each Of these rulers had sssubjects" on board Then
one the party gave "Scentfc Aorostation which
responded to n brief but eloquent and appropriate
speech by Mr.. Gaisher "Aeronautcs and the eminent
aeronaut, Mr. henry Coxwel," given, to which our
aerial captain replied most feengy telling TO great
qualification that he had ascended the heavens In
balloons exactly five hundred times previous to that trip
Mr. Gaisher had also been up sixteen times Count
Schafgotsch four times.
Being myself something Of veteran in aeronautics O
had been up just once previous, and that twelve
years ago), called the other "experenced" aerial
voyagers respond to toast, and I gave them the
"greenhOrns OF balloonng''-Messrs. - and -,
to which those gentlemen responded with great humor
ana must say with all dignity and courage.
In reply the toast Of Ihe United States one and in.
divisibe, aud may she always remain so,' the distn
gushed American Senator gave ilne minute speech
Of great eloquence and power. I doubt II q re.
sponse to a political toast by eminent statesman at
a convivial gathering given under such lofty
and elevated circumstances. Cheers and clappirg Of
hands followed the telling points Of each speakers
Dress the great audience beow-the undisnguished
three Millions who had "pt tickets" gave US not
one single cheer. But, If they did not eatter our
efforts to be eloquent, l will give them the
credit Of being perfectly respectful; for not
single person Of the multitude and beneath
offered attempted to come into inter-
rupt suppose owing to the good breeding and
confirmed habits OF the people in this arstocratic
try where all persons occupying q high position
treated with respect and deference
Another toast, which never can be omitted In INTEL
lsent assembly, The Press" coupling with It the
name Of the leading newspaper Of the world The NEW
YORK HERALD" ard calling on your correspondent
respond which he did with bis usual ccitous eoquence
had copy of your Journal with me in the car.
Then your correspondent with his proverba gallantry,
gave toast Of which.l have doubt will be
read your columns by millions Of bright eyes every
part Of the habtable world, while sighs and eloquent
prayers will be breahed from ten hundred thousand hap
happiness travelling bachelor who forgets the
dear creatures who often devour-raher read
his lucubratons in the columns Of the ladies' favorite
ournai the New YoRx HERALD The sentiment was what
might be termed sthe toast OF the day it was "The
girls we've left behind u.s." While other toasts elected
cheers this produced the most unbosnded enthusiasm.
One eloquent and devoted member of our party, with
true singleness devotion and consancy gave an ndiv
dual, personal toast, "Miss Julia -, and which was
| received with due feeling and gallantry.
TRAVEL OVER LONDON.
But forget, moving London; the gorgeous
setting iumnates the beautiful earth casting long
shadows, golden lines and purple belts among fields,
| forests, bills, valleys, cities and plains
High cleaning from aarl
II the joys and pleasures o; iro can be measured by
sensations and intellectual pleasures afternoon trip
over London on clear autumn day is worth hundred
years OF ordoary existence. entirely conscious that
have utterly failed to give you any thing but faint con.
cepton of our era journey and s surrounding scenes
The highest point reached trac over two miles
from the earth. or object was not TO obtain
great altitude or we could have gore UP four or Eve
mics, or as Messrs. coxwe and Gaisbor did in their
memorable ascent last year, miles from tho earth
TIE TEMPERATURE.
Al the height reached temperature was not a all
uupleasanty cod though the mercury was about twenty
degrees lower than the surface OF the earth at start
Ing, and which If remember rightly, was forty.
degrees Of fahrenheit Neither there the slightest
| difficulty experienced in respiration. On ascending
three, four Eve miles Mr. coxwell says the srial
| voyagor finds himself breathing more spasmodicaly
"saspipg" asM were for breath--that is trying nv a
strong effort Of the lungs TO draw enough the highly
rariaed or thin air 10 subserve the purposes Of lie.
Mr.. Clsisher and MIR. Coxwel both say that in the
higher attitudes the lungs get far wider naton and
Mr. Gasher says he feels these occasions ard for
long time Afterwards, healthy expansion OF the lungs
and throwing back OF the shoulder blados vast mum.
the cells exterinr ,to rupga