, 1864-09-04

J Ascent OF tho Balloon .yashihpton
I from Ruenoa a1res-Fhe, Atnoricaa
! t1antho ulouom-DescxnI In aud Iklde
D., Upon the sttvrr Plate. !,
! From the noenca Ayres STANDARD. June 15.1
T. On Sunday, At 2 p. u. the balloon Wash;
/ ipgton was brought from the gas.house to
the plaza Victoria. At hslfpast two, ali ar.
rnnEemtDts being completed, With The as.
eIstAnce Of Mr. simpscD, the signal was e;yen
TO let 90, and the alrship slowly mountsd
into space, I1asstng over the Color- tneater,
amid the Joy fui e1clanations OF several
thousand peri ous.
On reaching \ height of three ,houaa9d
five hundred yards, b: found the wind ching
| cd, and abz1 doLed BITS tormcs route. Wh.n
| paselGg over the tnuet and outer roads liz
kaluteo the scst telt, waTiog the American and
Argentine flags. which was replied to from
the several a-theads. The height being, at
that Tine about t~o thousand yards, he vas
| Ettll el abled to hear the cheering on board
the Vtest1. As SOON us the wind changed,
be determined TO take. If possible, a vest
OF the Pl.te Tha balloon gradually dec
! cended I'LL the anchors touched the water,
being them some fifteen mt1es from the Bel
Esabo shore As the balloon began to drag
alorE the water, Mr.. Wells threw out ballast
and aesln rose, att.infrg q height of fonr
| pachsy Islands.
About four p. N tha hour bslcg near sun
set, the balloon became more condensed. and
Gctcet oed more rapsrly than ut first, until
taf ahenofn ain reached tho "ater, but the
a'lonaut's ttozts to get permanent hold
! were u ltultlsss ~ before. Accordingly he
| again threw out ballast, and rose about three
| Thousand saros, In the direction OF San Fer
nsndo Coming down d fourth time. still
over the ctntre OF the river Platte, he cut
! away bis onchars, and struggled between tue
| lower mir cu1rentt WARTS San Fernando. und
! the upper oEe toHaro8 the islands. The sun
| had-no~ sus, And co,tiug uo IN tifth time,
no WIS Obliged to cot y ~sv the car, Ia order
| 1ight reach either terra f1ma or the islands.
Thin linking bis seat on the hoop attached
TO the ropes, and putting on two life bslts,
besides attaching the gas bag hy line of
ole hundred teet, 10 as 10 serve as buoy in
! case OF need, he ascendsd a sixth time, and
clouds and reucbing about SIX thsuaauj
| 3a1ds Here the run 81 emed to him VI ain to
rlbe. snd alter short mt tval net In the 1noat
s3.rAosoihary tplendur; The. cola was 80
and The encs OF the ropts, which had drag
eed III tns water, etitterea with ao Lev cav
| cripE- The tagJ dew nod grea coudensa.
| tlon Of gas, irom excessive culd, caused the
balloon 10 descend rapidly. :.
On tnnchfrg the water he contrivcd to
shlft bis posstion from the hoop to the ga
nng, nnd the balloon, dragging for sume
| time, Mr.. Wells WIS up tu bis y alst in water
| WhAo he rapidly proceeded towasds our
coast. Soon. lo~cver, tna warm atmos-
Phere csused the balloon again to rice, this
| time about 100 yards.
NJ. Wells Wns osF ~ most csi1ea1 position,
holding Dr. seated Oh the Rnshag, which hun: on
| tlet d rosd from the balloon. rhc gasbas be-
pan to rtselve rapio1y, out luckily ht head d, uot
crow dtTzJi At the cord did not brt At, a.thou:h
twissin9 % ~ an s9arn,nG manner. The balloon
g1adusll5 lost IT power, and acafu descended,
MI ". being ove91u7ed to rec tt3 shadow tucreaa-
Ing on thr wntct. He wns then dragged az nciote
nank the eu1 lace o the water at the Of elehE
| or ter miles Ill hour, and nfter an exciting ride
(which hs Compares 10 s1e1chdnvinc o,: tie snowj
OF ahott niheiy mtnu1et, reaehed the sh.,rr.
The people nf-eau lslnore shoxUl lIshts auI
| Tockete. which greatly ehcrred him, Us he Ess tr-
noraDt ot The direction IN which be went. AT !sst
he Was depnetted 10 swamp, and forced to sbaa.
| rose lmps1uous!y to great height, PASSING uyrs
| Ban Fernando In L 4 csicrtY aftrcffnn