, 1870-12-26
From S>utl. 80 I. Balloon.

r.. H.. EliElF If thr L.nnIhn 1tua-nc -
E1n: The vryd h4St9C conducted Wy bal
icon to Belgium. 81 desired for certAlH nut. !
1.c-er nf mirc. hs-c to 20 rouna the Pras- t
,,ia, liitse in order to cali 1t Touft tho end OF
my expedition. N.yipg atnt mY balloon bE
rail, rEtcr thn rare ~ my lleutenanfs
wi,efa Pruesjln cuiis. aries, nocapartist agcnte.
anil Otleanist rret endcr- AtH working toEethcr
sr2i,.et cur young mi glorious rcpaeIic- Up
10 tlxt moment had not gore really into tho
field, my excrtiocs hasi-E been connnca to
several aeruEactic Il 1pcr5Enen'a netr*saty tor
nltnitIirr certain er,rp OF mine. Eyrnnow xn
rot regularly rrlie ID n tho FrAH-h seffien-
having conducted 10 soma retptcss trAde-
b5No5n, carTyirE rfinci"slly p11sa:e passen-
gers and rot many ofti 'ias tnc:sagcs hut
toslt.irE my larcfpg, .ul cffeiins my ba!-
looa Eesiite. tho ta'E.st ia existence, sud
tsr,,t the hrst for ,hn uaf service. Tue Prns-
eiars Of late have iskeu m.nr balloons, o FinS
10 tho utter iEex oericuce OF the Aeeonauts. or
the had construction of aerial slipFins And.
,aE;rr Advantage there failuroe. rrusaiau
Hpies had cirru1Atcd atnoug our Far1siau ra-
nc.a that no more agents would be made ~
The DAYTIME. ttxs henenfortl ae.ouauts would
ASCEND after eunxet and before eunritc. Aero
nsu.a src 80 fsx frem b+i1g understood bs
OH, learned Encr, that eestral bl'loons we1e
aet,t in rn ridiculous manner, ! did ptotes:
in tl,e Libf7.e. ptptr with which I An con-
-nreted. and declared that conld pass the
prussinp 1,ne4 in creu day without fearing
auythicg from their Ridiculous shoossne- yea ~
beIote many thnu-Acds Of people, and crossed
trc nhoIo Of Paris 1t height of abont 1901
,srdr. When raw tt1t my bs.'oon was o.,
it.c l1u. sian acnnt.rosie. ordered eonnle q
s.sbEs be tb1es ~ out, s1d En- ss.r y
satsts the level ., g Safas 1nsn moe, 'jso impe
ten, msnner. @ These fools below be
lug deesissd by The diameter Of m!
tstoor, = c;itved WAS reAr them; Aid wcf'
rsisE thFir roslsr IN M purpose ! Vas Vef:
the famous Ea+naark rote wherein that FreA
ttAtfatnAn :. rnrt. 70 Trochu tho WASTING Q
III summation rceaA Paris forts. 1hs URN
c.t'tinned no 10 tts slsinity Of Soissone, IN
taoMea !n'essns Nv ~ Q. 1-~rudes :ence. set 81
~caDrnartf- ! ca: fully noted these pIacc
gu tl.s 1rat:r. for e,riug inioru,sti,u to mil
ta,y autLori;ie@, saki:H Advantage Of rrr,.
RAJ, i1r:ng 1.ns- Firing 'il not prevent III
ing to $500 yards. whom firing ccssc,
Es1eay trains were eeen running eo=;,t II
uas rssscrrtl: it VA. not nece@sar~ to /
further r,nssiass had not .ct their feet
these quarters. But \ true aoronsut in a'~l
disappointed wlcp obliged to put An ena
WI n.ctnt: tl4a spectacle is no msgridce
nrer c,ouJr. resolved to land only in u
eium. AID cid. as vas reported by teleEra
Wind VAS voty ttEorG, as VIC travelled
ki,nruefsc. {lS0 oai1c-) In about three boz
twa tatf TLo Dc dstcent IA. not d.ngero
a. l Ind chosen 1arEe plain, but rather loI
and almost ali II us wcre slightly hurt-<
OF the pasFspEotf IL the bead and anothet
.he t.:k. m, L'eu:cnsu, IN The foet: ,L = :,
,wnu,a haEe happen ntd il the balloon lad be
completed. hut WAS ~ anxious 10 pu,
e,erutiou tllA aerial plan thAt sscended vi
out nv ropo beipg 10 order. WAS awaso
gwts incurring eo:ne Eiaks, but Taa CO II