News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-09-06

As to my name. it is Carl Won Pack.
principal aeronaut 10 the Prussiau
forces. now in thousands below us. aud
l am going to carry you a prisoner to
/ them"
/ At the conclusion of the above re-
marks the Prussian hauled in the French
/ coIors, substituting in their place those
Of his own nation. He had, in point Of
! fact, been sent up by the Prussian com
mauder less with Il view to capture the
aeronout himself than to obtain posses
sion of his dispatches.
Monsieur Nadar, nothing danted,
quickly and fearlessIv rctorted: "Thank
you; perhaps you will capture me first
And your companion yonder p he
added, pointing to the other balloon, as
yet out Of speaking distance.
You will soon discover, replied his
antagonist, at the same time firing at
I1m from a revolver. the latter taking ef-
feet by passing through the neck OF the
Intrepide, just above the Frenchman's
head. The gas passed out with q hiss
! ing sound from the bullet holes, but Ma.
dar was equal to the occasion, for in 4
moment the punctures were stopped
with a strongly adhesive substance
which he carried with him in case Of
emergency. 1t was evidently the desire
of the Prussian to aim at the aeronaUt
rather than to destroy the balloon, for
the second shot passed through the cord
age close by him. Swift as thought
Monsieur Nadar thought of a ruse to de
ceive the enemy. for on the second shot
he threw up his arm with n loud cry and
dropped out of sight in the car. The
Prussian, thus deceived, raised himself
to his full height, and for the first time
during the novel arfare stood exposed
to full view, waiving his hat with JOY in
anticipation of his prize. Nadar only
required the oportuuity, for a we'll
aimed shot from his revolver tumbled
the fellow over, with a fearful grOan Of
aGonev. He directly poured five orsixsuc-
cessive shots into the body of the balloon,
which instantly began tosettle down onits
way to the earth, bearing with it the dead
body Of its late eXultant owner. Our
hero's attention was now called 70 enemy
number two, who had got near enough
to fire. but had made no attempt to do
SO. Morsieru Nadar, conceiying that
his intention was to grapplo with him
flung out bag Of ballast, and quickly
rose above the coming enemy. The
alteration Of altitude brought the IN
tIepide in contact with fresh current OF
air, which waited If, rs it were, 1T an
angel with the course pursued. The ef-
feet Of this was to cause the balloons to
cross. the Prusian one ut the time being
below. It sealed his doom, for Nadar
Watching his chance, with breatAless auN-
ioty, made all ready, and at the very IN
stant OF CROSSING he cat away the grap-
pliugiran which huu2wdcrncalh thccar.
with q crash it tore through the cue-
my's balloon. Thought could hardly be
quicker than the Gight to earth, "a shape
Monsieur &u.l,r. after Tins ,>tps,nr,li-
nary victory, descended 20 the current OF
air he had before been iourneyiug IN,
and, although an hour beyond the usual
time for accomplishing the passage.
Paris was reached 10y him, and his dis
patches were delivered in safety.
For this heroic act. he received
unanimous vote Of thanks from the then
existing government, besides handsome
monetary ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Nadm
performed many other journeys during
the war, but none that brought him into
such close proximity with the Prussians
as this aerial combat