Sadler's Balloon.
The Times, 1824-04-27T00:00:00

Yesterday M1r. badler ascended in his balloon, from the yard of the old Wiroollen Cloth-lall, in Sal ford. About half-past four o'clock, the balloon being nearly filled, Mr. Sadler began to prepare for attaching the car to it. He then got in- to the car, accompanied by R. H. Peel, Esq., an officer of the 3d Dragoon Guards: and two flags, a grappling-iron, and rope, and a quantity of ballast, having been deposited therein, the balloon was partially released, for the purpose of trying whether it would ascend; but it wvas found to be too heavlly loaded. A quantity of ballast was then thrown out, and another experiment was made; 4but still :he baUloon would nlotascend. A third and fourth experiment were equally unsuccessful and Air. Sadler found, to his great mortifica- tion, and no less to the disappointment of his intended companion, that the balloon was not sufficientlv buoyant to carcr them both. MIr. Peel was therefore compelled to relinquish his scat. The bal- loon wasfinally releasedatseven minutes and a halfpast fiveo'clock, and bounded at once in the air in the finest style imaginable, clearing all the buildings without difficulty, and ascending with great swift- ness. As the wind was fresh, its progress througlh the air wag ex- tremely rapid, and in something less than two minutes and a half after it leRt the earth, it passed into a cloud. and disappeared. THE DE sc Er 1T.-A1r.Sadler arrived at the Star Inn, in this town, last night, a little before eleven o'clock. It appears that as soon af- ter the ascent of the baloon as he could make an observation with regard to his course, he found that he was going in the direction of LiverpooL After he had proceeded, as he thought, about half-way to Liverpool, the balloon still rapidly ascending, he entered another current of air, which carried him with great velocity to the sostth- east. He was then, as he judged, fron the distended state of the baUoon, about two miles high; but his barometer having been hand- ed out of the car when it was lightened, with the view of enabling it to cary MIr. Peel, and not having been returned, he was unable to determine .his elevation with accuracy. From the time of first entering the clouls, lie was constantly enveloped by them, nnd was exposed to a continued shower of snow, which co-in pletely drenched hin. Under these circumstances, be thought it expedient to descend as quickly as possible; he there- fore opened the valve, and descended with great rapidity. \Vhen he came near the earth, whichi was in the neighbour- hood of Mlonk's Heath near Knut,ford, he threw out his grappling iron, which caught on tie stump of a tree, and he succeeded in get. mng out of the balloon, and securing it; but in doing so he received a blovw either from the grappling-iron or the tree, which he after- wards discovered had inflicted a severe wound on the back of the head, ie wasexacty30minutesintheair. Ithappenedmostop- portunely, that at the time of his descent a chaisc was passing along the load at no great distance, and some persons who had observed the balloon directed the driver to the spo: where it was likely to de- scend, and MIr. Sadler found the chaise ready as soon as he had se- cured his balloon. After his return to Manchester, the wound on his head was examined by a surgeon; and we are happy to state that no serious consequences are likely to result from it. SADLER'S RALLOON. AIANCHESTER APRIL 24.