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guifh the minuteft objects on the earth. In this vaft Map, he 

 could not only trace the different roads and interfe&ions, but 

 even the ruts and furrows in the field. His hearing became 

 Jikewife furprifingly acute. The rattling of the carriages on 

 the roads, the lowing of cattle, and the acclamations of the 

 populace, were diftinclly heard at the height of fifteen thou- 

 sand feet ; though at the fame time the travellers could fcarcely 

 hear themfelves (peak. He is perfuaded that a perfon with a 

 ftrong voice and a fpeaking trumpet, might be perfectly un- 

 der flood from the earth at that elevation in the air. In (lead 

 of finding the climate colder as he afcended, he obferved the 

 contrary. 



The place of their defcent was on a common four miles be- Account of their 

 yond Colchefter and (ixty miles from Ranelagh, and the time ^ lc ^ g ft ^ ar aftcr 

 from their departure was three quarters of an hour; confe- travelling at the 

 quently they travelled at the rate of eighty miles an hour."'^^ u 8 r ° miles 

 They were very hofpitably received by Mr. Kingibery, a free- 

 holder of the county, who imagined their vitit to be on account 

 of the parliamentary election, in which he had determined not 

 to interfere. By his very friendly fervices they were refrefhed 

 and proceeded to Colchefter, whence they returned to London 

 on the following day. 



The fecond voyage was made on the fifth of July, from Second voyage, 

 Lord's cricket ground, near Paddington. The very unfavour- J y S» l8oz * 

 able weather rendered his afcent much Iefs ftriking than it 

 might elfe have been. Thoufands of individuals filled the 

 furrounding fields for fome hours before the afcent, amidfl rain 

 nearly inceflant, and a continual haze. The balloon rofe with 

 Mr. Garnerin, accompanied by Mr. Locker, at ten minutes be- 

 fore five in the evening, and in four minutes afterwards it was 

 loft in the mafs of clouds. At the end of the fifth minute they 

 began to defcend, and landed at Chingford in Eflex, after 

 having remained in the air for one quarter of an hour. The 

 moft remarkable obfervation in Mr. Locker's account is, that 

 neither himfelf nor Mr. Garnerin could diftinguifh founds 

 above the elevation of 3 or 4,000 feet. 



On the 20th following a balloon was fet up from Vauxhall Pyrotechnic bal- 

 gardens in the night, having an extenfive fyftem of fire works oon » J u y 2 °* 

 attached to it, to be difcharged by means of a fuze, at a great 

 height in the air previous to the explofion of the balloon itfelf. 



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