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but M. Bologna, his friend, survived, though some of tas. 

 limbs were broken. 



The ascension of Bittorf, the mechanician, from Manheim, 

 was equally disastrous. When he had risen to a considerable 

 height, he perceived, too late, that his balloon was damaged, 

 and he had no other resource than to open the valve. The 

 balloon descended with extreme velocity, and the inflammable 

 matter which it contained, took fire, the shreads of the bal- 

 loon falling upon M. Bittorf's head and breast, which were 

 much burnt. On a sudden, his crazy vehicle struck upon the 

 roof of a house, two stories high, from which he was pre- 

 cipitated, and died the next day in great agony. 



Mr. Sadler, the aeronaut, ascended from Belvidere-house, 

 near Dublin, October 1 , at 1 p. m. with the wind at south- 

 west, and in thirty-five minutes had sight of the mountains in 

 Wales ; he continued in the same direction till three o'clock, 

 when being nearly over the Isle of Man, the wind blowing 

 fresh, he found himself fast approaching the Welch coast ; 

 and at four o'clock, he had a distinct view of the Skerry light- 

 house, and the prospect of consummating his ardent hopes of 

 a speedy arrival in Liverpool. The wind now shifting, he was 

 again taken off, and lost sight of land j when, after hovering 

 about for a long time, he discovered five vessels beating down 

 channel ; and in hopes of their assistance, he determined on 

 descending with all possible expedition, and precipitated him- 

 self into the sea. In this most critical situation he had the 

 mortification to find the vessels took no notice of him : 

 obliged, therefore, to reascend, he now threw out a quantity of 

 ballast, and quickly regained his situation in the air, to look 

 out for more friendly aid. It was a length of time before he 

 bad the satisfaction of discovering any , and then observed a 

 vessel, which gave him to understand by signal, that she in* 

 tended to assist him, but could not reach him. Two others 

 also now appeared in sight, and one of them tacking about, 

 hoisted the Manx colours : night now coming on, he was de- 

 termined to avail himself of their friendly aid, and once more 

 descended into the sea j but here the wind acting upon the 

 balloon, as it lay on the water, drew the car with so much 

 velocity, that the vessel could not overtake it ; and, notwith- 

 standing 



