"The guide-rope remedies the difficulty simplest manner conceivable merely very long rope suffered to trail car, effect of the balloon from changing its level in any material degree If, for example, there deposition of moisture silk, machine begins to descend in consequence, no necessity for discharging ballast to remedy the increase of weight, is remedied, or counteracted, in an exactly just proportion, deposit ground of just end rope as is necessary If, other hand, any circumstances should cause undue levity, and consequent ascent, this levity is immediately counteracted additional weight of rope upraised earth Thus, the balloon can neither ascend or descend, except within very narrow limits, and its resources, either in gas or ballast, remain comparatively unimpaired When passing over an expanse of water, it becomes necessary to employ small kegs of copper or wood, filled with liquid ballast of lighter nature than water These float, and serve all the purposes of mere rope on land Another most important office guide-rope, is to point out the _direction balloon The rope drags_, either on land or sea, while the balloon is free; the latter, consequently, is always in advance, when any progress whatever is made: comparison, therefore, compass, relative positions two objects, will always indicate the course same way, the angle formed rope vertical axis machine, indicates the velocity When no angle - in other words, rope hangs perpendicularly, the whole apparatus is stationary; but the larger the angle, , the farther the balloon precedes the end rope, the greater the velocity; converse

" original design was to cross the British Channel, and alight as near Paris as possible, the voyagers had taken the precaution themselves with passports directed to all parts Continent, specifying the nature expedition, as case Nassau voyage, and entitling the adventurers to exemption usual formalities of office: unexpected events, however, rendered these passports superfluous

"The inflation was commenced very quietly at daybreak, on Saturday morning, the 6th instant, Court-Yard of Weal-Vor House, Mr Osborne's seat, about mile from Penstruthal, in North Wales; and at 7 minutes past 11, every thing being ready for departure, the balloon was set free, rising gently but steadily, in direction nearly South; no use being made, first half hour, of either the screw or the rudder We proceed now journal, as transcribed Forsyth joint MSS Of Mr Monck Mason, and Mr Ainsworth The body journal, as given, is hand-writing of Mr Mason, and P S is appended, , Ainsworth, who has in preparation, and will shortly give the public more minute, and , thrillingly interesting account voyage

"THE JOURNAL

"_Saturday, April the 6th - Every preparation likely to embarrass us, having been made over night, we commenced the inflation at daybreak; but owing to thick fog, which encumbered the folds silk and rendered it unmanageable, get through before nearly eleven o'clock Cut loose, then, in high spirits, and rose gently but steadily, with light breeze at North, which bore us direction British Channel Found the ascending force greater than we had expected; and arose higher and so got clear cliffs, and more sun's rays, our ascent became very rapid wish, however, to lose gas at so early period adventure, and so concluded to ascend We soon ran out our guide-rope; but even when we had raised it clear earth, we still went up very rapidly The balloon was unusually steady, and looked beautifully In about ten minutes after starting, the barometer indicated an altitude of 15,000 feet The weather was remarkably fine, view subjacent country - most romantic one when seen from any point, - was now especially sublime The numerous deep gorges presented the appearance of lakes, on account dense vapors they were filled, pinnacles and crags South East, piled in inextricable confusion, resembling nothing giant cities of eastern fable We were rapidly approaching the mountains South; but our elevation was more than sufficient to enable us them in safety we soared over them in fine style; and Mr Ainsworth, seamen, was surprised at their apparent want of altitude when viewed car, the tendency of great elevation in balloon being to reduce inequalities surface below, to nearly dead level At half-past eleven still proceeding nearly South, we obtained our first view Bristol Channel; and, in fifteen minutes afterward, the line of breakers coast appeared immediately beneath us, and we were fairly out at sea We now resolved to let off enough gas to bring our guide-rope, buoys affixed, water immediately done, and we commenced gradual descent In about twenty minutes our first buoy dipped, and touch second soon afterwards, we remained stationary elevation We were all now anxious to test the efficiency rudder and screw, and we put them both into requisition forthwith, of altering our direction more eastward, and in line for Paris rudder we instantly effected the necessary change of direction, course was brought nearly at right angles wind; when we set in motion the spring screw, and were rejoiced it propel us readily as desired we gave nine hearty cheers, and dropped sea bottle, enclosing slip of parchment with brief account principle invention Hardly, however, had we done rejoicings, when an unforeseen accident occurred which discouraged us in no little degree The steel rod connecting the spring propeller was suddenly jerked out of place, car end, (by swaying car through some movement of two seamen we had taken up,) and in an instant hung dangling out of reach, pivot axis screw While we were endeavoring to regain it, our attention being completely absorbed, we became involved in strong current of wind East, which bore us, with rapidly increasing force, towards the Atlantic We soon found ourselves driving out to sea rate of not less, certainly, than fifty or sixty miles an hour, we came up with Cape Clear, at some forty miles to our North, before we had secured the rod, and had time what we were about now that Mr Ainsworth made an extraordinary, but to my fancy, by no means unreasonable or chimerical proposition, instantly seconded Holland - viz : that take advantage strong gale which bore us on, and in place of beating back to Paris, make an attempt to reach the coast of North America After slight reflection willing assent bold proposition, which (strange ) met with objection two seamen only stronger party, however, we overruled their fears, and kept resolutely upon our course We steered due West; but trailing buoys materially impeded our progress, and we had the balloon abundantly at command, either for ascent or descent, we first threw out fifty pounds of ballast, and then wound up ( of windlass) rope as brought it quite clear sea We perceived the effect manoeuvre immediately, in vastly increased rate of progress; and, gale freshened, we flew with velocity nearly inconceivable; the guide-rope flying out behind the car, like streamer from vessel needless that very short time sufficed us to lose sight coast We passed over innumerable vessels of all kinds, few were endeavoring to beat up, but the most lying to We occasioned the greatest excitement on board all - an excitement greatly relished by ourselves, and especially by our two men, who, now under the influence of dram of Geneva, seemed resolved all scruple, or fear, wind vessels fired signal guns; and in all we were saluted with loud cheers (which we heard with surprising distinctness) waving of caps and handkerchiefs We kept on manner day, with no material incident, and, shades of night closed around us, rough estimate distance traversed It five hundred miles, and was probably much more The propeller was kept in constant operation, and, , aided our progress materially sun went down, the gale freshened into an absolute hurricane, ocean beneath was clearly visible on account phosphorescence The wind was East all night, and the brightest omen of success We suffered no little from cold, dampness atmosphere was most unpleasant; but the ample space car enabled us to lie down, and of cloaks and few blankets, sufficiently well