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[[image air balloon]] THE BALLOON. Under the Patronage of the Worshipful the Major of Stamford, and following Gentlemen, as a Committee: Mr. NEWCOMB, Mr. HUNT, Mr. NICKOLLS, Mr. THOS. MILLS, Mr. TURNILL, Mr. GREEN Begs to inform the Nobility, Gentry, and Public, who wish to be present during the ASCENT of the BALLOON to-morrow, that Waggons and secure Seats will be provided within the spacious YARD of the GAS COMPANY'S STATION, and that the Preparations will be made to insure commodious and convenient Situations to witness the Process of Inflation. The Filling of the Balloon will commence at TWELVE, and the Ascent will take Place at THREE o'Clock. The ROYAL SOUTH LINCOLN BAND, by the Permission of Captain Smith, will attend on the Occasion. Mr. G. requests that those Ladies and Gentlement who intend to honor him with their Company will provide themselves with Tickets, to prevent Delay at the Doors. STAMPFORD, 1st July 1825. NEWCOMB AND SON, PRINTERS. [[end page]] [[start page]] [[handwritten]] April 4, 1825 BALLOON ASCENTS. Mr. Charles Green, accompanied by his brother, made his 28th ascent Monday last from the Eagle Tavern, City-road, amid the cheers of an immense crowd of persons. A finer ascent never took place, and so steady was the progress of the balloon, that it remained in sight more than an hour. Miss Stocks, who fell with Mr. Harris at Croydon, was among the crowd, and excited very general notice,--The following is the account given by Messrs. Green, of their voyage:-- "At half-past five o'clock the balloon left the earth, amid the cheers of thousands of spectators--and as we passed over the metropolis, we heard the shouts of the inhabitants in the different streets. To give the public a more distinct view of the machine, as it moved with grandeur and sublimity through the atmosphere, we determined not to attain too great an altitude. Our course was west by south south west, and on crossing the River Thames, we passed directly between Waterloo and Blackfriars bridges. The River Thames, with its serpentine form, appeared to the naked eye not larger than a boa constrictor. When we were at our greatest altitude, St. Paul's did not appear to be larger than a dog-kennel, and the Monument not bigger than a walking-stick! When at a distance of about 4000 feet from the earth we liberated a pigeon. It has been stated, that it consequence of the extreme rarity of the air at such an elevation, a pigeon cannot use its wings; but we found, the moment the pigeon left the car, it flew with ease and rapidity in a zigzag direction towards the earth, till we lost sight of it. The thermometer caried from 69 to 75; the barometer, on leaving the earth, stood at thirty inches two-tenths, and when at our highest elevatrion it stood at twenty-one five tenths, giving an altitude of about a mile and three-quarters. We passed through slight currents of air, and at times the earth was completely obscured from our view by detached bodies of vapour.--We did not pass through a single cloud, and our voyage was very pleasant. Having been in the atmosphere about an hour and three-quarters, we determined on making our descent, the country appearing open and convenient for the purpose. The first sound we heard on descending was the barking of a dog; the barometer then stood at twenty-six inches, which shewed that we were about three-quarters of a mile from the surface of the earth. Having reached the earth without any concussion, and finding the spot on which we landed was a ploughed field, and unfavourable for emptying and packing up the machine, we agreed that one of us (Mr. Geo. Green) should alight; he did so, and Mr. Charles Green re-ascended, and proceeded onwards to a grass field about a quarter of a mile distant, on the estate of Lady Glynn, in the parish of Ewell, a distance of nearly two miles from Epson, where a safe descent was effected, with the assistance of a number of country people. Having packed up the balloon, we started in a chaise and four to London and arrived at the Eagle Tavern about 11 o'clock the same night. To the directors and engineers of the Independent Gas Company, we feel ourselves particularly obliged, for their activity and good management "CHARLES GREEN. "GEORGE GREEN. "Goswell-street, "Monday night, 12 o'clock, April 4." A vast crowd of persons had assembled at the Eagle Tavern when the Messrs. Green arrived, and great pleasure was expressed at their having made so fine an ascension, and at their descent and return. [[end page]] [[start page]] On Easter Monday Mr. Green, the aeronaut, accompanied by his brother, ascended in a balloon from the Eagle-tavern, City-road, and after being in the air about two hours, descended in safety two miles from Epsom. Mr. Graham made a similar ascent from Kew-bridge, and also descended without sustaining any injury.---A general public cemetery [[end page]] [[start page]] [[handwritten]] May 12 1825 Mr. Green, the celebrated aeronaut, made his 29th ascent on Wednesday se'nnight, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, accompanied by his brother. The ascent was rapid, and almost perpendicular, and in two minutes the balloon became invisible. It soon afterwards reappeared, and seemed to be descending rapidly, when a quantity of sand was observed to be thrown from the car, which enabled the balloon once more to ascend, and it was again soon lost sight of. After remaining 35 minutes in the air, it descended in safety in a corn-field near H. Bell's, Esq. at Newbiggen, about three miles from Newcastle. [[end page]] [[start page]] On Saturday evening last Mr. Green made a fine ascent from the city of Worcester. The course of the aeronaut was nearly direct from Worcester to Cloucester, passing over the country a little to the eastward of Tewkesbury, at which town it was distinctly visible, as it was also at Cheltenham. The descent took place with the utmost safety, at five minutes past six, at Beauchamp, about three miles from Gloucester, on the Ross road. Mr. G. calculates that he attained the height of at least two miles, and had in his view at the same time, the cities of Gloucester, Worcester, and Hereford, the towns of Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Upton, &c. and the entire command of the British Channel; which glorious prospect was only occasionally interrupted by the intervention of floating clouds. [[handwritten]] Aug. 20. 1825 [[end page]] 2 ascents from this [??] [[start page]] York, Sept. 19.--The ascent of Mr. Green, the aeronaut, in his balloon, at a quarter past four o'clock on Saturday afternoon, concluded the public entertainments of the week at York. It took place from the Gas Works, which are situated on the Scarborough-road, a little beyond the city gate, called Monk-bar. The ascent was exceedingly beautiful and interesting, the balloon, with majestic grace, floating through the air, Mr. Green occasionally waving a flag towards the upward-gazing multitude, who cheered him on his mission to the clouds. No tidings have yet arrived of his descent. [[handwritten]]1825 [[end page]] [[start page]] MR. GREEN'S LATE DESCENT IN SCOTLAND.--The good people of Wamphray were much puzzled as to the real nature and character of the visitant who had thus come, as it were, to take their sequestered parish by storm. Though they were all aware of the existence of balloons, few of them knew what a balloon was like, and we need not wonder if they felt as much surprise as the South Sea Indians did on seeing a stately bark bearing down with every sail set on their own remote isles of the ocean. The Esquimaux mistook a whaler for a great sea serpent--the Otoheitans, when they saw a sailor mounted on horseback, devoutly believed that he was part and parcel of the same animal; and the children in particular, residing in Wamphray, were equally at a loss to know what to make of Mr. Green's balloon. A knot of urchins, who first beheld it, ran, calling out, "Mither, Mither, oh Mither! there's a great muckle thing fa'in frae the sky; it's no angel, but it's a glitterin" (the sun was then shining on the air-ship) A boy who had been herding the swine belonging to Mr. Carruthers of Hillhouse, came running home, might and main, and seemed so terribly agitated that his friends actually thought he had gone mad. Some minutes elapsed before he was able to speak, and then he gravely informed the bystanders that "a great muckle dragon had come over the hill, and lighted near the back of the stack-year; that it wad tak'a hundred soldiers and mair to kill it, and that its sides were a' red like bluid." By this time the "hale country side was asteer," and strangers rlocked so far from all quarters, that the farm of Killbrook had all the appearance of a great hiring fair. Even after the aeronaut must have been a good way on his road to Carlisle, and quiet persons had retired to rest, a postchalse, filled with servant lasses, and drawn by two clumsy workhorses, came routing and rearing, and the company was so anxious to see the show, that they could scarcely be persuaded to retrace their steps, although they were told that they were at least four hours too late. Altogether, the people of Moffat-dale seem to have been as much dumbfoundered at Mr. Green's unexpected appearance amongst them as the old wives of Fife were when the great Lunardi crossed the Frith, and feel from the lift, and when some wag made a humorous stave, of which we only recollect the fag-end-- "They thought it was the last day, "And went to their houses to pray; "But, lo! when the angel came doon, "Twas only Lunardi's balloon." Dumf. Courier. [[end page]] [[start page]] [[image]] CORONATION Balloon. MR. GREEN'S ASCENT. Admission Ticket [[handwritten illegible]] 2ascents from York
