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[[page 8 of "Balloon. An Authentic Account of The Aerial Voyage of Messrs. Sadler and Clayfield..." 2nd ed.]]

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  A singular effect was now observed, which Mr. SADLER conceived to be very unusual, the Balloon being in one current, and the Car in another; a strong and rather cold stream of air was felt blowing in the faces of the Aeronauts for some minutes.
 
  About 1/2 past 3, mid-channel, Lundy Island appearing in the distance, the gas, in consequence of its expansion, feeling a very cold, and escaping very fast from the silk, which acted as a safety valve.--Thermometer 44. 
The Balloon continued to ascend till 40 minutes after 3 o'clock; when its elevation, as far as could be judged of without the aid of a Barometer, (the one taken up having sustained an injury in the field, after being placed in the Car, which rendered it useless) was about two miles and a half.--The Thermometer at 37. 

  The scene now was strikingly grand, the clouds appearing to be nearly a mile below the Balloon, spreading themselves along the horizon over South Wales, in some places faintly shaded, resembling a mountainous country covered with snow, far beneath which in front, and in some few openings in the distance, the country was strongly illumi-