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[[page 7 of "Balloon. An Authentic Account of The Aerial Voyage of Messrs. Sadler and Clayfield..." 2nd ed.]]

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level, flowing from the land in a contrary direction ; if so, the only safe way of clearing the water, and reaching the land in a Balloon would be to keep as near the surface as possible ; or else to take so great an elevation with it as to be no longer subject of the influence of these counter currents.  This theory is submitted to the consideration of more experienced AEronauts, and must be put to the test of future experiments. 

  From 1/2 past 2, the Balloon continued descending til 40 minutes past 2 o'clock, when it was nearly perpendicular with the Flat Holmes, the Light-House being very visible.  Still continuing to descend most rapidly towards the sea, a quantity of sand was shaken from one of the bags, but the Balloon was still sinking with a very great velocity, several other bags were thrown over, which instantaneously caused an ascent so rapid as to bring the Balloon in contact with the sand from the first-mentioned bag, which fell into the car in a profuse shower. 

  The Balloon continued to run down the Welsh coast as far as St. Donats, below Cowbridge, and it was expected would have gone towards Swansea ; when, still ascending, it met with a current of air which immediately altered its course, carrying it in a S.W. direction towards the coast of Devon.