| Articles. | Pounds Averd. | Ounces. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eight coloured Bladders[8] ([Section 13], Art. 18) | 1 | – | 0 | |
| 2. | Preparations against extreme Cold. A Winter Dress. | ||||
| Flannel or woollen Socks |  | 0 | – | 14 | |
| Cap | |||||
| Gloves | |||||
| Drawers | |||||
| Under Stockings | |||||
| ——— Waistcoat | |||||
| 3. | Brandy, Water, Flask, and Refreshments | 1 | – | 8 | |
| 4. | Barometer (portable) | 0 | – | 121⁄2 | |
| 5. | Thermometer | 0 | – | 3 | |
| 6. | Dial-Compass (a Mariner’s Compass in a double Box, will traverse better) | 0 | – | 31⁄2 | |
| 7. | Two white Flags, with Dutch Twine on two Reels furnished with Swivels | 0 | – | 4 | |
| 8. | Asses Skin Pocket Book, Blank Cards, Pencils, Knife and Scissars | 0 | – | 41⁄2 | |
| 9. | Map of Cheshire boarded, the superfluous Parts cut away | 0 | – | 3 | |
| 10. | Speaking Trumpet | 0 | – | 81⁄2 | |
| 11. | Mr. Lunardi’s Flag | 3 | – | 8 | |
| 12. | Basket and eight Pint Bottles labelled, one full of Brandy, another of Water | 8 | – | 3 | |
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20 | – | 0 | |||
Weight of Ballast.
27. The Ballast consisted of three Bags of dry Sand, and two red grit Stones, taken while in the Car, additional.
| 1st Bag tyed up weighed | 12lb. |
| 2d Ditto | 12 |
| 3d untyed Ditto | 20 |
| 1st red Grit | 7 |
| 2d red Grit | 5 |
| —— | |
| In all | 56lb. |
CHAPTER V.
ASCENT WITH 20lb. OF LEVITY.
Ascent at 40M. past I, with 20lb. of levity.
Section 28.AT 40 Minutes past I, the Balloon having a Levity which not less than 20 Pounds Weight woud counterpoise, Mr. Baldwin was liberated by the Hands of Mr. Lunardi, who suffered no one to approach the Car: and he ascended, amidst Acclamations mixed with Tears of Delight and Apprehension, the Misgivings of Humanity, and other usual Sensations of Surprize, which, in a brilliant and numerous Assembly, will long continue to accompany a Spectacle so novel interesting and awful, as that of seeing a Fellow Mortal separated in a Moment from the Earth, and rushing to the Skies.
Employments of the Aironaut.