to the height of no less than 3000 feet. The aerial travellers were prefently no more to be difcctued, but the balloon itfelf continued visible. The north west wind drove it till it was over the Seine, directly oppofite to Chaillot, where it met with a river air current, which carried it down till over the Petit Cours. The aerial travellers, unwillingly remaining hovering fo long over the river, doubled their fire, and fo rofe to a ftill greater height, where they, without doubt, met with another current, for in lefs than a minute they were driven to the fouth, between the Invalides and l'Ecole Militaire, from whence the wind brought them juft above Paris. The bold failors, fatisfied with the good iffae of what had paft, and feeing that the machine was much heated, agreed to defcend. They were at that inflant over the ftreet de Babilone, at one of the corners of the Fauxbourg of St. Germaine. They then leffened their fire, but feeing that they fhould come down upon the houfes, and that they should even drive directly on the towers of the church of St. Sulpice, they rekindled the fire, to efcape that danger, and to mount afre. The wind ferved them, and in four or five minutes they went over Paris to the fide of the Oblervatory. The machine, by thefe experiments, being very much dried, and being now become very hot by a conftant fire for twenty-two minutes, began to fhrink and crack; this made them refolve to moderate their fire; and they defcended gently down on a piece of ground at the end of the New Bulwark. They had two thirds left of their provifion for making air, fo that they might have gone three times the distance. They had now gone between four and 5000 toifes or fathoms in from 20 to 25 minutes. They were not fatigued, but much heated, and had not fuffered the leaft in convenience. Being at the height, Paris appeared to them no other than that of a great-leap of ftones: the object the moft apparent to them, without doubt by the relection of the fun-beams, was the Seine, which they in all their windings followed as far as to Pontoife, or as far as their fight extended. They are well paid for their zeal and courage, for all Paris longs to fee them. It was, indeed, a moft aftonifhing fpectacle, and what must make every one thudder to fee two young perfons, from their love of the fciences, well known, fail three or 4000 feet high into the air, by the fide of a burning flove, from which they were but lightly feperated by a single cloth, and to which their light gallery was faftened, which itfelf was filled with the moft inflammable matter. Paris, Dec. 5. Meff Robert and Charles had actually recived on Sunday evening a verbal order not to go up with their air balloon, but on Monday morning they had worked fo with the lieutenant of police, as that the minifter of that department of the city at laft confented to their doing as they thought fit. The experiment was thereupon made on Monday, at forty minutes after one, with the utmoft fuccefs. In the firft place they did Monf. Montgolfier, as the perfon who made this extraordinary difcovery, the honour of letting off a fmall balloon up into the air. Then Melf. Charles and Rubert, the younger, placed themfelves in the carr, which was faftened underneath the grand balloon. After the neceffary in Aruments and provifions were put in, the air balloon afcended at the above mention edtime, amidst the acclamations of all the fpectators. Being driven by the wind, which was not very ftrong, it palled over the Fauxbourg of St. Honore, &c. at the height of about 1000 feet, fo that it was not loft to the fight, but in proportion as it got farther in the horizontal diffance; for the Duke de Chartres, and twenty other young gentlemen, who followed it on horfeback, never once loft fight of it. The gentlemen of the academy, who obferved it from the top of the cattle of the Thuil. leries, kept it in fight for fifty-five minutes. When our aerial ravellers were fo high that they could not well diftinguifh any thing more on the earth, and were affured that they could not even with telescopes be difcerned, they fat themselves down, and, with all compofure, took their dinner. They fay, that nothing is to be com pared with the purenefs of the air which they then breathed; the earth at that time prefented itfelf in their eyes as no other than a great plain, with black, white, grey, and other different coloured fripes. Having paffed the Sanney Mountain, the highest they found in their voyage, they defcended several rood, by fetting open the valve of the machine, and fee ing fome countrymen, hailed them with their speaking trumpet. A quarter of an hour afterwards, not knowing where they then were, they defcended fomewhat lower, and enquired. They anfwered them, that they were over the lile of Adam. Mr. Charles then called out, "Compliments to Monf. de Conti," and throwing throwing out a part of his ballaft, the balloon afcended more than 1900 feet. Being at that height, they went on a mile further, but then, feeing a beautiful fpot, Mr. Charles propofed to his friend to fet him down, in order that he might mount up higher, alone, with the machine, which would be now 125 pounds lighter, and make more obfervations. Young Robert confenting to it, they fet open again the valve, and the balloon defcended gently down, fo much fo, that they did not touch the ground until they had grazed along for twenty rood at the height of three or four feet. They were then between Nefle and Hedouville, and it was a quarter before four in the afternoon. The country people, the priefs, and principal perfons of the place, immediately furrounded the tafe from whence Mr. Charles, who remained in it, made his verbal procefs (or declaration.) The Duke de Chartres came up alfo time enough to be likewife a fubfcribing witnefs to the procefs verbal. The Duke, hearing that Mr. Charles intended before night to make a fecond expedition, would not confent to it, but on condition that he should remain in the air not more than half an hour. After having let loofe the ropes at a quarter after four. the air balloon was out of fight in less than fix minutes. It afcended with that velocity that it mounted in ten minutes to the height of 1524 toiles, or 9144 feet. This was afcertained by the falling of the barometer, which Mr. Charles had with him, which on the ground was at twenty-eight inches, four lines, and then fell to eighteen inches, four lines, The thermometer, which on the ground had flood at 71 degrees, according to Reaumur, above the freezing point, was alfo in that time fallen to five degrees below that point. This fudden tranfition from warmth to cold, which fo fenfibly affected Mr. Charles that he let the pen fall out of his hand when he was minuting down his obfervation, added to the approaching night, and the promise he had made, determined him to open the valve and to defcend, and the balloon then again appeared in fight of the beholders. After having been driven for fome time to and fro by the wind, the machine defcended thirty-five minutes afterwards near the Wood de la Tour du Lay, at the distance for an hour and an half's walk from the place from whence he last afcended. The machine likewife had not received the leaf injury. DESULTORY THOUGHTS on the INTERCOURSE between the SEXES. (Continued from vol. IV. p. 432.) N courtships, where there is great difference with respect to the fituation in life, uncommon circumfpection is necef fary. Let us fuppofe inferiority, either of rank or fortune, to be on the fide of the lady, this may induce her lover to violate promifes made when the warmth of paffion was excited by the force of female attraction; cold difcretion may fuggeft to him an unwillingness to contract an alliance that might diminish his confequence with his friends and relations, and obfruct the advancement of his fortune; and while deliberating, whether he fhall cruelly and meanly defert the woman to whom he has vowed eternal conftancy, ambition may come to the aid of the phlegmatic monitor, and prefent to him fuch alluring profpects, that the hope of realizing them may urge him to revoke all his former proteltations; and to quiet his confcience for an act of fuch difengenuity and bafenefs, he will call to his recollection the common practice of the world, and plead general iniquity in extenuation of his particular guilt. Hence, then, it appears, that women cannot be too cautious of a conqueft being gained over their hearts by men, who, from the fear of degrading their fa mily, or lofing the opportunity of improving their circumftances, will be always under the temptation of breaking through their engagements. But it must be added, that apprehenfions of this kind cannot be reafonabiy entertained against men of a liberal and generous turn of mind; for every one of that defcription will defpife the pitiful and vile conduct of complying with vulgar and abfurd preju dices, at the expence of forfeiting his pro feffions of regard to a deferving woman. The adage that "a reformed rake makes the beft hulband," ought to be exploded, both becaufe it carries abfurdity on the face of it, and has manifefily an immoral tendency. Of a man who has indulged in the groffeft fenfualities, it may be expected that he will abandon his vicious courfe rather from fatiety than fentiment, and therefore but little praife is due to him on the fcore of his amendment; for where is the merit of refraining from actions, whose frequency has cloyed and palled the appetite, and deftroyed the force of incite D 2 ment P ment? To eradicate ill habits, confirmed by long acquaintance, is a talk of great difficulty. And a man who has been once a flave to intemperance and debauchery, is feldom able to refcue his mind from the dominion of that grofs fenfuality to which he had before yielded implicit fubmiffion. I believe I fhall not run the hazard of contradiction when I affert, that thofe who ase called men of the world entertain a moft unworthy opinion of the female fex in general. Of this Lord Chesterfield is one inftance, and many others might be eafily produced. How can we account for this depravity of fentiment in men of gallantry, but by fuppofing that their intercourfes with diffolute and abandoned women induces the belief, that the vices they know belong to fome, are likewife the property of others, whofe characters have not deferved the fmalleft impeachment. Upon the whole, I am most clearly perfuaded, that a reformed rake, or a man fatiated with fcenes of debauchery, is unworthy the preference that the ladies are too apt to allow him, and that a good hufband is only to be expected in the man of trift moral integrity. It is not unfrequent that a playfulness of temper, and a fondnefs for triumphing in the conquefts fhe has made, without a 66 CHRONOLOGICAL OCCURRENCES for the Year, 1783; with thofe of 1782, that did not arrive time enough to be inferted in the Occurrences of that Year. Auguft 26, 1782. der, and the French Menagere, and A Petacct of 300 Americans de brought them into Plymouth. 28. A brigade of 300 provincials under General Marion, defeated by a detachment of South-Carolina Lovalifts, under Major Frazer, at Watboo Creek. Qa. 8. A hurricane at Surat in the Eaft-Indies deftroy'd 3000 inhabitants and much fhipping. Nov. 6. The Solitaire French 64 gun fhip, taken by Captain Collins, in the Ruby of 64 guns, off Barbadoes in the Well-Indies. 13. Captain Afgill was fet at liberty by order of Congrefs. 14. Two large American ships taken by the William and Mary letter of marque, in the Weft-Indies. Valued at 20,000 1. cach. Dec. 4. The inquifition was abolifh'd in Spain. 10. The Portuguefe acknowledged the independence of the Americans. 12. Captain James Luttrell in the Mediator attack'd 5, and took 2 fhips of war off Ferrol. The American Alexan An outrageous mob at the Hague, alarm'd the Deputies of the States, but committed no mischief. 15. The palace of Warfaw was burnt down. 20. The thanks of the city of London were prefented Lord Rodney for his eminent fervices. 23. The thanks of the houfe of lords were voted Sir Eyre Coote for his eminent fervices in the Eaft-Indies. 30. Riots in Denbighshire, when the corn was feized and fold at very reduced prizes. 1783. Jan. 8. General Eliott created a knight of the Bath. 11. General Grey appointed commander in chief in North-America. The Bank of Scotland offered 4000 1. for 12 months free of intereft to the lord provoit of Edinburgh, to purchase corn, and 1000 l. more for the charity workhoufe. 13. A confiderable fire in Conflantinople deftroyed ten palaces. 14. Charles 14. Charles Town, South-Carolina, was evacuated by the British troops. 15. Mr. Laurens, American commiffary arriv'd from Paris. 20. The preliminary articles of peace figned at Paris between Great-Britain, France and Spain. 27. A Riot at Portsmouth on the embarkation of the Athol Highlanders for the Eaft-Indies. Feb. 5. The order of St. Patrick was inftituted in Ireland. A terrible Earthquake deftroyed Meffina, and a great part of Calabria in the kingdom of Naples. Sweden fign'd a treaty of commerce with the American states. 10. The Surry, Kent, and Middlefex militia were difembodied. This day a mellenger arriv'd with the ratification of the preliminary articles of peace, by the King of France. 12. All the militias throughout the kingdom were order'd to their refpective Counties to be disbanded. 13. A meffenger arriv'd with the ratification of the preliminaries of peace, by the King of Spain. 14. A proclamation was iffued, for a ceffation of arms. 18. The Jefuits were re-inflituted in Ruffia by the Pope. 19. The house of peers, prefented their addrefs of thanks to his Majefty, for the communication of the preliminary articles of peace. 22. The bank gain'd a caufe, in refufing to pay a bill, ftolen from them and loff at a gaming table. The Americans had a loan raised in Holland. 25. An embargo was laid upon all fhips taking in goods for America. The Yorkshire petition for a more equal reprefentation in parliament, was prefented, figned by 10,124 names. An account arriv'd of the lofs of the Dartmouth Indiaman. 26. A fire at Buda in Bohemia deftroyed the whole town except fix houses and part of the church. 27. A riot at Portsmouth. 28. A magazine of gunpowder blew up near Bourdeaux, when 29 pelons loft their lives. 29. The city of London's addrefs was prefented to his Majefty on the peace. March 1ft. An addrefs from Canterbury, was prefented the king on the conclufion of the peace. The Dublin Bank received 600,000 1. fubfcription. 5. Lord Thurlow's penfion of 2,680 1. pafled the great feal. Lord Rawdon, and Lord Sydney's patents of creation pafs'd the great feal. 8. A violent flood in the North of England did much damage. The Belgiofo Indiaman was call away on the Irish coast, and 147 men perished in her. 10. A violent form on the coaft of Scotland, much fhipping loft. 12. The Weft-India merchants, &c. prefented their addrefs to his majefty on the peace. 13. Riots at Portsmouth, and Newcaftle in Staffordshire. 14. Several bills, public and private, paffed by commiffion. The French minifter was introduced to his Majefty. 15 The French were attempted to be repulfed at Turk's Island, by the English, but in vain. 16. Prince Edward was invested by the king with the enfigns of the order of St. Patrick. 17. The Knights of St. Patrick were inftalled in Dublin 18. A total and vifible eclipfe of the moon. 19. Advice was received of Sir Edward Hughes having had an engagement with Commodore Suffrein, in which the latter received much damage. 21. The Quakers prefented their address on the peace. 24. The minifter from the king of Spain was introduced to his Majefly. A mutiny at Jerfey by the foldiery. 25. Lord Rawdon took his feat as a peer. Lord Ogilby was reftored to his ho nours, having been attained in 1746. 26. A terrible fire at Rotherhithe-wall. 28. Another earthquake in Sicily defroyed the remains of Meffina, and 290 inhabitants. April 1. A mutiny at Wakefield by the goth regiment of foot. 2 Dr. Moore, bifhop of Bangor, was tranflated to the archbishopric of Canterbury. A general change of the miniftry took place. 5. The Swift cutter, with tranfport felons on board, was driven on fhore near Rye in Suflex, when the greatest part efcaped on fhore. Advice was received of the furrender of Trincomale to the French and Dutch, on the 1ft of laft September, and that Admiral Hughes had had a severe engage ment ment with Commodore Suffrein on the of Conflans, Duke of Fitzjames, &c. ar 13th but not decifive. rived in town. Advice was received of peace being figned by the Mahrattas in the Eaft-Indies. 6. The crop of the Ifland of Barbadoes was totally deftroyed by the dry feafon. 7. Major Devaux furprized the Spanish garrifon on Providence Ifland, and recovered it to the British goverment. A monument was erected on Portfea Common to the memory of Admiral Kempenfelt and the crew of the Royal George. 12. A fire and form happened at Prefburg in Germany which did much damage. 13. The new loan of 12 millions was fettled. Advice was received of the furrender of Cuddalore and Permacoli, in the EaftIndies, to the French. 16. A fire deftroved 57 houfes, &c. at Alftadt in Saxe Weimar. 17. A bill paffed which feparated the courts of juflice in England and Ire land. A fire in Great Turnstile, Lincoln's Inn Fields, burnt feveral houfes. 18. The Genevefe emigrants were admitted to fettle in Ireland by authority. The failors petitioned the king to have their wages, and prize money paid them, and that foreigners fhould not be employed by the merchants when numbers of British feamen want employ. 19. The Eall-India company received news of the defeat of Colonel Braithwaite, and the lofs of the Grosvenor Indiaman, the 18th. October 1782. 21. Advice was received of another engagement between Admiral Hughes and Commodore Suffrein in January, wherein the latter was totally defeated. 24. Dr. Young bishop of Norwich died. 25. The neat produce of Blackfriars bridge toll for the past year to this day was 8,074 1. 11 s. A revolution in Perfia, when the regent was killed. 27. The exhibition at the Royal Academy opened. 29. Earl of Northington was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. May 3. Prince Octavius died. The king granted 50,000l. for the relief of the Genevans in Ireland. A fire at Stone in Staffordshire, did great damage. 4. The Duke of Chartres, Marquis 7. Mr. Pitt's motion for a parliamen tary reform was negatived. 8. Neofal in Hungary was deftroyed by fire. An earthquake in the Adriatic fea, deftroyed the island f St. Maria. 13. Seventeen monafteries were fuppreffed in Aufera. Cremnitz in Hungary nearly deftroyed by fire and an inundation, 14. The former treaties between GreatBritain and the Emperor of Morocco were confirmed and renewed. 15. An account was received of the death of lyder Ally, and the retreat of his fon's army. An interview took place, in the most amicable manner, between the British and American Generals near New-York. 17. An order of council was iffucd for the removal of all restrictions on the American commerce. Above 235 houfes were deftroyed by a fire at Neufolk in Hungary. 21. An account was received that the Vermontele in America had demanded a feat in Congrefs for their chief, Nathan Allen, and fome other privileges. And the American States had ordered in all dollars, &c. of bafe metal, to be replaced by a new coinage. 22. The anniverfary meeting of the fons of the clergy this day, when their whole collection amounted to 1,064 1. 13 s. 6d. The commercial treaty with the Ame rican States was lettled. 26. An account was received from Ma, drafs that on the 15th of October, 1782, they had had a moit violent torm, and immenfe damage was done to the fhipping, 100 coafting veifels being loft. The Spaniards began to destroy all the fortifications on the land of Minorca. A whole ftreet in the town of Augher in Ireland was burnt. The whole town of Micfbach, near Munich; was defroyed by fire. 30. Refignation bonds of the clergy cancelled by the judges opinion and the house of peers, Advice was received that the magazine and laboratory at Bencoolen were blown up the 18th of March, 1782, both containing 500 barrels of gunpowder, when every implement of artillery was deftroyed. Colonel Cockburne received the fentence of the court martial for the lofs of St. Eu. |