5. Thermometer 0 – 3 6. Dial-Compass (a Mariner’s Compass in a double Box, will traverse better) 0 – 3½ 7. Two white Flags, 0 – 4 with Dutch Twine on two Reels furnished with Swivels 2 – 8 8. Asses Skin Pocket Book, Blank Cards, Pencils, Knife and Scissars 0 – 4½ 9. Map of Cheshire boarded, the superfluous Parts cut away 0 – 3 10. Speaking Trumpet 0 – 8½ 11. Mr. Lunardi’s Flag 3 – 8 12. Basket and eight Pint Bottles labelled, one full of Brandy, another of Water 8 – 3 ——————— 20 – 0 [Sidenote: 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. [Sidenote: 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. [Sidenote: Employments of the Aironaut.] 29. The Balloon well inflated, tower’d aloft in an upright and perpendicular Direction, with a quick Motion, and an accelerated Velocity. The Aironaut having stood up, for a Minute or two, waving his Hat in the left, and saluting the Spectators with Mr. Lunardi’s coloured Flag in the right Hand; put on his Hat, and having fastened the Flag-Staff horizontally among the Lines of the Balloon, immediately betook himself to different Employments, before he woud indulge in looking over the Brink of the Car; lest the Novelty of the Prospect shoud call off his Attention from _Things of Moment_. [Sidenote: Sensation of rising described.] 30. The Force of Ascent was, from the first, plainly _palpable_: the Sensation being that of a strong Pressure from the Bottom of the Car, upwards against the Soles of the Feet. [Sidenote: Caution against the vitriolic Acid Liquor.]