he concluded the valve had not opened, and upon applying a greater force, the cold broke at the ftaple of the valve, prefently the balloon burit just above the cord which was tied round the lower part of it. At this interefting moment, with steady compofure, he marked the barometer and thermometer, and noted them in a paper, which was washed away; but the fame unruffled calmnels which enabled him in fo critical a juneture LO commit it to paper, enabled him allo to remember it, the barometer flood at twenty inches, and the thermometer at thirtytwo. This latter being the freezing point, furprifed him much, as he did not perceive in his perfon a correfponding degree of cold, which induced him to repeat the obfervation three different times. His fituation became more critical every inftant, driving to the fea with a damaged balloon, and but two bags of ballaft; perceiving by the barometer that the balloon, notwithstanding the fiffure, ftill continued to afcend, (probably from the impetus not yet counter-acted, he determined if it were practicable, to let more gas escape; the balloon was too high for him to reach it with his arms; fortunately he had in his pocket a small gimblet, with which he had been that morning making fome alterations in the barometer, which he carried to the barrack for Mr. Crofbie. This gimblet he tied to the flag-ftaff, and this latter he made faft to the fpeaking trumpet, and standing on the feat, he was enabled to make feveral punctures, in confequence of which he defcended with confiderable rapidity into the fea, nine miles E. N. E. of Howth. When his boat took to the water, the impetus of the balloon brought it fo near to the boat, as to flack the fufpending ropes, his body was thrown out, but before his legs were clear ed, the balloon re-afcended so much as to make the ropes hold him faft by the ancle, his head lying in the water; being fortunately an excellent fwimmer, he difengaged himfelf, and tried to grapple the boat, he failed in his attempt, and endeavoured to overtake it, but finding this fruitlefs, he thought it prudent to referve his itrength, he turned on his back, and after thirty-three minutes in this most critical fituation, heard the cheer of a boat's crew," Never fear, my lad, you are fafe," when turning fuddenly on bis face, he faw them at the diftance of forty yards, already holding out their hands, and straining for his relief; he then swam towards them, and was happily taken up, the boat then purfued the balloon and recovered it, and he was foon brought on fhore, where their Graces the Duke and Dutchels of Rutland received him with that politeness and good-nature, for which they are fo juftly diftinguished; their Grace's kind anxiety can never be forgotten by Mr. M'Gwire and his friends. He was brought to town by Mr. Uniacke, in her Grace's carriage, and fet down at Doctor Usher's house, amidst the acclamations of thousands, in perfect health, and but little fatigued. N. B. The barometer ftood before the afcent in the barrack, at 30, 31 inches, and the thermometer at 63 deg. of Fahrenheit. As feveral candidates have appeared for the honour of faving the gallant Mr. M'Gwire, we 279 think it our duty to give a real ftate of that tranfaction, in juftice to an amiable character, whose modefty prevents his feeing his conduct on the occafion as any wife entitled to notice :- As foon as the balloon afcended with the fpirited youth, a number of perfons who had their horfes ready in the park fet off in order to purfue its courfe; and among others were diftin guished, the Lord Lieutenant, and Lord Henry Fitzgerald, Lord Edward, &c. the balloon at full gallop across the country.They hunted Lord Edward lamed his horfe, and Lord Henry, Mr. Oliver, and Mr. Thoroton got into Howth as they faw the balloon defcending with rapiduy to the fea. Alarmed for the fafety of the object of the public admiration, they endeavoured to prevail on the boats-men at the quay to put off to him; but none of them would let out, until Lord Henry engaged a Row-boat, by a reward of five guineas, to go with him. He was atcompanied with Mr. Oliver, and Mr. Thoroton and to engage the boat-men to make greater dapatch, they gave them fix guineas more, which had a very powerful effect on their exertions. While they were making towards the balloon, which was upwards of three leagues from land, they faw feveral boats pats near it, without going to Mr. M'Gwire's relief-and it was only on their near approach that a pilot-boat bore down to rescue him from a watery grave; to that, though they did not actually take him from the fea, they have the happiness of knowing that they were the means of faving him, as the pilot-boat declared they were afraid of going near the balloon until they faw their boat making directly for it.-Mr. M'Gwire, who had been thrown from his into the fea by the fhock and velocity of the fall, had been in the water upwards of three quarters of an hour, when he was taken up very much exhausted, but perfectly collected.pilot-boat, he threw up a confiderable quantity -Upon his being brought into the notes he had taken during his flight. As Lord His only regret was the lofs of the Henry was returning with him to land, he met Lord Edward, Lord Jocelyn, and several other gentlemen, coming out on the fame errand.And on their landing they found Mr. Uniacke and a vast concourfe of people on the fhore, who conducted Mr. M'Gwire to the Lord and Lady Lieutenant, who were waiting with anxious expectation to receive him. o water. aerial navigator, whofe alacrity and spirit in al-13] This day Mr. M'Gwire (our young cending, reflect honour on his native land) was carried through the city by the students of Trinity College, attended by a band of mufick, and thousands of applauding citizens, who with joy, philofopher after traversing the etherial regions, impatience and admiration, beheld the youthful and efcaping the dangers of the deep; his reception at the caftle was as warmly cordial as the enterprize was glorious ; the Commander in Chief alfo received him with the utmoft politenefs, and all ranks furveyed him with wonder and applaufe, nor did the fervour and affection fhewn him at the and all defcriptions at that venerable feat of his University, from the fenior and junior fellow, erudition, yield to the warmth of a parent's fox -in fine, all feemed emulous to do him that honour fo eminently merited by the originality of his enterprize, the intrepidity and ardour he difcovered for the completion of his defign to cross Gilford 19 Kilworth 15 WIDOWERS. 66 50 55 74 67 the Irish channel, and thereby ftamp celebrity on Earl of Westmeath his country. 14] This evening Mr. M'Gwire, attended by a number of the gentlemen of Trinity College, waited on his Grace the Lord Lieutenant, and received the honour of knighthood, as a mark of his Grace's approbation for his undaunted courage and enterprising spirit.-And he is likewise honoured with a Captain's commiffion in the Donegal Belborough Viscount Barrington 68 Conway (E. of Hertford England) 66 Carysford Milton (the fame in England) 34 69 Waltham Newborough BIRTHS. a daughter.-In Cuffe-ftreet, the lady of Ma42 jor Williams of a fon.-At Caftle View, near 28 Durrow, the lady of the rev. J. B. Ridge, of a 56. fon. 31 41 Lumley (E. of Scarborough England) 32 40 27 A MARRIAGE S. t T Conlanftown, Major Paul Minchin, of his Majefty's 29th regiment of foot, to Mits Ifdell, only daughter of Oliver Ifdell, Efq; 37-In London, the 17th of March, by special licence, the right honourable Henry Earl of Clanrickard, Knight of St. Patrick, to Mifs Ubrania Ann Powlet, daughter and heir of George Powlet, of St. Mary Le Bone, in the county of Middlefex, Efq. 21 74 37 18 37 21 38 32 12 22 31 14 64 ២៨៦៖ 20 25 16 13 18 27 9 32 D E A T H. N Dawson-ftreet, Thomas St. George, Efq; a commiffioner of the barrack-board, and fupervifor of their accounts, and member of parliament for the city of Clogher. PROMOTION. THE honour of knighthood, conferred on H BANKRUPT S. ENRY Maxwell, Merchant.-Robert and John Lynch, of the city of Dublin, merchants, NOTICES TO OUR CORRESPONDENTS. Hope will, on perufing this month's Magazine, fee the attention we have paid to his request ; as we should be forry, knowingly, to publish any thing that could difturb the tranquility of any 29 family. Fitzmaurice (E. of Wycombe Eng.) 20 31 23 20 10 31 Gore 10 13 The imitation of the 104th Pfalm, is too deficient in poetic merit to be inferted. Run and come rhyme very badly. The author may be a very devout man, without being a good poet. The verfes figned Tell Truth, have wit and humour, but would give offence to a particular clafs of people, whom it is for the intereft of the nation rather to conciliate than irritate. THE GENTLEMAN's and LONDON MAGAZINE, For JUNE, 1785. The Epifode of Palemon and Lavinia. (With an elegant Engraving in the Manner of Bartelozzi: Ey an Irish Artist). The following Epifode (copied from Thom fon's Seafons) hath been celebrated for its many paftoral Beauties. The Subject is of divine Origin, as it is taken from the Hiftory of Boaz and Ruth, in the Scripture. Thomfon hath modernized the Story; and it hath fince given Birth to that elegant mufical Entertainment, called Rafina. OON as the morning trembles o'er the sky, And, unperceiv'd, unfolds the fpreading. day; Before the ripen'd the reapers ftand, heaves; While thro' their chearful band the rural talk, Fly harmlefs, to deceive the tedious time, fhocks ; While these unhappy partners of your kind Wide-hover round you, like the fowls of heaven, And afk their humble dole. The various turns Of fortune ponder; that your fons may want What now, with hard reluctance, faint, ye give. The lovely young LAVINIA once had And fortune fmil'd, deceitful, on her birth. VEN, She with her widow'd mother, feeble, old, As is the lily, or the mountain-fnow. Or when the mournful tale her mother told, Thrill'd |