Perilous Ærial Voyage

. - The followinecount of the nscension ol" Mr. Parker, an ZGronaut, from Mobile, is noa little miraculous. We uko from the Mobtle Herald Mr. Parker's own relaiion of the voyage: After remarkingihat he had always entertaind a desire to mount high, he eays - 'Away I ped- continually ascending- leaving the clouo's as far beneath me as they were when I started. I now began to feeï cold-large drops of perspixtuonoozing from myskin, and a tinklin" sound in rny care, as if something was cracking in my head, a vacant feeling anddifficulty of respiration -now vcry cold. The water in my bottle freeing. I took hold of it in ordftr to try fa drink would calm my nauscating feeling; the neck tuck to my hand, and drew the skin off, as if bkstered by fire. Still uneasy-the drops of perspirauon had turaed to liquid matter, reeembling yellowol- my longue became swollen, my naile and teeth were loosened, and every joint in me and all my energies appeared relaxed. I looked up and saw the gas ruehing from the ncck of my balloon, and endeavored to open my valvc to effect its escape, but had not strengt h to accomplish it. I judged myself at this iime to be six miles high, when the bolloon was rent on the top. Away went the gas! Can I describe my feelings at this moment? No, no! - as whirling down I carne, with a feeling a6if the whole system was driving to my head. I entered a dense, cloud, the substance of which rushcd past me with a whizzing sound, 1 ke eteam from the escape pipe ofan engine. The clouds were some what warmer than the air above, which considerably reanimated me. Lookin?. I saw that the balloon was forced hard asrninst netting, from Btmospheric pressure. This circumstance in a mcoonre jlmed iny agitation, ahhough still- - rrrr -endmg with unepeakoble rapidhy. I e.xhausted .11 my bnilnst, lei go my grnpnel ii3 full exte-u ind, luticmg that I was approaching the earth mtb ereat vencity. braced myaelfup, 10 nbide he rrsult; and how must I expres my thnnkg ,o the Dispenser of events;to the Giverand Preervsr oí Ii!e for my miraculoua preservaiion? The buiging body of my öalloon struck one side of a jine tree, from which cause I was saved, and found myself matead of being dashed to the round, only forced against the body of the tree As soon as I recovered my shattcred senses I hauled up my grapnel, lashed the cor to the tree hove the bight of rhe rope around n branch of the 'nr. on-1 t1rtcArHH t ■ 'he (frrtffrvl '