Toreachthis，itwasnecessarytoextemporisebymeansofaropeaspeciesofratlinsbywhichhecouldclimbtherigging。Hethencontrivedtoclosetherentwithhisneckcloth。Hewas，bythistime，overthesea，and，manoeuvringhiscraftbyaidofthetwocurrentsathisdisposal，hewascarriedtothesouthshoreoftheIsleofMan，whencehewasconfidentofbeingable，hadhedesiredit，oflandinginCumberland。This，however，beingcontrarytohisintention，heentrustedhimselftothehighercurrent，andbyitwascarriedtothenorth—westofHolyhead。Herehedroppedonceagaintothelowercurrent，driftingsouthoftheSkerryLighthouseacrosstheIsleofAnglesea，andat4。30p。m。foundhimselfabreastoftheGreatOrme’sHead。Eveningnowapproaching，hehaddeterminedtoseekalanding，butatthiscriticaljuncturethewindshiftedtothesouthward，andhebecameblownouttosea。Then，foranhour，heappearstohavetriedhighandlowforamorefavourablecurrent，butwithoutsuccess;and，feelingthedangerofhissituation，and，moreover，sightingnolessthanfivevesselsbeatingdowntheChannel，heboldlydescendedintheseaaboutamileasternofthem。Hemustforcertainhavebeenobservedbythesevessels;buteachandallheldontheircourse，and，thusdeserted，theaeronauthadnochoicebuttodischargeballast，and，quittingthewaves，toregainhislegitimateelement。Hisexperiencesatthisperiodofhisextraordinaryvoyagearebesttoldinhisownwords。\"AtthetimeIdescendedthesunwasnearsettingAlreadytheshadowsofeveninghadcastaduskyhueoverthefaceoftheocean，andacrimsonglowpurpledthetopsofthewavesas，heavingintheeveningbreeze，theydiedawayindistance，orbrokeinfoamagainstthesidesofthevessels，andbeforeIrosefromtheseatheorbhadsunkbelowthehorizon，leavingonlythetwilightglimmertolightthevastexpansearoundme。Howgreat，therefore，wasmyastonishment，andhowincapableisexpressiontoconveyanadequateideaofmyfeelingswhen，risingtotheupperregionoftheair，thesun，whosepartingbeamsIhadalreadywitnessed，againburstonmyview，andencompassedmewiththefullblazeofday。Beneathmehungtheshadowsofeven，whilsttheclearbeamsofthesunglitteredonthefloatingvehiclewhichboremealongrapidlybeforethewind。\"
Afterawhilehesightsthreemorevessels，whichsignifytheirwillingnesstostandby，whereuponhepromptlydescends，droppingbeneaththetworear—mostofthem。Fromthispointthenarrativeofthesinkingman，andthegallantattemptatrescue，willrivalanyliketaleofthesea。Forthewind，nowfastrising，caughtthehalfemptyballoonsosoonasthecartouchedthesea，andthevesselastern，thoughinfullpursuit，waswhollyunabletocomeup。Observingthis，Mr。Sadler，trustingmoretothevesselahead，droppedhisgrapplingironbywayofdrag，andshortlyafterwardstriedthefurtherexpedientoftakingoffhisclothesandattachingthemtotheiron。Thevessels，despitetheseendeavours，failingtooverhaulhim，heatlast，thoughwithreasonablereluctance，determinedtofurthercripplethecraftthatborehimsorapidlybyliberatingalargequantityofgas，adesperate，thoughnecessary，expedientwhichnearlycosthimhislife。
Forthecarnowinstantlysank，andtheunfortunateman，clutchingatthehoop，foundhecouldnotevensokeephimselfabovethewater，andwasreducedtoclinging，asalasthope，tothenetting。Theresultofthiscouldbeforeseen，forhewasfrequentlyplungedunderwaterbythemererollingoftheballoon。Coldandexertionsoontoldonhim，asheclungfranticallytothevalverope，andwhenhisstrengthfailedhimheactuallyriskedtheexpedientofpassinghisheadthroughthemeshesofthenet。Itwasobviousthatforavailhelpmustsooncome;yetthepursuingvessel，nowclose，appearedtoholdoff，fearingtobecomeentangledinthenet，andinthisdesperateextremity，faintingfromexhaustionandscarcelyabletocryaloud，Mr。Sadlerhimselfseemstohavedivinedthechanceyetleft;for，summoninghisfailingstrength，heshoutedtothesailorstoruntheirbowspritthroughhisballoon。Thiswasdone，andthedrowningmanwashauledonboardwiththelifescarcelyinhim。
Afittingsequeltotheaboveadventurefollowedfiveyearsafterwards。TheIrishSearemainedunconquered。Noballoonisthadasyetevercrosseditswaters。Whowouldattemptthefeatoncemore？Whomoreworthythanthehero’sownson，Mr。
WindhamSadler？