Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-11-11
BENEDICT ARNOLD.
From rte LOud0n MontbJ Magazine q

From rte L0ndon Monthly Magazine Of
JhG, 1901.
Died, at his houfe in GlouceRer place,
On Sunday, June IS, brigadier- general
BENEDICT ARNOLD. This Gngu-
lar man was a native of New England,
and bred, as fome fay, a fargeon a pro.
%tefion, however, with he relinqriihed
very foon and followed the fea. He is
known, for many years, to have been maj
ter and fupercargo of one Of t!sofc FINAL
veiiels which trade between New England
provinces and the Wet Indies, carrying
lumber, live-itock, &c. from the latter
circnmi&ance he has often been called a
horte @itesler. In this capacity he more
than once viited Quebec, and thereby be.
came acquainted with the Gtuation of that
town. Some time before the mmcn
meat of the difpute between Great Britain
and America, Arnold bad !ettled at New
Haven, AID was then chofcn captain of a
company OF volunteers by tn. inhabitants,
who began 10 uic them!e.vcs 10 arms, and
to prepare for the criGs which was then to
be expected. When the frR contef be-
tween the kings troops and the Amcri-
cans happened at Lexington, a general
alarm was given; and as foon as the news
reached him, he called his company toge-
Their, and atked them if they would march
OF with him the next A,ornirg TO Bottom
(diitant $50 miles, They agreed, and
paraded before a tavern where one of their
committees was fitting. He applied TO
the gentlemen for powder and ihot, bur
they dsmurred ~fupplying him. He was
not Gully authorized. Arnold declared he
was determined to have fome; and colonel
Wooter demonstrating with him, Arnold
exclaimed, N00e bit Cad AhuigbD.B aN
breOeaf my marching! The committee
yielded, and Arnold and his company fet
CT tor head quarters, This fpirited con-
duct brought him into notice ard we
foon find him With the rank Of Colonel,
and commanding a body of troops on an
expedition 70 Canada. This exploit, one
OF The mott extraordinary during the war,
notice. The Whole body of men
were about 100 under the command of
Arnold, and marched from Cambridge to
Newburyporr, where they embarked on
board tranfports for Kcnnebec, which car
ried them up to Gardeners town. Here
they embarked IN batteaux, and proceeded
IN dIviiions; hort of proviions, deferted
by many OF their companions, and under
going inexPreSible fatigue, I'LL they reach
cd the banks OF the Chandiore, where
they met with fupplies after having
been thirty-o n days IN a wilderness with.
out feeling a houie. After refreG1ing his
men, he arrived at Port-Louis, oppofte
Quebec; Bat found the city, which be in
tended 70 faEprne, had been informed of
his coming.
This haPI encd by lis wv imprudence
truting a letter 10 an unknown Indian, |
who carried il TO the lieptcnant governor,
Arnold was therefore neceGqriiv Obliged
to wait there Until general Montgomery
arrived, "hohl he joined on the sth De.
cemoer, before Quebec. T. the attemo,
20 torm thar city, Arnold behaved with
his uiual fpir;t bur received a wound n
his leg, aud was carried off to the b,fn;
tai. he however took the command az.
Montgomery death, and drew off the
remains of the army, and in
June rctreated to Crown Point. Whc,
geoerai Carleton advanced with the Bri.
''nfoiees, general Gates, appoin+cd gen.