Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-08-17

yal) I saw a horseman ride slowly along
on a black horse. on the rising ground
directly opposite to where the Iarrytown
Academy now stands. SAID to Paul
ding and Williams, Here's horseman
comiBg-we must stop him." We got
up with our frelocks ready, and waited
for him to advance. AS soon as he lit
was Major Andre saw Us Standing by
the fence. he refined in his horse, and ri
ding straight up to US, God bless yOa my
dear friends, Ihope you belong to our par-
tyn-We asked, "Wtat partyi" With
out hesitation, be smilingly replied"
Why, the Toner party; / am a British Of
jfcer, and to conDinee you that 1 am gen
tienGn and auer The truth, see, here as my
gold rcaich." We told him he was wrong
for we neither belonged to his, nor to the
lower party, but were Americans, and
that he was our prisoner.-He started,
changed colour, and fetching deep Sigh,
said, "God bless my souN II body must
do any thing to get along no~-G-dGys.'
There upon he showed us Gen. Arnold's
passport, and said, II hare been IN The
country on particular business, and hope
you ,00nl detGin me minute"
After ne had read the passport, we
ordered him to dismount and follow us.
We then took down the fence and led
him and his horss through into the thick
ct. Williams put up the fence as ii was at
first, that no suspicion or inquiry should
arise from seeing it down. WhenWilliams
came up, Major Andre requested us a
gain to release him, and said he would
give any SUN Of money we might ask, or
any quantity of dry goods. You know
our answer. After searching his cloths,
we ordered him to sit down, and pulling
off his boot we preceiyed that his silk
stocking sagged a little; we took that off,
and found ia it three letters that were hot
sealed On taking off his other boot and
stocking, we found three more unsealed
letters, which contained correct discrip-
tons of the post, redoubts, cannon, SC.
of West Point and other places. After ia
king possession Of these documents he
said, ".NotO you hare gotten all, lead on"
lie pat on his stockings and boots, and
followed us to the road. Replacing the
fence, we allowed him to mount his horse
and 60 in advance. You never saw such
an alteration in any mans face.--Only a
few minutes before, and he was uncom-
monty gay in his looks, but after we had
made him prisoner, you could read in bis
face that he thought it was all over with
him. We felt for him, but that was all
we could do, so long as we ment to be
honest Ito our country. We made our
way as quickly and silently as we could to
the encampment at North Castle, we
never went into the main road, but kept
in the by ways, and never stopped ex-
cept to give the s4'isoner little milk or
so, which we got from the country peo-
pie. When we arrived at Sands Mills,
which was ten miles from were we cap
tured him, surrendered the major UP to |
the commanding officer, who was Col. |
Jameson. wish you to know, that after |
travelling one or two miles Major Andre
said, 81 would to God you had blown !
my brains out when you stopped me-"
During this speech, and the whole of the
journey, big drops Of SWEET kept contin-
ually falling from his face; he suffered
much in mind, as was apparent from his
great detection, but he acted like gen.
tleman, candid and politely: be never
once attempted to escape"
Such is the substance of the story re-
lated to Mr.. Browere last week. it differs
but little from those already related; but
at his age, and at this time it lis peculiarly
interesting
MURDER OF MAJOR DoNoao.-New
Orleans papers received on Tuesday last,
stated, that it was rumoured a sergeant
had killed MAJOR DoNoHo, and we re-
greet TO find that the report turps out to be
too true.-The following letter received
at this office, contains the particulars of
this truly lamentable circumstance, writ
ten by a gentleman who was present.
E1traet Of a letter, dated,
"CANToNmENr CLtNcH, Pensacola, D
July 18th, 1896. s
81 was witness on the evening of the
7th this month, to one of the most outra-
geous, and, in it. effects, the most me-
Iancholy occurrences that has ever fallen
under my observation; it was the MUIR
der, as may properly call it, of Major
DoNoAo, of the attn Infantry. | was Sit