Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-06-26
From The Delaware Gazette.
BENEDICT ARNOLD.

An examination of The papers of Tx late Chief
Justice Booth, has led to the discovery of sever
a. Of considerable interest. The following
schedule contains list of some Of them that
are deemed most interesting to the public
No. |. 4 letter from General ~. Greene, TO
General Arnold, dated al Morristown, March
Soth, l777.
?. The original draft Of letter from General
Montgomery, to Gen. Carleton, endorsed Dec. ,
a, HOLLAND House."
5. A letter from General Washington, TO
General Arnold, dated al Brunswick, July Z,
1878.
The following is postscript to this letter:
sour LETT wing moved yesterday morning,
* our right this, on the route to the North Ri
yer.
Unlerne, h, the following words are written
in hand writing Of Arnold.
"North River.
Your Humble servant"
Upon this testimony, hazard HE conjec-
ture, that Arnold, al this early period, meditat-
ed the treasons he afterwards oonsummated
Arnold was al tina. time under charges. His
trial commenced in June, l778, the location OF
his treaChcry To his country, and his fame could
re no whcrs else than The North River; the
T o,ement Of Gen. Washington'S army lifted
his traltorous mediations and The quaiihca-
lion afforded by his intelligence was embodied
b, the above words.
Letter OF instructions from Gen. Washing
ton to Arnold, dated Cambridge Head Quar-
tiers, Sept II, l775.
5. A paper in the hand. writing of Arnold,
dated at Chamblee, May Sd, l776, giving d.
reclions for building, al that place, two Condo
las, with adeck & profile drawing of a gohdola.
6. Fragment Of Journal kept by some parry
that traYersed the wilderness in l7-6, between
Maine aud the ST.. Lawrence. to QUEBEC, by The
way O. the Kennebcc river. 1t is supposed this
Journal was in Arnold's possession when he
marched upon Quebec, through the same will
derness, TO cooperate with General Mongom-
cry.
7. The commission Of Benedict A'Gold as
Major Gene ii in the Army OF the y. States,
| signed by John Hancock, President oil Con-
gress, and Charles Thompson, Secretary.
1t appears by memorandum OF the late
| Chief Justice Booth, that in the month OF Sep>
TENDER, in The year l777, in the Revolutionary
! War between Great bci,ain and America, the
| pu3lic T." ords, books and papers, belonging 10
Newcastle county, were captured at Whining.
ton, by detachment OF the British forces,
which took possession O. the Borough Of wills
! mington, the British army being then is
| nafCn from ELK tSlNtr III Nidhu W NhS ivy
of Philadelphia; that after the evacuation Of
Philadelphia by the British forces, very few
o. the books, records and papers aforesaid,
were obtained in Philadelphia from persons in
TO whose possession they had fallen; that carly
in 1885, after the preliminary treaty OF pace,
undcr he au,hority Of The State Of Delaware, he
proceeded to the city Of y. York, and obtained,
in consequence Of orders from Sir Guy Garlic.
| Teton, the .hen commander,iD-o ief Of the Bii-
| fish forces, the restoration Of all such Of the
public records, books and papers, belonging
to the coHnry OF New Castle, which were cap>
tured as aforesaid, and which then remained
in the city Of New>York."
This memorandum affords all explanation of
the manner in which the papers here, before
described, came ipio tho possession OF Judge
B 9th. They were delivered, no doubt, unin-
tertionally, with the public records, s. pro-
cured by him as detailed IN The above minute.
JAMES ROGERS.
New Castle, April 10Th, 1928.