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10 society. Pity that a soul SO noble
and &c fined should ever have blirhted
ITS glory and honor, by contact wish
the dark soulcd, traitorous Arnold,
a correspondence wac opened be.
tween Arnold aud Andre under the
ieigned names Of Anderson and Gssta.
Nus; and mercantile relations formed
the supposed basis of the communica.
iioH. Washington stall made his quar-
ters at West Point; but had concerted
meeting with Count de Rochanbeau.
; inc general OF the French land forces.
ANA so much afraid was Arnold of the
srutinizing eye Of Washington, that
Or SIR Henry Clinton pressing him 10
"N decisive step immediately, he
rrePtei y these opportunities in the
,"no.InS mercantile phraseoloRy:-
oor master goes away the seventh of
'n'S menth. lie will be absent FIVE or
H u'ts. Let US avail ourselves of
u's "'erNai TO arrange our business.
lone Immediately and meet me a, the
',hSs' wSwill settle definitely the risk
ana prohh Of the co-partncrship. All
which Willie ready; but this intervicw
Is indispensable, and must prcceJe ,b,.
sailing OF u,Ship.'
,, me seventeenth day Of September
passed and stillWashington remained
ear roint' This was sad delay
Tor the traitor; hs Immediately wrote
n1 countermanda Andres arrival.
linton. howevt, put Andre and
lilies Beverly Robinson ON board
,nc scoP Of war Vuture. and ,bcy
along the rive with The ds.
" nA1Ing as circums ances prompt.
~, oh ne goth Of Sep, the Vul,pr.
. " run aground almost opposite Foy,
Won'Somery, only five IIie. brIow
I "est Foint. The eagle-eyeI CoIoneI
Ia ngston. who commanded =, "
; pl"lk's point. noticed the mo,.,n.n,.
nc 'ulture, and sent 10 Amid for
W. pieces OF heavy caunGn thu he
eihk her; this was refused.
"eao"hiie Washington had de,ort.
T connecticut. Arnold received
VI ms barge ut the waters edge
.siwI carried HIM across the river
h'n IN the stream, Washington ,nok
II sPy-giAss aud gave long and search,
n : look at the Vulture; then turned
4 one OF his officers and gave an o,Jor
tone so low that Arnold conIJ w,
90 It's import. Fearing that Wash.
ston had by some means obtained
= 'owiedge that he had communicated
"a ,he suspicious s!oop below. Ar.
1u told him that Charles BeyerIv
fJinson had sent him two letters IN
! IIfd To his estate, and desired an in
lew. Washington in positive terms.
IN the hearing of all, forbade Ar. I
llnls Northumberland thus ovcr. !
kshw ArnOId'S intention Of openin, I
81 truce while Washiuston 1.s
,1-'"'' IN consequence, Arnold sought |
.fo'i wei known tory. Joshua smith.
sent nun ON board the NuIture n, Z
phiiaI. Andre accom- panied Sm,Gh {
see and met Arnold on the beach. c
I Ne went together TO Smiths house. I
ftr' The plot was matured-Arnoid a
gavehe drawings Of the deienccs, and h
ever necessary direction, into the {
hand OF Andre. The 25th or Goth of e
ScPtwaS TO be the eventfnl time when .
ATnd should deliver the fortress into h
Britahands. n
aswhiIe, Livingston, without any h
ordeS, while this traitOrous conference n
"ai going on, had mounted n four =
p9e1ier and began TO FIRE upon the c
' fare. Robinson, OF course, ordered n
p % TALL few miles lower down the o.
aye TO keep out Of the range Of the 81
'he, and when Andre wished 10 Ro ~
iiord, las boatmeH (AmcrIcans) utter o.
eiused To row him. He returned p
o [rnold; assumed a disguise, and h'
oHmenced his retreat To the British III
ne by land. Every one is familiar ii
'ih The result 50 melancholy TO the N
{ e,mpllshed young officer. II
Meantime Arnold had given orders ~
litulated to put the Fort out Of n I'll
ate ol defence, aud awaited the arr CO
81 OF the British forces. lie was oh br
rived to be greatly PIhilarated, quite W
'eJoyed-aud ascribed u TO hIs "a ~
'etation 81 the speedy arrival Of his 80
neral 'JoT VkOm he hal pIeos0,if
trs'" w hale he was IN n,oinrn,ary re-
pectaiion 81 more pleasant V,s,tef. ad
an his general, be received news Of To-
ndre's oapture--and Immediately az On
lot Wa'hington's arrival az P,,hkili ",
81 hi. hasty approach 90 West Point. ihi
rnold entered the apartment oI his IN
Ne, eHelaimIng--'Andre ~ prison. th
; Ihe commandments chief vii Know IA
c'y thing: The discharge Of can he
~ which you hear ~ salute, and an. ca
.unces that IL IS not iar ogf, burn nU bt
= paPsrs;--l Ny 20 New York" ey
without waiting for be ~iis's an. ma
'ef, he threw himseif into b. barge n
ID rowed fOf tie Sultare. The asa "a
truce was seen 70 his barge down th
e river, when Washington arrived At ed
est Point ii,
Arnold's wife vas IN the agonles Of ei
'spair' and fearing foS her own .ls a.
vi tAht ot her ohiid, refused TO say a
Ord The orders Arnold had given th