Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-12-28
From 'he New York Sunday Morning News.
AUTHENTIC OCCURRENCE OF TIN,
REVOLUTION

~ ,ue os" AoIk Sunday Morning News
AUTHENTIC OCCURRENCE OF THE
REVOLUTION.
ANDRE AsP ARNoLD.-Some Iav, s,nr..
Whdo 20 the company Of Samuel CASSIDY. Eso'
OF Jersey Ciy, he related 10 me % Cnllowps
anecdoie connected with Cen. Washinsi.u.- 4 /,
esery record OF our revolution is eagerly ,reasur.
ed, and especially respecting Amo.ds treason.
and this may be so relied OF, we requested Nr
Cassiday to give It to u in such shane as 4.
present Intrinsic evidence haiti could DO relied
Oa-wh'ch would be best perfected b. n. permit.
ting the relation to emanate from dlnselL with h.
name attaehed-To this pubilcily it is but iuslicr
to HIN 10 remark, that ae sionsl, ohise,sd h.,
Sas persuaded by our earnest enlreatios.
TOia' Editor Of he Sunday Morning Mr.,
Dear Sif-ln compliosce with your request,
Commit to paper some details given m, few
years ago, By The late Governor Ogden. or Nv
Jersey IN regard to m offer made BY General
Washington 10 Sir Henry Clinton 10 Give IN An.
die II the Americans could capture Arnold. I
well recoecl hearing my father say Il was rene.
rally believed 10 The Aunericah army, lbai s,ch ~,
offer had been made. On mentioning this N To-.
vernon Ogden, he immediately snid that ho had
teason 10 believe Tint the offer, # any there was
was made through bun. requested him To Tell
me the particulars, which he did, as pear ne c,n
recollect, as follows:
The American army Law nj West Point, IN The
state Of New York, and the British wero in nos.
session Of New York, at The time Of Tho cn1,uro
OF Andre. received an ofdrr 10 repair the next
morning at eight O'Clock, at General Washing.
ion's head quarters. with twenty. five horses, the
finest that could select. repaired thuher a,
the hodf appointed General Washington han.
ded me letter for Sir Henry Clinton, Win ditec.
'lons iha'' before left the camp for New York. |
should call and see The Marquis DO Lafayette.
lhe letter OF General Washington was probably
on some subject not At all connected with .be
real object Of my journey.
VI went TO tho Marquis quarters, md he said
10 me- "lod must sci Off 1t such time oc day
rs WIZ Of necessity make il near night when YOU
get 10 Powles Hook, when iIe commandino M
Ger Will no doubt invite you 10 stay nil nohi. md
you must insist on delivering that letter 10 Inc
commanding officer there. You mus, ION him
privately, that II VIC can capture Arnold, Andre
VIII be rcpr'evcd, and that you have high author.
" for saying So"
lell The camp with my twenty. Eve horses,
ana reached Tho foot Of the Bergen hill abou, sun
Gown. ihere was strong force dawn across
me causeway, and we halted, | stated that hnd
letter for Sir Henry Clinton from General
washington, and that my orders were IN deLver
! INTO the hands Of tho commanding officer nj
fowles Hook, and 10 no ore else. Va were Inn.
.neaa'o'y admitted, our horses taken care of, and
~ me evening, alter delivering the letter, was
invited 10 supper with the officers there. was
sealed on me right of The COMMANDING officer.
ma some tune elapsed before had nm opnoruni.
yol delivering the message liom the Marous. |
aaio 70 MN II am authorised to say that, ir he
'1msregns edh capture A,nod Andre wH be
rsPrtepsa lie seemed thunderstruck aud i'm.
medialey answered, Tint must be immediately
attended 10. Twill 60 aud see Sir Henry Gin.
TON DO you 81 still, and let il appear as il |
nave only gone oul Tor 4 moment on some ordin.
nry matter OF business lilo was rone aboui
Two hours, ana returned and took his sent. As
soon rs no had an opportunity 10 speak to me
privately, no sad, :" SiL Henry Clinton says 4
ANS statement ~ as exact Us | can tenent 4
nom memory, lhaying been made 10 me by Co
vernon ogden from egh, 10 len years moo.
eo'""" 'h's 70 wiring a, your particular request,
s you thought that the circumstances ouoht mi
% % lost and that they should appear IN m M.
.hcn,'c shape. While Governor Ogden vas liy-
'ng' thought II vas his sole pl oylnce 10 lo a. he
PLEASED N relation TO this Revolutionary rem,nis.
cenee but as he is no more sec no impronre.
y u what am now doing. You will bear ma
witness NJ Editor that wished you 10 publish
NC narrative without my name to il aud thai nv
subscribing my name at all, is because YOU urged
mo TO do so.
o'n, very respectfully.
Your obedient servant,
EAMITET CACCInV