The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-11-17

disclosed to her his dreadful position, aud that thol
must part perhaps forover.-Struck with horro
Al the painful Intelligence this fond and devoted
wife swooned, and fell senseless at his feet In
this state no left her, hurried down stairs, anC
mountng hs horse, rode with all possible speed tC
tho river. In doing so Arnold did not keep tho
main road, but. passed down the mountain, pur-
suing by path through The woods, which Lieut.
Arden pointed out, ard which now called earn.
olds path" Near the foot of the mountain, where
the path approaches the mainroad, weeping will
low, planted there no doubt by some PATRIOTS hand
stands in marked contrast with the forest trees
which encirce and surround it, to pout ont to the
inquring tourist the very pathway Of the traitor.
In our interesting visit, we were accompanied
by the superln tendant, Major Delafied and the
barges kindly offered for accommodation, we
rowed To "Bevcrly Dock" and landed at the
spot where Arnold took boat to aid his escape.
He rowed to the "vuliure," and using a
white handkerchief, created the impression that it
was flag boat, it therefore suffered TO pass,
He made himself known TO Capt. Sutherland, of
the Vulture, then calling on board the leader of the
boatmen who had rowed him off, informed him
that he and b is crew were all prisoners of war.
This disgraceful and unmany appendix TO
his treason was considered so contemplate by tho
captain, that he permitted tho man to go on shore
on his patrol ofhonor, to procure clothes for him
self and comrades. This he did and returned the
same day. When they arrived in New York,
Sir Henry Clinton, holding in just contempt such
a wanton act ofmeanness, set them all at liberty.
When Gen WASH ngton reached Beverly, and
informed that y mold had departed for West
Point, he crossed directly over, expecting to find
Surnr sod IN lcar that ho had hear
there, after examining the works he returned. -
General Hamilton had remained at Beverly and
Washington and his suit, vero walking up the
Mountain road, from 'Beverly Dock" they met
General Hamilton, with anxious face and hurried
step coming toward them. A brief and suppress
ed conversation took place between Washington
and himself, and they passed on rapidly TO the
house, where the papers that Washing,on's change
of route had prevented his receiving, had been
delivered that morning and being represented to
Hamilton Of great and pressing importance were
by him opened, and the dreadful secret disclosed
Instant measures were adopted to intercept Arnold
and prevent his escape, but in vain. Genora
Washington then communicated the facts 10 La
Fayet,e and Knox, and said 10 The former, 'm"rc in
sorrow than in anger, 'Whom can trust nO1o ??
lie also went up to see Mrs Arnold /; but even
Her grief was almost ienzed +; and in its widest
moods, she spoke of General Washington rs the
murderer OF her child. l, seemed she had not tho
,.motcst Ide1 of her husbands treason; and she
had oven schooled her heart To feel for the
cause Of America, from her regard TO those who
p,oresscd to love it, Her husbands glory was her
dream Of hiIss-lhe requiem chant for her han's
reposo and she was found, alas many a
confding heart has Of, bcen found,
10 cling like ivy round worthless thing.
Arnold wrote to Geueral Washington, declaring
The innocence Of Andre TINT he came on sh"re
under his protection, and was not answerablo for
any wrong of Arnold's, and soliciting also procc-
ton and kindness for his wife, who he remarked
twas as good andinnocent as an angel and incapable
Of doingwrong.
Washington took active measures to guard a
gainst the treason Not knowing how far the pois
on had spread, or who Of all those about him had
been affected by it, he compelled 10 a course
which, while did not disrus, any one in particu-
lar of his brave compatros in arms, yet extended
over all the treloss vigilence of eye sleep'ess
in its country 8 service, Andre was sent under
strong gaurd to Head Quarters at Beverly, where
he arrived in custody of Maj Tallrnadge, on the
morning of,he Goth Washington made many in
quiries of Maj Talmadge. but declined to have tho
| prisoner brought into his presence, and never did
see him while in the hands Of the Americans
! Andre was next taken to West Point whore he re-
NAMED until the morning of the 2Sth when he was
removed down the river in barge, to Stony
Point, aud thence under escort of cavalry, tt
Tappan. Some doubt has existed whether Andre
was ever at West Point but il is record, on tn,
authority of Col. Tallmadge, who personally at
! tended Andre from the moment OF his arrest t.
that Of execution, that he was carried TO Yves
Point, but not imprisoned there.
In passing down the river, he conversed iree',
with Major 'Tallmadge, pointed out piece OF tn
BILE land on the western shore, where he was t
have landed 81 pointing to old Fort Putnam ,iwhc'
still stands in lofty grandeur, almost nndecayed by
time, the constant resort of the Pilgrim patriot, hi
detailed the projected course of the British up TIT
mountain TO its attack and learn that so wei
had the preparations been conducted, that thu
scaling ladders with which the walls were to b.
passed, were found afterwards, concealed, read,
FIR and some Of which were preserved