Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-10-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
ANDRE's DEFENCE.

oil corresponding knowledge ana memory,
has furnished for the columns Of that paper
a document which we do not remember to
have ever seen before-thc defence read by
Major Andre before tho Court which con-
demned him to death as a spy. We have
no doubt that it will be read with lively in
lcrest by many Of our readers
Il camc,' he said. ''to hold communi.
cation with general officer of the Amcri-
can army, by order of my own command
er. | entered the American lines by an un-
questionable uthority-whcnI passed from
them it was by the same authority. | us
ed no deception. had heard that provin-
cial officer had repcnted Of the course he
had taken, and thathe ayowed that he never
meant to go 50 far as he had gone, in resist
ing the authority of his King.
The British commander was willing to
extend to him the Kings clemency-yea,
his bounty in hopes to allure others to do
thesame / made no plans. examined no
works. | only received his communica-
tons, and was on my way to return to the
army, and to make known all that | had
learned from general officer in your camp.
Is this the Office of a spy! ! never should
done is not the nature of a spy. | have
noted neither your strength nor weakness.
If there be wrong i'll the transaction. is it
mine! The Office of spy a soldier has
right to refuse; but, to carry and fetch com
munications with another army, | never
heard was criminal. The circumstances
which followed after my interview with
General Arnold, were not i'll my power to
control. lie alone had the management of
them.
1t is said that | rode in disguise. rode
for security iacog, as far as | was able, but
other than criminal deeds induced me to do
this. | was not bound TO wear my uniform
any longer than it was cXpcdlcnt or polite.
| sc0rn the name Of a spy:-brand my Of
fence with some other title, if it change not
my punishment | bcsccch you. il is not
death fear ann buoycd above it by con
seriousness Of having intended TO discharge
my duty in an honorable manner.
Plans, it is said, were found with me-
This is true: but they were notmnc. Yet
must tell YOU honestly that they would
have been communicated if | had not been
taken They were sent by General Arnold
10 the the British commander, and should
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