The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-09-29
THE SPY RELEASED.
IN amusing incident ofhe Reroiuiion,
.HTH.A DAMH.

nv ADAMs.
| enlisted in the Revolutionary army nj a.
bout HE ago Of eighteen, IA the early pnri OF
the contest, aud Was placed under the cou-
Iunnd ul Benedict Arnold. IL was Iho most
gloomy period ofthe Revolution, when Gen.
NnrititfieII,- ssigli-h.A remnant of an nrinY,
WIS relrrHtiug through the Jerseys, when
rW Henry CLINTON Was ~ porsessIUu OF NuW
York Hnd BureuyuG oi llcundrroga lie
BRUSH commander had iUrtucd n plan of us-
Publishing line of Qualifications from Lake
George 10 New York, Tor the purpose ofeut-
tug oil tile communications between the rcb-
ole ct lho East mud. South. A detachment
nl nhnuL 1000 BllIsh nnd- iorlcs mnd.f -,
LrgtT, was 5JUt nom tTrUUuuruEH Ut rHrrJ
hl- plan into effect, Who "a conformity with
lhc true BrIlish policy OF the period we're ro-
iuiorccd 10y about tie shinu number ol lndi-
aus hls MHjcsIy's faJrhtui uiiirE. II t,ccH'''s-
az object ul tho utmost importance To inlef-
crpt ihlA lrinchmeui, and hrenk up the CON.
nunic.uiuu., The work was assigned 10y
Washington, TO Arnold; hui lac could rparo
Tor this important service, no more than n
bout zoo men. ! was IA this detachment.
one evening, ntteT tedious march, We
took up our quarters in lttlc farming Wiz.
ngc, mud shortly Hiler the hnlt,n notorious spy
was ulNNENN itlAh fNNllisH iAlh HNNil' WI" Wy
lcr, n tors aud n cowboy, "a the emplOy meni
OF ~. Lugcr lle was tried 10y II court mnr-
iinliaud ! rrcailrct well lliut Ilu famous Gen.
Hull. Of Canada memory, ticn Major, was
on lhe court murliul. Proof wus abundant,
aud he Vac sentenced To death, aud as uuu
wis pressing, lac was ordered 10 be executed
"a the morning. Cuylrr was ironcd, pat IN
IN upper Misunderstanding mouse whore Ar.
GOid quariefod, and was selected TO guard
tie door. AZ The prisoners inlher lhvd not
lar distant, lac requested that lac mighi be
,eut lUr; aud at early dawn, the old nun, his
wife mud another sou wete introduced into
the chamber. The meeting wns u most at
feeling one la the midst OF their weep
idg. Asupld happened To puss the door, aud
herring the anruthtIuu, went IN. The ngcd
mother immediately Tell a, HE oet, nild beg
Red the ltle OF her Hon. die must die ~ one
iiaiif, - SAID AHHuld, and lell the ruoui. ln-
stead ol passing out OF the pnssnge, lac lug
cred at the door, aud after lingering for a
moment, lac began TO rnce backward nnd
forward IN the passage way, apparently ~
deep thought. lie again went ~, and again
the mother euirrnird. us there no way hp
eau be spared We will nuke any sacrifice,
perlurm any sefyicr,only snNe my poor boy"
Arnold hesltuiod; Oh perceNlng which. the
mother renewed her euurGuties, aud was sec
nIlttl ny llt lhNlltl hAtAi blbNA''s ~ ~
length replied, "lle eau he saved, hut the
condition H., that lac shall proceed lmncdl-
uIcly To the eucumpuent OF ~. Leger, aud
inform hun, TINT General Arnold II coming
with an array OF 1000 men, &c.i prepared to
give Immediate battle.
The prisoner proicssed the most cordial
OCquiesceHcU. 'ffur yurT rusr''fi'
II shall not trust you. II your brother wall
consent 10 remain an hostage, you may go;
but mark me- the eouiIpued, wiih-A trenlel-
duus oath,) it your report dues not send ~.
| eyer upuu his back track, your brothers
life ID forfeited" All Hcqulesccd IN THIS but
the brother, who demurred nj tbs condIlious,
perhaps the fidelity OF Tie spy, rs
we'll us his skill in framing report TINT
should produce the desired effect The ell
ollho mother prevailed here also,nud
her integrity aided the spy in tanning his s,o-
nv TO st. Leger. Arnold percelving Ihat the
matter was arranged, left the room. lie Ind
eyed me dnriuE the scene, us stood looking
in AT the hnlf opened door, aud AS he passed
mo OILY remarked, "You know your duty"
The father aud mother retired. lp lew
,,,o,n,nts mn officer came aud transferred the
IRONS from one To The other OF tho brothers,
md bp,t, were leh IN the room, a move
rneut among the men below convinced me
Tint arrangements wore mnking to clear tie
cUnst An old wOniun brought Nn"Psnchi
aud placed il beside the door OF 'ho PRISON
room, nnd presently put. into u sllce OF Ihl
nort. md nbout halra loaf of bread. j. men
retired INTO nook, yet 80 could soc what
was going on. Cuyler presently shouldered
the knnpsack, passed out, aud inter dodging
from the corn house To the barn, skuIked TO
the woods which were near by,
Arnold was confident In the success ofh,s
nrtiiice. lie learned from Tho spy, TINT ~.
/ .egor VAS in the vicinity Of Fort schuyler,
he' tonk rnpid march, snd The He%' day TT
....4,,,-,.r f1uud ourselves in the British en-
A most curious spectacle here
itself The artillery md baggage
orthe enemy was LEFT scattered in the almost
couinsion--not teut wns removed, and tie
fires were actually smoking under theirs kel-
lies. which continued an excellent dinner rem
DIV 10 he cooked TO our hands. They had
not been gone mn hour when we orslyed.--