Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-02-24
Benedict ArnoId's Family,

Lieut.. titnctul Robertson ATNOld died III Loh'
dou, un December It'll, lie was second son Of
BelIediCt Arnold by MuIEtltt his vile, daNghlIE VI
Chief Justice Shlrpen, u Pennsylvania. lir en'
teted tllv cOtPs Of Royal Engineers IN l19S, aud
served uute lhnn hnf CENTURY. liz mailed Wiz
Gins, daughter VI IsIltll Goodrich, Esq, oI The
Isle u Wight, and tot his military Setvlces was
created Kutrhl Of Hanover, was appointed Aid
de camp 10 william ~, aud was presented with q
costly swotd
Tie above named officer wps the oldest Of four
children Which Arlods second wife, Miss Ship
pen, OF Philadelphia, bore him, Ylzi James Rvu'
ertSon, EdwOtd, George oad Sophia. Ills irss
wife l,Ute three sons, viz; BspsdtOl, isclonl and
Henry, fleHedCt, Tic eldest, was at object u
artillery IN lie British nrmy-anl II Is believed,
was compelled IL quit tue services he died young
In The WtN indits, Henry rutrFell tie Kings
service nilef his tatler'S detection, aid was lieu
tenant Of cavalry IN the American legion. lie
accompanied lis fjtlgE 10 ST. JOHN, and wos eDI'
n0yed IN his business, lie slept IN lie Warehouse
neat the lover Cove III that city, aud Judged lhete
the nEht The building was bulnru, lie lived 0l.
tetwuus al Troy, New SOlk, with his aunt Han.
nah, and was engaged in MERCANTILE pursuits, At
subsequent peIlUl no removed 10 CallaJlt bite
he Is now o man Of M0pelty lie received hall
ray aud n giant oil lands TON Tie Brush govern.
inent, Richard-in 1859 liz was ulsO o lIeulc.
nunl Of caHlfyi IN tile American legion, c0Hnnn.
Jed by his faliet III alnust every particular Ills
history Is Identical with TINT vi his brOileT Henry,
Persons ate sill living nj st. John who resided
ttele when Gen. ArnollS StOe was burned. Tie
impression was OF the moments anil still iS,tlut the
fife was CAUSED by design aid TOT The purpose Of
delraudihg company in England, that lIad under.
written upon tie merchandise Which II Contained
10 on amount fGE exceeding lis wUtlh Fleie per.
SOILS diIleE as 10 the facl whether Arnold hnself
wOs IN ST. John OF absent III England " ihe time
oil Tie tTet and hence the degree Of blame which
may be attached 10 The two sons may bs uHcet'
lain, That both Henry and John slept In the
store on the night VI The cOaaagtstlU1, and that
Neither could give satisfactory account OIL its
cause, seems, however, 10 be cettalu,
James Robertson, whose recent death Is neil.
toned above, was lhe only one Of the four olldfen
which The lluitOlS second wife bore hin, that was
botn III America. Al lhe TIME Of the treason, he
was child, and had just reached West POINLftom
Philadelphia, with ills notet lle entered the
British army In i70s, and rose 10 the fsik VI Colo
mel OF Beginners, lie ives stationed al Bermuda
from ISL 10 1918, and ION lbe last tnmed year
pMll 1923, wss At llallfpx, and The commanding
officer Of engineers In N0vs Scotia and n lltulis
WICK. While thus In command 10 Yves al 81,
johns md on going Into The house bull BY Ills
fathet Ia King sl[ett, which Is still standing, he
weht like a chilt. He was snail man, his eyes
we're Of remarkable sharpness, and In features lie
bore q Striking resemblance 10 his latlet A gen.
ilemaA WHO has been In service with Tim anil was
intimately acquainted with him speaks Of him in
etlns OF hlgH commentator, and tetales ibot liz
has often lleat him express strong dsste visit
tbe United States, Since I've secession y Queen
flUiOfis, Ge hos been oae oil htf lldissly abide.
camps. 10 ls4l he @tt llulstetlel tom The en-.
glpeeF corps, and appointed Npj6t GENITAL, aud a
Knight Of The Ha1QSeEian Gbtl pho 0idft,
Edward lie next son; was !o0le yeats ago In a
banking house In Epgs6d, Geotkeflalsi6, Was
in Officer of. lie dtbstons, Sophja-ot her fate
nothing Is known ltMay be added, thai Tie fist
General Athoil'S mother hsl six chldfenS OF
whom he and his sister Hannah alohe lived to The
yeats Of knlstltiIy, This sister ad6eled to .het
gtotbs Benedict thf6ug bis eSentful and gull.
iysctteeft and vas true 10 hmm lhe 0ptks 81 fell.
oils Of hts blstOfY. Sic lsl at iloplasgsfs Upper
oalaaaelD sQ3, and was d lady VI llsal 4aals
tiles Of ellstASisf,