The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-06-09
The Late Lieut.. General Arnold.

mold died IN London on December 27th.-
He was the second son Of Benedict Arnold,
by Margaret his wife, daughter Of chief JUS
tlce Shippen, of Pennsylvania He entered
the corps of royal engineers in 1898, and
served more than half century. He mar
ried Virginia, daughter of Bartlett Goodrich,
Esq, Of the Isle of Wight, and for his mill
tary service was crea ted knight of Hano-
yer, was appointed aid-de- camp to William
w, and was presented with costly sword"
The above named officer was the oldest Of
four children which Arnod's second wife,
Miss Shippen, of Philadelphia, bore him,
viz: James Robertson, Edward, George, and
Sophia. His first wife bore three sons, viz /:
Benedict, Richard and Henry Benedict,
the oldest, was an officer of artillery in the
British army, and, it is believed, was COM
PEELED TO quit the service he died young in
the West Indies. Henry entered the kings
service after his fathers detection, and was
a lieutenant of cavalry in the American
legion. He accompanied his father to st.
Johns, and was employed in his business
He slept in the warehouse near Lower Cove
in that city, and lodged there the night the
building was burned He lived afterwards
at Troy, New York, with his aunt Hannah
and was engaged in mercantile pursuits
At subsequent period, he removed to Can
ada, where he is now man of property
He received half-pay and grant of land
from the British government. Richard ::
In 1892 he was also lieutenant of cavalry
in the American legion, commanded by his
father. In most every particular, his histo-
ry is Identical with that of his brother Hen
ry. Persons are still living at st. Johns
who resided there when Gen. Arnold's store
was burned. The impression was at the
moment, and still is, that the fire was
caused by design, and for the purpose Of de-
fraudihg company in England, that had
underwritten upon the merchandise which
ii contained, to an amount far exceeding its
worth. These persons differ as to the fact,
whether Arnold himself was at st. Johns, or
absent in England, at the time of the fire ;
and hence the degree of blame which should
be alta ched to the two sons may be uncertain.
That both Henry and Richard slept in the
store on the night of the conflagration, and
that neither could give a satisfactory ac-
count of its cause, seems, however, to be
certain.
James Robertson, whose recent death is
mentioned above, was the only son of the
four children, which the traitors second
wife bore him, that was born in America -
At the time of The treason he was a child,
and had just eached West Point from Phil
adelphia, with his mother. He entered the
British army in 1898, and rose to the rank of
colonel of engineers. He was stationed at
Bermuda from 1916 to 1918, and from the
last named year until 1929 was at Halifax
and the commanding officer of engineers in
| Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
While thus in command he was at st.
Johns, and on going into the house built
! by his father, in King street, (Which is still
Standing,) he wept like child. He was a
small man, his eyes were of remarkable
sharpness, and in features he bore striking
resemblance to his father. A gentleman
who has been in service with him, and was
intimately acquainted with him, speaks of
him in terms of high commendation, and re-
lates that he had often heard him express a
strong desire to visit the United States
Since the ACCESSION Of Queen Victoria he
| has heen one of her rnaieStv'S aids de- mn