Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-04-05
From the Boston Atlas.

The Late Lieutenant General Arnold.
Lieutenant General James Robertson Ar
mold, died in London on December q. He was
second son of Benedict Arnold, by Margaret
his wife, daughter of Chief Justice Shipper, of
Pennsylvania. He entered the corps Of royal
engineers in 1898, and served more than half
century. He married Virginia, daughter of
Bartlett Goodrich, esq, of the Isle of Wight,
and for his military service was created a
knight OF Hanover, was appointed aid.de-camp
to William ~. and was presented with costly
sword"
The abovenamed officer was the Oldest of
four children which Arnold's second wife, Miss
Shipper, 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 compelled to quit the SER
vice; he died young, in the West Indies Henry
entered the Kings service after his fathers de-
lection, and was lieutenant of cavalry in the
American legion. He accompanied his father
to st. Johns, and was employed in his bust
ness. 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 a sub
he is now man of property. He received
halfpay and grant of land from the British
government. Richard-in 1892 he was also a
lieutenant Of cavalry in the American legion,
commanded by his father.
In most every particular, his history is iden-
teal with that of his brother Henry. Persons
are still living at st. Johns who resided there
when General 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 defrauding company in England,
that had underwritten upon the merchandise
which it 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 at
tached to the two sons may be uncertain. That
both Henry and Richard slept in the store on
the night Of the confagraton, and that neither
could give satisfactory account 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
reached West Point from Philadelphia, with his
mother. He entered the British army in 1893,
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 1923,
was at Halifax, and the commanding officer of
engineers in Nova Scotia and New Bruins
wick.
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 a child. He was small man, his
eyes were of remarkable sharpness, and in
features bore a 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 commep-
dalton, and relates that he had often heard MIN
express strong desire to visit tie United
States. Since the accession of Queen Victo-
ria he has been one of her Maiesty's aids-de.
camp. In l84l he was transferred from the
engineer corps, and appointed Major General.
and Knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic
Order.
Edward, the next son, was some years ago
in banking house in England George, in
1916, was an officer of dragons. Sophia-of
her fate nothing is known. 1t may be added
that the first General Arnold's mother had six
children, of whom he and his sister Hannah
alone lived to the years of maturity. The sister
adhered to her brother Benedict, throughout
his eventful and guilty career, and was true to
him in the darkest periods Of his history. She
died at Montague, in Upper Canada, in 1903,
and was, as is uniformly stated, lady of ex.
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