Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-03-01

Benedict Arnold's Family.
Lieut.. General Robertson Arnold died in
London, on December 9th. He was second
son of Benedict Arnold by Margaret his wife,
daughter of Chief Justice Shipper, of Penn
sylyania. he entered the corps of Royal
Engineers in 1913, and served moe than
half a oeptury. he married Virginia, dapgh-
ter of Bartlett Goodrich. Esq. Of the Isle of
Wight, and for his military services was crea-
ted Knight Of Hanover, was appointed Aid
de-campto William w. and was presented
with costly sword.
The above named officer was the Oldest of
four children which Arnold's second wife,
Miss Shippen, of Philadel ehia, bore him viz
james Robertson, Edward, George and Sophia:
MS nrsE wIrs t:,fc &C so1ls, VIZ Drlse-
dict, Richard and Henry. Benedict the eldest,
was an officer of artillery in the British Army
and, it is believed, was compelled to quit the
service he died Young in the West Indies
Henry entered the Kings service after his
fathers detection, and was lieutenant of ca
yalry inthe American legion. He accompa-
MED his father to St; John, apd was employed
In bis business. He slept IN the warehouse
near the lower Cove In that city, and lodged
there the night the bgidipg was burned. He
liyed afteryards at Troy New York With his
Aunt Hannah, and was engaged in mercantile
pursuits. At subsequent period be removed
to Canada, where he is now a man of property
He received half pay and a grant of lands
from the British government. Richard-in
1882 he was also lieutenant of cavalry. in
the American Legion, commanded by his
father. In almost every particular his history
is identical with that of his brother Henry.
Persons are still living at st. John who resided
there when General Arnold's store was burn
ed. The impression was at the moment, and
still Is, that the FIRE was caused by design and
for the purpose of defrauding a company in
England, that had underwritten upon the
merchandise which it contained to an amount
far exceeding its worth These persons diff
fer as to the fact whether Arnold himself was
in St. John or absent in England at the time
of the FIRE; spd hence the degree of blame
which may be attached to the two sons may
be uncertain. That both Henry and Richard
slept ip the store en- the night of the conRagra-
ton, and that neither could give q satisfactory
account of its cause, seems, however, to be
certain.
James Robertson, whose recent death is
mentioned above. was the only one of the four
children which the traitors second wife bore
him, that was born in America. Att4e time
of the treason, he was a child. and had just
reached w est HOinf from fhitauelphias with
his mother. He entefsd the British army in
179S, and rose to the rank of Colonel of
Engineers He was stationed at Bermuda
from 1916 to 1913, and from the last named
year until 1923, was at Halifax, andeamman-
ding officer of engineers in Nova Scotia and
New Brunswick. VI hile thus ia command he
was at St. Johns, and on going into. the house
built by his father, u King street, which is
still standing. he wept like child. He was
a small man ; his eyes where of remarkable
sharpness, aEsA In features bore sarFk4ng re-
semblance to his father. A gentleman who
has been in service with him, and was init
mately acquainted with him, speaks of him
in terms of eommendation, and relates that
he has often heard him express strong desire
to visit the United States Since the Access
sion of Queen Victoria, he has been one of
her majesty's aid-de-camp. In 1871, le was
transferred from the engineer corps, and ap-
pointed Major General, and Knight of the
Hanoverian Guelphic OrdeF.
Edward, the next son, was some years ago
in banking house in England, George, in
1916, was an officer of the dragons Sophia
-of her fate nothing is known. It 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
This sister adhered to her brother Benedict
throughout MS eyentful apd 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 excellent qualities of charac-
ser.