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Our children. which Arnolds second wife
Miss shiPpen Of Philadelphia, bore him VIZ
James Robertson. Edward, George and 50.
phiah. His FIRST wife bore three sons, via =
Benedict Richard aOd Henry. Benedict, the
eldest was an officer Of artillery in the British
srmy-and it is believed, was compelled to
quit the service he died young in the West
Indies. Henry entered the Kings service. af
ter his fathers detection, and was lieutenant
OF Cavalry In the American legion. lie &C..
companied his father to st. Johns, and was EN-.
ploJed in the business. He slept in the ware
house near the lower Cove in that city, and
lodged there the night the bsilding was burned.
He LIVED afterwards at Troy, New YORK, with
his aunt HANNAH; and was engaged in mercan.
tile pursuits. At a subsequent period he re.
moved to Canada, where he is noS man Of
property. lie received half pay and Grant
of lands from the British government. Rich
ard-n 1889 he was also lieutenant of caval.
ry 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. Johns who resi-.
ded there when General Anold's store was
burned. The Impression was at the moment,
and still is, that the FIRE was caused by design,
aud for the purpose of defrauding a company in
England that had underwrilten upon the mer
chandize which it contained to an amount far
rxcrediug its worth. These persons differ as
70 he fact whether Arnoli himself was in St.
Johns or absantin England at the time Of he
FIRE and hence The degree OF blame which
may be attached TO the two sons may be un-
certain That both Henry and Richard slept
in the store on the night of the confagraton.
and that neither could give satisfactory ac-
count Of its cause, seems, however to be cey.
TAIN
Jmes 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. Az the time
of the treason he was child, and had just
reached West Point from Philadelphia, with
his mother. He entered the British army in
1898, and rose to the rank of Colonel of En-
gineers. He was stationed at Bermuda, from
1915, to 1918, and from the last named year
until 1928, was at Halifax, aud the command.
ing 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 a child. He was a
small man; his eyes were Of remarkable sharp.
ness, and in features bore a striking resem.
blance to his father. A gentleman who had
been in service with him, and was intimately
acquainted with him, speaks of him in terms
Of high commendation, and relates that he has
often heard him express strong desire to visit
the United States. Since the accession of
Queen Victoria, he has been one of her males
ty's aidde-camp. In l54l, he was transfer
red from the engineer corps, aud appointed
Major General, and a Knight Of the Royal
HanOverian Guelph Order.
Edward, the next son, was some years age
in banking house in England George, il
1916, was an officer of dragons. Sophia
of her fate nothing is known. 1t may be ad
ded, that the first Gen. Arnold's mother hac
six children, Of whom he and his sister Hannal
alone lived to the years of maturity: Thi
sister adhered to her brother Benedict through
ou: his eventful and guilty career, and wal
true to him in the darkest periods of his histo
d ry, She died at Montague, in Upper Can
+ ada, in 1903, and was, as stated, lady o
excellent qualities of character.