Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-05-28

mer station, where | could better cover the
country. l then determined to comply with
Arnolds desire, and accordingly gave him the
command OF the garrison at West Point
Things remained in this situation about fort
night, when | wrote to the Count Rochambeau
desiring to meet him at some intermediate place
Gas we could neither of US be long enough
from our respective commands to visit each
other,) in order to lay the plan for the seige
OF Yorktown, and proposed Hartford, where
accordingly went and met the Count. On
my return | met the Cheyaer Luzerne to-
wards evening within about IS miles of West
Point Ito join the Count at Rhode Island, )
which | intended to reach that night, but he
insisted upon turning back with me to the
next public house where, in polteness to him,
| could not but stay all night, determining,
however to get to West Point to breakfast
very earl y. | sent off my baggage, and desir-
ed Col. Hamilton to go forward and inform
General Arnold that l would breakfast with
him. Soon after he arrived at Arnold's quar-
ters, letter was delivered to Arnold which
threw him into greatest confusion. He told
Colonel Hamilton that something required his
Immediate attendance at the garrison which
was on the opposite side of the river to his
quarters, aud immediately ordered horse to
take hlQa to the river, and the barge which he
kept to cross, to be ready, and desired Major
Franks, his Aid, to inform me when | should
arrive that he vas gone over the river and
would return Immediately. When / got to
bis quarters and did not find him there, de-
sired Major Franks to order some breakfast
and as intended to visit the Notifications, |
would see general Arnold there After had
breakfasted | went over the river, and inquir-
ing for Arnold, the commanding officer told
me that he had not been there. | likewise in
quired at the several redoubts, but no one
could give me any information where he was
The improprety of his conduct when he knew
| was to be there struck me forcibly, and my
mind misgave me but had not the least idea
of the real cause When | returned to Ar
nold's quarters, two hours after and told Col.
Hamilton that had not seen him, he gave me
packet which had just arrived for me from
Colonel Jemmson, which Immediately brought
the matter to light. | ordered Colonel Ham
ilton to mount his horse and proceed with the
greatest dispatch to post on the river about
eight miles below, in order to stop the barge
if she had not passed but it was too late. 1t
seems that the letter which Arnold received
which threw him in such confusion, was from
Col Jemmison informing him that Andre
was taken and that the papers found on him
were in his possession. Col Jemmison, when
Andre was taken with these papers, could not
believe that Arnold was a traitor, but rather
thought it was an imposition of the British, in
order to destroy our confidence in Arnold
e, however, Immediately on their being taken,
dispatched an express after me, ordering him
to ride night and day till he came up with me-
The express went the lower road by which
had gone to Connecticut, expecting that |
would return by the same route, and that he
would meet me but before he had proceeded
far he was informed that | was returning by
the upper road He then cut across the coun-
try and followed in my track till | arrived at
West Point He arrived about two hours af-
ter and brought the above packet. When
Arnold got down to the barge he ordered his
men. who were very clever fellows, and some
of the better sort of soldiery, to proceed I'M
mediatelv on board of the Fulture sloOp-of-
war, as q flag, which was lying down the river,
saying that they must return in short time
to meet me, and promised them two gallons of
rum if they would exert themselves. They did
accordingly but when they got on board the
Vulture instead of their two gallons of rum,
he ordered the coaxswain to be called down
into the cabin, and informed him that he and
men must consider themselves as prisoners
The coxswain was very much astoniShed, and
told him that they came on board under the
sanction of flag. He answered that that |
was nothing to the purpose-they were prison
ers. But the captain of the Nulture had more
generosity than this pitful scOundrel, and told
the coXswain that he would take his parole for
goug on shore to get clothes, and what ever
else was wanted for himself and his compan-
ions. He accordingly came, got his clothes,
and returned on board When the got to
New York General Clinton, ashamed of so
low and mean an action, set them all at liber-
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