The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-04-27

WHICH He Ilstu pldccu between MS 1oct anu
his stockings. Pauldng. with an oath,
exclaimed, He is spy"
Andres captors asked him how much
he would give them if they would let him
go, lie offered large sums in money and
goods, but Paulding declared that not ten
thousand guineas would induce him to re-
lease his prisoner. They conducted him
to the headquarters of Lieutenant Colonel
Jameson, Of Sheldon's Light Horse, at
North Castle, the nearest military post,
and delivered him and the papers into the
custody of that officer With stupidity
unparalleled, and with the evidence Of
Arnolds treason before him, Jameson de-
termined to send the prisoner to that gen
eral and the papers to Washington. When
Ma jor Tallmadge, of the same corps, re-
turned from duty that evening aud heard
of the affair. he was astonished, and bold
ly expressed his suspicious Of Arnold's
fidelity But Jameson would not listen to
such suspicious. He had sent Andre un-
der an escort, and with him letter to Ar
mold, in which he stated that the prisoner,
"John Anderson had been taken while
on his way to New York with ''parcel
OF papers, which. he thought, were "of
a dangerous tendency" Tallmadge re-
lnonsirated 50 warmly that Jameson was
! induced to recall the escort with the pris-
oner, but insisted upon sending the letter
to Arnold. AS soon as he saw Andre,
Tallmadge perceived by his manner and
gait that he was a military man, and his
suspicious of Arnolds fidelity were con-
firmed He conducted the prisoner to
| Colonel Sheldon, at Salem, where Andre,
when he learned that the papers taken
from his boot had been sent to Washing
ton, immediately wrote a letter to the
chief frankly avowing his name and rank,
and giving brief account of the events
which had brought him into his perlous
| situation. The letter was read to Major
Tallmadge, sealed, and forwarded, and
from that hour the prisoners mind SEEM
ed relieved Of great burden. BY Wash
ingtonS orders Andre was taken by Ma
,jor Tallmadge first to West Point and
then to Tappan, on the west side of the
Hudson, then the headquarters Of the
American army.
Meanwhile stirring events had taken
place at Arnold's headquarters. WASH
ington and his companions had taken a
more northerly road from Hartford than
the one they had travelled when going
into Connecticut, and so they missed the
messenger who bore the papers found IN
Andres boot, and the majors frank letter
to the chief. They reached Fishkill on
the 10Th, where they We're detained; and
at an entertainment given them, they sat
al table with Arnold's go-between, Smith,
neither party having any suspicion of what
was going on below Washington sent
his baggage to Arnolds quarters with an
intimation that he and Lafayette and
Hamilton and other aids would be there
to breakfast the next morning. They
were in the saddle before aybreak, and
were traversing the mountain roads be-
| fore sunrise. When near the Robinson
house, Washington turned down 4 lane to
examine a redoubt near the riverside
when Lafayette reminded him that by de-
lay they might keep Mrs Arnold's break
| fast waiting Tor them. ''Ah,' said Wash
ington, II know you young men are all
in love with Mrs. Arnold, and wish to get
where she IS as soon as possible. 1ou
may 90 and take your breakfast with her,
and tell her not to wait for me. | VIII be
there in a short time"
Hamilton and another aid rode on, and
were cordially received by Arnold ami his
wife. They We're soon seated at breakfast
it was then. While they were ut table Il
letter was handed to the general. lie
supposed it would announce the appear
ance of the British armament below. In
stead, it was the appalling letter Of Jane
son, written on the evening of Andres
capture With almost perfect compos-
ure, he sat a moment engaged in conyer-
sation, when he begged his guests to ex-
Ia, l,,c; Il
manded his immediate presence at West
Point; and rising from the table he left
the room. His wite's experienced eye
saw trouble in his countenance, and She
followed him. lie gave orders to the
cockswain OF his barge to order a horse
Immediately. "Any horse--even a wa
gon-horsen' he cried. and then he hasten
ed to Mrs. Arnold's chamber, to which
she had retired In few hurried words
he told her that they must part, perhaps
forever. She screamed aloud and swoon-
ed Her CRY brought her maid, whom Ar
mold ordered to take care of her mistress.
Then pressing his wife to his bosom, and
kissing their sleeping child, he returned
| to the breaktast-rOom, mentioned her sud-
den illness to his guests, and leaping upon
the horse of one of his aids at the door,
dashed down path which led to his
barge, half mile distant, followed by his
cockswain on foot. In few moments he
was out in the stream with stout Oarsmen.
and going swiftly, with Il favorlng tide,
toward the Nulture, about eighteen miles
below, telling his men he must get there
in all haste, in order to meet Washington
on his return The promise of two gal
| Ions Of rum for extra eXertions made the
oarsmen bend to their task with vigor,
and SO the traitor escaped to the shelter
Of q vessel of the enemy. lie meanly de-
livered his bargemen as prisoners to the
captain of the Nulture, who released them
in New York.
Arnold and Robinson both wrote letters
to Washington. and sent them by a flag
to Eerplanck's Point. The traitor pro-
tested that his wife was innocent of his
plans, and asked protection for her and
their child. Robinson. stating that Andre
had gone up on public business at the re-
quest of Arnold and bore his permit to
return, declared that he could not be held
a prisoner without a violation OF flags, and
requested his Immediate release and per-
mission to return to New ork.
In the mean time the messenger sent
by Jameson with the papers taken from
Andres boot and the prisoners letter to
Washington had arrived at the Robinson
house, where Hamilton remained while
the chief and his other aids went to West
Point Hamilton, as secretary, opened
the package and discovered the treason.
He waited impatiently for Washington's
return. He came ut two o'clock. and i'm
mediate steps were taken to arrest the tu
gitive traitor, but they failed, for he had
several hours the start; and at evening
came the news that the Vulture, with Ar
mold on board had sailed for New York.
"Whom can we trust now?" said Wash
ington to Knox, Lafayette. and others.
while his eyes were sutfused with tears.
Measures were taken to secure the post
from the attack which Arnold had made
arrangements for, and in a day or two it
was evident that the danger was overpast.
The condition of Mrs. Arnold on the day
Of her husbands flight was truly pitiable.
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