Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-20

without, hloodshed. At any rate they would
he ahie 10 reuprn communication Wlth Ctn.
edh, aud be placed IN position 10 rsyaae
the entire Hudson River country aud Vest
ern Now England. Likewise. II tho british
could only gain footing At wcat Point Il
tratlon OF tho allied forces ana the ffench
would give ur IN disgust and 20 home.
inat these afgnmrnth had their weight
unon Sir Henry Clinton IL moved BY tho
TACT whom Major Andre was captured 1t was
learned that early IN July. 1850, only few
days after tho application was made to re-
move General Howe from command, Arnold
had. through beverly Robinson, opened a
secret eorfesnondencc With Mater John
Andre, auiuiant general VI the british army
assuring HIN that Howe would lie removed
and that tho subsequent delivery OF West
Point into British hands would be easy.
II was necessary that tho mai arrange.
ments DO made hy personal Interview. 80
this matter was arranged by Colonel nnv-
etly Robinson, who under the pretense OF
asking for a conference In regard to making
restitution Of conilscatHd property, attempted
to bring about q meeting OF tho consplralors,
So after the ARRANGEMENTS had been made
and changed several times Andre went
aboard the sloop OF war Nulturc, from
whence he sent word TO Arnold that he,
John Anderson" awaited him on board the
Nulturo oil Tellcrs. now underhllls Point,
Just above Sing Sing. On Sent n boat
with muified oars dtew up Alongside the
Nulturo. rowed by ono Joshua Holt Smith
and against the advice Of Captain Suthqr-
land, OF tho ship and Colonel beverly Rob
lnsun, who earnestly nntrcatcd Andre not TO
leave tho yeHscl. he wrapped hiniaclf In a
long great coat. which concealed his Unit
form, and. stepping Into the boat, was roWcd
to the foot Of Long Caye Mountain on tho
west side Of the river whore no met Arnold,
For hours the oonsplrators conferred In tho
bushca. until warned hy Smith That day
was breaking aud that they must rturn to
tho ship, Two Of the boatsmen, hrothcre
named CulQuhoun. however, rotusod TO re-
turn TO tho ship. so they repaired To Smiths
house, whore Arnold lett the apy In charge
of Smith. While there Andre saw tho
Vuttrc drop down the river under heavy
cannona1c from Tollers Point. and he had
no alternative except 20 attempt danger
Gus riduathfough a hostile country to again
roach New York Arnold provided Andre
with a pass reading;
Headquarters, Roblnson'a House. September
~ 1850
Guards 70 the White Plains or below. v b,
chooses he being on Public uuslneaa by my
Direction. H. ARNOLD NJ. Genl
Andre then changed his uniform coat for
n plain one OF Smiths. and was iorflo0
across the river to NcrplancGe Point, pc
ginning his Journey to New Y nfh ny hlhuN
| llls capture by John Padding Isaac var
| Wart aud David Williams are familiar ms
| tory to every srhoolbuy as are also ih'
escape Of the nrrh-tfuitor Arnold tho lria
| and execution of Andre and tho effort
10 secure possession N Arnolda person ny
! tho Americans aftcrward. Az a price 10Y
his etimc Arnold received a commission a.
| nrgadler General In the BRUSH army
| fG8l5 sterling (SBl,hISl, pension Of i.o'
a year for Mrs. Arnold, and tlOO yearly 10
each Of her children, while his three non'
| BY HIS first wife. the eldest being ~ am
| tho Youngest years ot age, received com
mlsHions " cavalry In the American 10
| elnn. and half pay as retired omeefH u
| tho end OF their lives His SONS by hts sec
| opd wlto we're given besides their ponBlon'
military cducatony and commissions VA th'
| English army, ,-.,,,.
Tho most remarkable point about Arholu
nolarious scheme to soil his country lol
| Brtlsh gold Is that to-day IN America, ny
| 100 miles from tho scene VI the ttcaSonanl'
| contract tho descendants Of bcvorly koh
lnson arc wealthy, respected leaders o
| fashion, holding their heads far above th'
| descendants Of the patriots ot those NaEn
| Among tho most exclusive circles OF th'
| rour Hundred Of New York are found sh'
| descendants Of beverly Robinson lheU
| patriotlam to-day IN not quoauoncu,
Tho story about Arnuld.a tcrtinlN uruu
| IA an attic I'm London, which was az pn'
| limo ono VI the hest known selections ),
| thn American school readers, anu whlel