The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-03

led a charge that was one Of the bril-
liant features OF that Kaleidoscope
day Too bad he had been sent far
back to annoy the rear guard. When
| he reached the battlefield it was late
/ in that blistering hot day and his men
had been in the saddle for eighteen
hours. The horses were exhausted,
but there could be no thought of that
| in such a critical hour. At the sound
| Of the bugle man and horse gave full
response.
| The following summer Lee was the
! leader in an expedition that won ap-
plause second only to that Wayne
earned by his gallant work at Stony
Point. The British held not only New
ton Of the Jerseys. At Paulus Hook
! (now Jersey City, they had some
strong works defended by garrison
of 500 men Lee was selected to sur
prise the post and with a picked
force of 300 men he made e night
dash from the northwest 1T A. NJ.
he reached Harsimus Creek, and then
by the most careful manoeuvrins got
his mon within sentinels, who were
careless through the supposed secur-
!ty of the fort, or not so visilant as
they should be. The surprise was COM
plete He captuerd 159 of the gar
rison. including Offices, and then at
tackled the central redoubt, into which
the rest of the garrison had retreated
To capture this without cannon was
| impossible, so Lee retreated with his
prisoners. arriving in the American
camp at Morristown in triumph at 10
A. NJ, having lost two men killed and
three wounded.
Probably it was because of the
strategy he employed In this affair
that Washington sought his aid in
the endeavor to capture the traitor
arnold.
Washington learned a few days after
the execution OF Andre that Arnold's
quarters were next door to those Of
Sir Henry Clinton. at No Broadway
(the present site of the huge Bowling
Green Building). and that he seemed
SO secure that he exercised no parti-
cular caution Washington sent for Lee
and explained to him that he wanted 2
man to go into New York. capture Ar
mold and bring him to the American
headquarters. 1t was hazardous in
the extreme, but to the man who sue.
reward Washington askeosif Lee had
a man for the task. The man would
have to desert. Necessarily he should
not be a commissioned officer. for such
desertton would excite suspicion. The
man, however. would have to be of
the highest intelligence. daring and
patriotism. Lee said he knew the man.
1t was John Champe, sergeant-major
of the legion. Lee sent for Champe and
explained the commander-in-c chiefs
plan. Champe was torn by two emo
tions-one OF patriotism. the other OF
horror at the thought Of desertion No
member of the legion had ever desert
ed and he had all the pride of vir-
ginian.
John Chnmpe and Arnold.
It was Washingtons order that there
should be no delay, so Champe prepared
to act at once. He received two letters
to men in New York, each unknown to
the other but each a confidential agent
of Washington. They would forward
messages to Washington for him. He
was to act as his judgment dictated
after he had got into the city and sur
veyed the situation, but under no con-
dition was he to kill Arnold. Wash
ington would not give basis for the
charge that assassins had been en-
ployed to kill the traitor. lie must be
brought to the American camp alive
and hanged,
How swiftly Lee acted may be judg-
ed by the fact that at II P. M.-eight
hours after Washington disclosed tbs
plan to him-Champe took his cloak
valise and orderly book, mounted his
horse secretly and decamped Within
half an hour, Captain Carnes. the of.
fcer of the day. notified Lee that q
trooper had deserted. Lee. to give
time to Champe. pretended to be SO
| heavy with sleep that he did not un-
derstand. Next he ridiculed the idea
| Of a member Of the legion deserving
The CAPTAIN Indignantly called out the
whole legion. Then Champe beine
missed pursuing party was ordered
Lee delayed 1t as much as possible
without aroustns suspicion, ana a.
| the last moment substitutes for th'
| commander lieutenant named Middle
| ton, noted for his Observation-Disclosures,
rain early in the evening had enacee
| all tracks in the road, so 1t was cas-,
to trace champe. the night being un'
usually bright and starry. and all th'
\ legion horses having a private marl
which the farrier put in the shoe ane
which was plain to the leglonaires, bu
scarcely noticeable to others
| At sunrise the pursuers got sight o.
Champe They cut him off from reach
! ing Paulus Hook, where he first intend
/ ed going, so he made for Hoboker
4 Champe reached the river about 2o'
E yards ahead OF his pursuers and mad
frantic signals to the british galley
off shore He had his valise and order
.ny book dashed to his back and a