Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-02

| the battlefield 1t was late in that bis
| tering not day and his men had been
| IN the saddle for is hours The horses
| were exhausted. but there could be no
| thought of that in such e. critical hour
| A. the sound of the bugle man and
| horse gave full response
| The following summer lee was the
leader In an expedition that Won an
| plause second only to that WAYNE
earned by his gallant work az stony
Iolnt The British held not only New
YORK city but Wcstchcstor and a nor
ton Of tho Jerseys. At Paulus Hook
q "N jersey City they had some
strong works defended by garrison of
900 mcu Loo was selected to SUNRISE
the post and with q picked force of
900 mon ne nude a night dash from
lhe northwest At am. he reached
HiisImus Creek. and then by the most
careful maneuvcring got his men
Wlthin inc main works. somehow clud-
ing tho scutiuels, who were careless
through the supposed security Of the
fort or not so Vighnt as they should
h" The surprise was complete. He
captured l69 Of the garrison. Including
officers, and then attacked the central
rodoubt into which the rest Of the gar
lison had rotreated, To CAPTURE this
without cannon was impossible. so Leo
letrouted with his prisoners arriving in
triumph at 10 am. having lost two
men killed and thrc, wounded
Irohdbly II was because Of the STRAIT
cgy he employed In this affair that
Washington sought his aid in the en-
deavor 10 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 NJ No. Broadway
che present site OF the huge Bowling
Green building, and that he seemed So
secure that he exercised no particular
caution. Washington sent for Lee and
explained to him that he wanted a man
TO go into New York. capture Arnold
and bring him to the American head
quarters. II was hazardous in the
extreme. but 10 the man who succeeded
fame and fortune would be the reward
Washington asked II Lee had a man
for the task Necessarily he should
not he commissioned officer for such
a descrtion would excite suspicion Tho
man. however. would have to he NJ the
highest Intelligence daring and pa
trlotsm. Lee said ne know the man.
II was John Champe sergeant major
Of the legion. Lee sent for Champe
and explained the commander-in-
chiefs plan. Champe was torn by two
emotions one Of patriotism, the other
Of horror al the thought OF desertion.
80 IUriUhtl Nl INC legion ever udQ de-
sorted and he had all the pride Of a
Nirginian
JOHN CHAMPE AND ARNOLD
II was Washingtous order that there
should be no delay. so Champe pre-
pared to act at once. He received
two letters to men in New York. each
unknown To che other, but each a con-
hdential agent Of Washington. They
would forward messages to Washing
ton for him. He was TO act as his
judgment dictated after he got into
the city and surveyed the situation
but under no condition was he to kill
Arnold Washington would not give
basis for the charge that assasslns had
been employed to kin the traitor He
must be brought to the American camp
alive and hanged.
How swiftly Lee acted may be judged |
by the fact that at II pm eight hours |
. fter Washington disclosed the plan TO |
took his cloak, valisc |
and orderly book mounted his horse |
secretly and decsmped. Within half |
an hour Captain Carnes, the officer Of |
he day. notified Lee that a trooper |
had deserted. Lee, 10 give time TO |