Home school of American history; embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . party of Americans, it had dropped down stream. Obliged tomake his way to New York by land, he assumed the dress of a civilian, and,furnished with a pass by Arnold, he set out on horseback. When near Tarrytown, he was stopped by three Americans, Isaac VanWart, John Paulding, and David Williams, who demanded his identity andbusiness. One of the three happened to be wearing a British coat, which hehad exchanged for one of his o
Home school of American history; embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . party of Americans, it had dropped down stream. Obliged tomake his way to New York by land, he assumed the dress of a civilian, and,furnished with a pass by Arnold, he set out on horseback. When near Tarrytown, he was stopped by three Americans, Isaac VanWart, John Paulding, and David Williams, who demanded his identity andbusiness. One of the three happened to be wearing a British coat, which hehad exchanged for one of his own while a prisoner of war, and the fact ledAndre to think they were friends. Before he discovered his mistake, he hadmade known that he was a British officer, and he was ordered to dismount andsubmit to a search. The fatal papers were found on him, and, seeing his busi-ness was known, he offered everything he had, besides the promise of a largesum of money from Sir Henry Clinton, to be allowed to go. His captors re-fused and conducted him to North Castle, where he was given up to Lieutenant-Colonel Jameson. That officer had the proof before him in the papers that. THE CAPTURE OF MAJOR ANDRE Much svmpalTiy was felt in America for Andre, but the justice of his being hung as a spy was never que^.tioned. Hi: three captors, Paulding. Van Wart and Williams, were honnred wilh medals and a year each for life, and monuments were erected to their memories by our GovernmenL THE TREASON OF BENEDICT ARNOLD. 12!) Arnold was the unsjieakable traitor, but witli a stupidity difficult to understand,lie sent a letter to Arnold acquainting him with the ca|)ture of Andre. Arnold was eating breakfastat his house near the Hudson, whenthe note was brought to him by the ?:^«^| messenger. Knowing what it meant,he called his wife to him, told herof his danger,kissed his if V 1
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