A book of the United States : exhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution and government ..and presenting a view of the republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land ..The biography ..of the leading men; a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . beach, without the posts of both armies. Theirbusiness not being finished until it was too near morning for Andre to re-turn to the Vulture, Arnold, telling him he must be concealed until the HISTORY. 707 next night, conducted him within one of the American post
A book of the United States : exhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution and government ..and presenting a view of the republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land ..The biography ..of the leading men; a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . beach, without the posts of both armies. Theirbusiness not being finished until it was too near morning for Andre to re-turn to the Vulture, Arnold, telling him he must be concealed until the HISTORY. 707 next night, conducted him within one of the American posts, where hecontinued with him the following day. The Vulture having in the meantime been compelled to alter her position, Andre could return to New Yorkin no other way than by land; changing his uniform, therefore, which hehad worn under a surtout, for a plain dress, he set out on horseback, underthe name of John Anderson, with a passport, signed by Arnold, to sro tothe lines of White Plains, or lower if he thought proper, he being on publicbusiness. When advanced a great part of the way, he was stopped bythree of the New York militia, and several papers, containing exact returnsof the state of the forces, ordnance, and defences at West Point, were foundin his boots. The captors, disdaining a proffered bribe of a purse of gold. Capture of Major Andre. and permanent provision and promotion, on condition of their conveyingand accompanying him to New York, delivered him a prisoner to lieute-nant-colonel Jameson, who commanded the outposts. Andre, with the in-cautious permission of Jameson, procured a letter to be sent to Arnold,informing him of his detention, which gave the traitor opportunity toescape on board the Vulture,* in which he reached New York in safety. * General Arnold early and warmly embraced the American cause. His enterpris-ing spirit, his invincible fortitude, his heroic and persevering ardor in battle, had exaltedhis militarv character in his own country and in E
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