. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . by a court-martial. He was dissatisfied with Congress ; andthe French alliance was distasteful to him. Washington recommended hisappointment to the charge of West Point, and other important posts, com-manding the Hudson; and at West Point he was stationed in August. Hehad,long pre\iously, opened a secret correspondence with sir Henry Clinton; inwhich he proposed to join the royal army, and give possession of the forts andtheir garrisons under his orders. The treachero
. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . by a court-martial. He was dissatisfied with Congress ; andthe French alliance was distasteful to him. Washington recommended hisappointment to the charge of West Point, and other important posts, com-manding the Hudson; and at West Point he was stationed in August. Hehad,long pre\iously, opened a secret correspondence with sir Henry Clinton; inwhich he proposed to join the royal army, and give possession of the forts andtheir garrisons under his orders. The treacherous overture was accepted,and all honour and advantage promised to the traitor. The correspondence wasconducted on the part of Clinton by major John Andre, the adjutant-generalof the army, who signed his letters John Anderson. Arnold adopted thesignature of Gustarus. A meeting between the correspondents wasproposed to take place during the time when Washington had gone to conferwith Eochambeau. Clinton consented, warning the ardent young officeragainst entering the American lines, carrying papers, or assuming General Arnold. From a French Portrait. On the night of the 21st of September, Andre went up the Hudson inthe Vulture sloop of war, and was conveyed in a boat to the place appointedfor his rendezvous with Arnold. It was on the western bank, on the neutralground. The conference lasted till the dawn; when, to complete theirarrangements, Andr^ was persuaded to accompany Arnold to a house withinthe American lines. When his business was finished, and he went to theriver to be conveyed on board the sloop, he found that it had been compelledto drop down the Hudson nearer New York. He returned ; received a passfrom Arnold, under his assumed name of John Anderson; changed hisuniform for plain clothes; and did the other dangerous thing against whichhe was expressly cautioned—he received papers from Arnold, explaining thestate of the fort at West Point. Having crossed
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