A history of the life and death, virtues and exploits of General George Washington . tears of his foes. His candour, on his examination, in some sort ex-piated his crime. It melted the angel soul of Wash-ington : and the tears of the hero were mingled withthe ink that signed the death-warrant of the haplessyouth. The names of the young men who arrestedpoor Andre, were, John Paulding, David Williams,and Isaac Van Vert. They were at cards under alarge poplar that grew by the road, where the majorwas to pass. Congress rewarded them with silvermedals; and settled on each of them $200 annually,for
A history of the life and death, virtues and exploits of General George Washington . tears of his foes. His candour, on his examination, in some sort ex-piated his crime. It melted the angel soul of Wash-ington : and the tears of the hero were mingled withthe ink that signed the death-warrant of the haplessyouth. The names of the young men who arrestedpoor Andre, were, John Paulding, David Williams,and Isaac Van Vert. They were at cards under alarge poplar that grew by the road, where the majorwas to pass. Congress rewarded them with silvermedals; and settled on each of them $200 annually,for life. American writers have recorded a thousand hand-some things of unfortunate Andre. They have madehim scholar, soldier, gentleman, poet, painter, musi-cian, and, in short, every thing that talents and tastecan make a man. The following anecdote will showthat he was much greater still. Some short time before that fatal affair whichbrought him to his end (said my informant, , a painter, now living at Newbern), a foragingparty from New-York made an inroad into our settle-. CAPTURE OF MAJOR ANDRE THE LIFE OF WASHINGTON 137 ment near that city. The neighbours soon assembledto oppose them; and, though not above fifteen yearsold, I turned out with my friends. In company wasanother boy, in age and size nearly about my ownspeed. We had counted on a fine chase. But theBritish were not to be driven so easily as we had ex-pected. Standing their ground, they not only put usto flight, but captured several of our party; myselfand the other boy among them. They presently setout with us for New-York: and, all the way, as wewere going, my heart ached to think how my poormother and sisters would be distressed when nightcame, and I did not return. Soon as they brought mein sight of the prison, I was struck with horror. Thegloomy walls, and frightful guards at the doors, andwretched crowds at the iron windows, together withthe thoughts of being locked up there in dark dun-geons with dise
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