The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . lan, sent the Vulturesloop of war up the river as far as Tarry Town, with Colonel Pvobinson,the owner of Beverly, who managed to communicate with Arnold. Ameeting of Arnold and Andre was arranged. On the morning of the20th of August, the latter officer left New York, proceeded by land toDobbss Ferry, and from thence to the Vulture, where it was expected thetraitor would meet him that night. The wily general avoided the greatdanger. He repaired to the house of Joshua Hett Smith, a brother to theTory chief justice of New York, and employed him to go^t
The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . lan, sent the Vulturesloop of war up the river as far as Tarry Town, with Colonel Pvobinson,the owner of Beverly, who managed to communicate with Arnold. Ameeting of Arnold and Andre was arranged. On the morning of the20th of August, the latter officer left New York, proceeded by land toDobbss Ferry, and from thence to the Vulture, where it was expected thetraitor would meet him that night. The wily general avoided the greatdanger. He repaired to the house of Joshua Hett Smith, a brother to theTory chief justice of New York, and employed him to go^to the Vultureat night, and bring a gentleman to the western shore of the Hudson. 292 THE HUDSON. There was delay, and Smith did not make the voyage until the night ofthe 21st, after the moon had gone behind the high hills in the muffled oars he paddled noiselessly out of Haverstraw Creek, and,at little past midnight, reached the Vulture. It was a serene night, nota ripple was upon the bosom of the river. Kot a word was spoken. The. - Vl P^Liec^^^-i MEETIXG-PLACE OP AKDEE AInD ABXOLD. boat came alongside, with a concerted signal, and received Sir Heni-ysrepresentative. Andre was dressed in his scarlet uniform, but all wasconcealed by a long blue surtout, buttoned to the chin. He was conveyedto an estuary at the foot of Long Clove Mountain, a little below the THE HUDSON. 293 Village of Haverstraw. Smith led the officer to a thicket near the shore,and then, in a low whisper, introduced John Anderson to Gustavus,who acknowledged himself to be Major-General Arnold, of the ContinentalArmy. There, in the deep shadows of night, concealed from human cogni-zance, with no witnesses but the stars above them, they discussed thedark plans of treason, and plotted the utter ruin of the Republican faint harbingers of day began to appear in the east, and yet the con-ference was earnest and unfinished. Smith came and urged the necessityof haste to prevent discovery. Much was y
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