The Magazine of American History With Notes and Queries, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Magazine of American History With Notes and Queries, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint) written by John Austin Stevens and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-09 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Magazine of American History With Notes and Queries, Vol. 4 He pleaded in justification of himself that he had been only acting under the orders of General Arnold, and that, if anything was wrong, he was responsible. Sir, answered Washington, do you know that General Arnold has ed, and that Mr. Anderson, whom you have piloted through our lines, p1;oves to be Major John Andre, the adjutant-general of the British army, now our prisoner? I expect him here under a guard of one hundred horse, to meet h'is fate as a spy, and unless you confess who were your accomplices, I shall suspend you both on yonder tree 1 pointing to a tree before the door. He then, says Smith, ordered the guards to take me away. About two hours after this Smith said he heard the sound of horses' hoofs, and, soon after, the voice of Andre mingling with those of Washington and others, but here Smith was altogether wrong. Washington saw Major Tallmadge, and asked him many questions, but he declined to see the British adjutant-general, and Tallmadge always believed that, incredible as it may appear, Washington and Andre never saw each other. The most famous of Washington's biographers thinks that the reason why the General refused to see Andre was apparently from a strong idea of his moral obliquity, deduced from the nature of the very nefarious business in which he had been engaged, and the circumstances under which he was taken. But in truth this theory is hardly tenable, at least it is not reconcilable with the sentiments regarding. Andre afterwards expressed by the American Commander. It is more reasonable to sup pose that Washington's course in the matter was actuated by a nice sense of the etiquette of his position, rather than by any personal enmity to the man. The interview of James, II. And the Duke of Monmouth has been cited by General Charles J. Biddle, in his elaborate review of Andre's case, as containing within itself what seems to be the real explanation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."