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thorn tied about me with a string and a stone. Before we parted, some mention 

 liad been made of my crossing the river, and going by another route ; but, I ob- 

 jected much against it, and thought it was settled that in the way I came I was 

 to return. 



" Mr. , to my great mortification, persisted in his determination of carrying 



me by the other route ; and, at the decline of the sun, I set out on horse -back, 

 passed King's Ferry and came to Crompond, where a party of militia stopped us 



and advised we should remain. In the morning I came with as far as 



within two miles and a half of Pine's Bridge, where he said he must part with 

 me, as the Cow-boys infested the road thenceforth. I was now near thirty miles 

 from Kingsbridge, and left to the chance of passing that space undiscovered. I 

 got to the neighborhood of Tarrytown, which was far beyond the points de- 

 scribed as dangerous, when I was taken by three volunteers, who, not satisfied 

 with my pass, rifled me, and, finding papers, made me a prisoner. 



"I have omitted mentioning that, when I found myself within an enemy's post, 

 I changed my dress." 



The proceedings, as published by Congress, being rather a manifesto 

 than a report of a trial, make no mention of this statement. It gives, 

 however, what is doubtless designed for an abstract of its contents and 

 of his oral replies to interrogations. The italics are from the pamphlet : 



" That he came ashore from the Vulture sloop-of-war in the night of the 21st 

 September inst. somewhere under the Haverstraw mountain. That the boat he 

 came on shore in, carried no flag ; and that he had on a surtout coat over 

 his regimentals, and that he wore his surtout coat when he was taken. That he 

 met Gen. Arnold on the shore, and had an interview with hirn there. He also 

 said that when he left the Vulture sloop-of-war, it was understood that he was 

 to return that night ; but it was then doubted ; and, if he could not return, he 

 was promised to be concealed on shore, in a place of safety, until the next night, 

 when he was to return in the same manner he came on shore ; and when the 

 next day came, he was solicitous to get back, and made enquiries during the 

 course of the day, how he should return ; when he was informed he could not 

 return that way, and must take the route he did afterwards. He also said that 

 the first notice he had of his being within any of our out-posts was, being chal- 

 lenged by the sentry, which was the first night he was on shore. He also said, 

 that the evening of the 22d September inst., he passed King's Ferry, between our 

 posts of Stony and Verplank's Points, in the dress he is at present in, and which, 

 he said, is not his regimentals, and which dress he procured after he landed from 

 the Vulture, and when he was within our posts, and that he was proceeding to 

 New York, but was taken on his way at Tarrytown, as he has mentioned in his 

 letter, on Saturday the 23d September inst. about nine o'clock in the morning." 



The six papers from Arnold being produced, he acknowledged they 

 were found in his boots; the pass to John Anderson was also owned 

 and the fact that he had assumed that name. Anderson's letter to Shel- 

 don, of September 7th, {Anti. page 262) was also read. He avowed 

 himself its author; but though it went to prove his intention not to en- 



