Part 23 (1/2)

First correspondence with Sir Henry Clinton 218

The court-martial acquits Arnold of all serious charges, but directs Was.h.i.+ngton to reprimand him for two very trivial ones (January 26, 1780) 219

Arnold thirsts for revenge upon Congress 220

Significance of West Point 221

Arnold put in command of West Point (July, 1780) 222

Secret interview between Arnold and Andre (September 22) 223

The plot for surrendering West Point 224, 225

Andre takes compromising doc.u.ments 226

And is persuaded to return to New York by land 227

The roads infested by robbers 228

Arrest of Andre (September 23) 229-232

Colonel Jameson's perplexity 232

Was.h.i.+ngton returns from Hartford sooner than expected 233, 234

Flight of Arnold (September 25) 235

Discovery of the treasonable plot 236, 237

Andre taken to Tappan (September 28) 238

Andre's trial and sentence (September 29) 238

Clinton's arguments and protests 239

Captain Ogden's message 240

Execution of Andre (October 2) 241

Lord Stanhope's unconscious impudence 242

There is no reason in the world why Andre's life should have been spared243

Captain Battersby's story 244

Arnold's terrible downfall 244-246

Arnold's family 247