[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] oversight extends to all departments. It is a matter of Revolutionary interest in connec-tion with Dobbs Ferry that this place was agreed upon by Arnold, the traitor, and Major Andre, who was to co-operate with him in consummating his trea-son, as the scene of their first personal meeting. On receiving notice of Andre's intention to be there on September 11, 1780, twelve days before he was cap-tured at Tarrytown, Arnold came down from West Point on the afternoon of September loth, and bavins spent the night at the house of Joshua Hett Smith, near Haverstraw, he proceeded early on the morning of the Uth down the river in his barge to meet him. By some oversight the Hritish gunboats in the stream fired upon Arnold's barge, and pursued him so closely that he was in danger of being killed or taken pris-oner. Either Arnold did not appear with a flag of truce, or the Rritish commander had not given orders in anticipation of his coming. Arnold, however, escaped to the ferry landing on the west side of the Hudson, opposite Dobbs Ferry, and having remained there till night, he returned up the river. Of course, the projected meeting did not take place, and it is not certainly known, in fact, whether or not Andre can!