[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] Having knowledge of this fact, General Benedict Arnold (who had for several months been in traitorous correspondence with Sir Henry Clinton, the commander-in-chief of the British forces in America) re-solved to solicit the appointment to the command to this post in order that he might make it the subject of barter for British gold. From the time when officers who stood below him Avere promoted over him, discontent had rankled in his breast and found expression in vague threats of revenge, and it is probable that his base crime was primarily due to this cause. On the last day of July, Arnold, who had been on a visit to Connec-ticut and was now returning to Philadelphia, met General Wash-ington on horseback at Verplanck's Point just as the last division of the American army was crossing the Hudson from the west side preparatory to the contemplated attack on New York City, and asked i The consecutive narrative nf Arnold's trea-whole mat tor— wo append incidental dotails and son and Andre's capture which here follows is comments of our own writing, mainly of local by Franklin Couch, Esq.. of Peekskill. To Mr. Westcbester County intorost. Couch's narrative— a concise account of the THE CAPTURE OF ANDRE 465 him if any place had been assigned to him. The commander-in-chief, who was a warm admirer of Arnold for his skill and bravery in the northern campaigns, replied that he was to take command of the left wing of the army.