[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] Resolved, That Congress, having a high sense of the virtuous and patriotic conduct of the said John Paulding, David Williams, and Isaac Van Wart, In testimony whereof, ordered, That each of them receive annually out of the public treasury two hundred dollars in specie or an equivalent in current money of these States, during life, and that the Board of War procure for each of them a silver medallion, one side of which shall be shielded with the inscription " Fidelity," and on the other the following motto : " Vincit amor patriae," and forward them to the commander-in-chief, who is requested to present the same with a copy of this resolution and the thanks of Congress for their fidelity and the eminent service they have rendered their country. Paulding, Williams, and Van Wart were invited to meet General Washington at Verplanck's Point at his headquarters, on which oc-casion the medals were presented to them with ceremony, and they had the honor of dining with him. The State of New York also gave a farm to each of the captors. ^~^UZsiA^£CtsUt (^^r-^x^ THE CAPTURE OV ANDRE 477 To the foregoing succinct narrative of the capture of Andre a variety of particulars of incidental importance and interest require to be added. It was by the merest chance that the complot of Sir Henry Clinton and Benedict Arnold was not brought to a successful issue on the 11th of September, the time first appointed for the interview of Arnold and Andre.