[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] tive. Hence the decision upon the fatal return journey by land. Although Arnold departed from Joshua Ilett Smith's house at ten o'clock on the morning of September 22, leaving passes for Smith and Andre, it was not until dusk that the pair ventured forth. Andre, the previous night, when coming ashore from the " Vulture/' had not removed his uniform, merely taking the precaution of throwing around him a blue great-coat. Rut on leaving Smith's house for his hazardous journey he carefully disguised himself, took off his uniform, and put on an under-coat belonging to Smith and a dark oreat-coat with ik a wide cape and buttoned close to the neck." The sufficiency of his disguise was soon to be put to a startling test. Scarce had he left the post at Verplanck's Point when he came face to face with Colonel Webb of our army, whom he knew perfectly. His heart gave a great leap. But Webb did not recognize him in the darkness, and passed on. The incidents of Andre's itinerary from Verplanck's Point to the place of his capture are sufficiently told in Mr. Couch's narrative. The spot where he was halted by Paulding was just beyond a little stream which still bears the name of Andre's Brook. There has recently been published (1809) by Mr.