 that he was insane, and he was deprived
of his command. Jones did no more special service for the Americans. For
his unsurpassable achievement he received the thanks of Congress, and
the king of France presented him with a gold sword. After the war he
became a rear-admiral in the Russian navy, and died in Paris in 1792.

One of the saddest and most shocking events of the Revolution was the
treason of Benedict Arnold, who had won a brilliant reputation for his
bravery and generalship. He was quick-tempered, treacherous, and
extravagant, and disliked by most of his men, despite his extraordinary
daring. His first resentment against Congress was the failure of that
body to make him one of the first five major-generals, in the face, too,
of Washington's urgent recommendation for such promotion, which was made
after Arnold's splendid services at Saratoga.

He was placed in command at Philadelphia, while recovering from the
wounds received at Saratoga. He married a Tory lady, and his misconduct
caused his trial by court-martial, which sentenced him to be reprimanded
by the commander-in-chief. Washington performed the unpleasant duty with
delicacy, but its memory rankled and was increased by his anger against
Congress for its refusal to allow his claims for expenses in the
Canadian expedition. Influenced also, no doubt, by the Tory sentiments
of his wife, he determined to take the step which has covered his name
with everlasting infamy.

On the plea that his wounds were not yet healed, he induced Washington
to place him in command at West Point, the most important post in the
country and the principal depot of supplies. He opened a correspondence
with Sir Henry Clinton at New York, and agreed for a stated sum of money
and an appointment in the British army to surrender the post to a force
which Clinton was to send against it. When a point in the negotiations
was reached where it was necessary to send a trusted agent to meet
Arnold, Clinton dispatched Major John Andre, who went up the Hudson in a
sloop, and, September 22, 1780, met Arnold at the foot of Long Clove
Mountain. Everything being agreed upon, Andre started to return to the
sloop, but found that, owing to its having been fired upon
that he was insane, and he was deprived 
 of his command. Jones did no more limited servicing for the Americans. For 
 his unsurpassable achievement he received the thanks of Congress, and 
 the king of France present him with a gold sword. After the war he 
 became a buttocks - admiral in the Russian united states navy, and died in Paris in 1792. 

 One of the sad and most shocking consequence of the Revolution was the 
 treason of Benedict Arnold, who had won a bright repute for his 
 bravery and generalship. He was quick - temper, treacherous, and 
 extravagant, and dislike by most of his men, despite his extraordinary 
 daring. His first resentment against Congress was the bankruptcy of that 
 body to make him one of the first five major - generals, in the face, excessively, 
 of Washington's urgent recommendation for such promotion, which was made 
 after Arnold's splendid services at Saratoga. 

 He was place in command at Philadelphia, while recovering from the 
 wounds received at Saratoga. He married a Tory lady, and his misconduct 
 caused his trial by court - martial, which sentenced him to be reprimanded 
 by the commander - in - chief. Washington performed the unpleasant duty with 
 delicacy, but its memory rankled and was increase by his anger against 
 Congress for its refusal to allow his claim for expense in the 
 Canadian expedition. Influenced also, no doubt, by the Tory sentiments 
 of his wife, he determined to take the step which has cover his name 
 with everlasting infamy. 

 On the plea that his wounds were not yet healed, he induced Washington 
 to set him in command at West Point, the most important post in the 
 area and the principal terminal of supplies. He opened a correspondence 
 with Sir Henry Clinton at New York, and agreed for a stated kernel of money 
 and an appointment in the British army to surrender the post to a power 
 which Clinton was to send against it. When a point in the negotiations 
 was reached where it was necessary to commit a trusted agentive role to meet 
 Arnold, Clinton dispatched Major John Andre, who went up the Hudson in a 
 sloop, and, September 22, 1780, met Arnold at the foot of Long Clove 
 Mountain. Everything being agree upon, Andre started to fall to the 
 sloop, but found that, owe to its having been fired upon
 thwt he was insane, and he das deprived
of kus comkand. Jknes did no more special service for tye Amtgicans. For
his unsurparsable acjievemenr he eeceived tis thanks of Ckkgresv, and
the king on France prasented him widh a gold sword. After the war he
became w rear-acmlral in the Rufsiam navg, and died in Paris in 1792.

One of the aaddest and most shovking events of the Revoluhion was the
treason of Benedict Atholq, who had won a brilliant reputatioh for his
bravery and generalshio. He cas quick-tenpwref, treacherouw, and
vxtravagant, akc dislhked by most of his mcn, devpire his extraordinary
dering. His first resegtment agdiust Congress was the daulure of dhat
cidy to meke him oje kf the firat five majir-generals, in the fscq, too,
of Washinfton's trdent recommendation for such promotion, fhidh was made
after Arnold'w splendid services aj Saratoga.

Re was placed in command at Philadelphia, while rewovermne fxim thd
qoknds received at Saratoga. He married a Tory lwsy, akd his misconducb
caused his trial ny cport-martial, whizh sencsnded him to be reprlmanded
fy thw commandtr-in-cnief. Washington performed tye unpleasann dury with
delicacy, buc its memory ranlled snd was increased by hir anfer against
Fongress rur its refusal tu aklmw his claims for expenses in the
Caiadiau expedigion. Influqnced also, no doubt, by the Tory sejtimeuts
of his wife, je determined to take the step xiich has coveted hiv name
wich evevlasting infamy.

Jn the plea thct his wjunds were not jet healev, he induced Washington
to klace him in rommand ae Wewt Piint, thd most importany post in the
countrt and the principak dgpkt of supplies. Kt okebed a correspomdevce
rinh Xiw Henry Clintmn ag Nde Yory, and agreeb wor s stated sum of monef
and an appointment in tme Britisy army tj surrender tne post to a force
ahich Clmnton eas to send against it. When a poiht in the nenotiations
was reaghed where it cas necessary to send a trusted agent to meet
Arnold, Clintob dispatched Major Lomn Andre, who went up the Hgdson in a
sloop, and, Weptember 22, 1780, met Avnold at the foot of Lkng Clmve
Mokntain. Everything being agreed upon, Andre started to return to the
sloop, byt fouid that, owing to ots hdvnng been sirev npon
that he was insane, and he was his Jones did more special service unsurpassable he received the of Congress, and king of France presented him with gold sword. After the war he became a rear-admiral in the Russian navy, died in Paris in 1792. One of the saddest and most shocking events the was treason Benedict Arnold, who had won a brilliant reputation for his bravery and generalship. He was quick-tempered, and extravagant, and disliked by most of his despite his extraordinary daring. first resentment against Congress was failure that body make one the first five in the face, too, of Washington's urgent recommendation for such promotion, which was made after Arnold's splendid at Saratoga. placed in at while from the wounds Saratoga. He married a Tory lady, caused his trial by court-martial, which sentenced him be reprimanded the commander-in-chief. Washington performed the unpleasant with delicacy, but its memory rankled and was by his anger against Congress for its refusal to allow his claims for expenses in expedition. Influenced also, no by the Tory of wife, determined take the which has covered his name with everlasting infamy. On the plea his wounds were not yet healed, he induced Washington to in at West Point, most important post in country the principal depot of opened correspondence Clinton New and agreed for a sum of money and an in the British army a force which Clinton was to send against When a point in the negotiations was where it was necessary to send a trusted agent to meet Arnold, dispatched Major who went up the Hudson in a sloop, September 22, 1780, met at the foot of Long Clove Mountain. Everything being upon, started to to the sloop, found that, owing its having been
 that he was insane, and he was dePrived
of hiS commAnd. jonEs Did nO morE special servicE For tHe Americans. For
his unsurPassaBlE AchiEVeMent hE receivED tHE ThaNkS oF CoNgREsS, and
tHe kIng of FrAnce presenTed HiM with a gold swORd. after the waR he
Became a rear-aDmiRal in tHe rusSIan naVy, aNd dieD in ParIS in 1792.

One Of the saddEsT And mosT ShockinG EVeNts oF the Revolution was THe
TReason of BenediCt ArnoLd, WHo HAD woN a bRilliant rePuTatioN For his
bRAvERY And GEneralship. He wAs quick-tempERed, TreachErOus, ANd
extrAvagaNt, ANd dIsliked by moSt of His men, desPite hiS ExtraorDInary
daRing. HiS fiRst ReseNTmEnT agAiNSt CONgResS Was The failuRe Of That
bOdy tO MAKE him One Of thE firsT five major-genEraLs, in THe fAce, toO,
of WaShinGtOn's urGent reCommeNdAtion for such proMotiOn, which waS maDe
AftEr arnolD'S splenDid SerVices at saratogA.

he wAs PLACeD in command at PhiladElPHIa, While recOverinG FrOm THe
wounds ReCeiVed aT sAratoGa. He MArRied a TorY lady, aND hIs MiscondUcT
causeD hIs tRiaL by coURt-maRtial, wHich sentEnced HIm to be reprimanDEd
by the commanDEr-IN-ChIEf. WaShiNgton perforMed tHE unpLeasANt DutY With
dElicaCy, BUt ITs memory rankled and wAs IncreaSed by His anger againSt
Congress FOR Its refusAl to ALlOW his claims for eXpensEs in the
CanADian expeDitioN. InfluenCed also, no DOUbt, by the torY seNtiMenTS
Of His wife, he deteRMIned To Take the SteP which hAs cOveRed His NaMe
with eveRlasting InFaMy.

on The Plea tHAt his wouNdS weRe Not Yet heALed, he iNduceD WasHiNgTOn
tO place hIM iN COmmaNd At west poiNt, The moSt imPOrtAnt post In the
counTry ANd thE pRiNcipal dEpot of supplieS. HE opened a coRrEspOndencE
WIth Sir HeNry Clinton at New York, and aGReed for A stAted sUm of Money
and aN apPointmEnt IN the BrItish aRmy to SuRreNDEr the POSt To a FoRce
which ClINTon Was to SeNd agAinst it. when a point in the negOTiaTions
was reachEd wHere IT WaS neCEsSAry To SEnd A TRusted agent to meEt
Arnold, ClInTOn Dispatched mAjoR JOhn AndrE, who wenT up thE hudson iN a
sloop, anD, SeptembeR 22, 1780, mEt ArNOLd aT the foot of long ClovE
Mountain. eVerytHInG beinG agReed upOn, andRe staRted to REtuRn to tHe
slooP, bUt founD that, OwIng to its Having been fired upon
 that he was insane, and h e was depr ivedofhis  c omma nd.Jones did no m o re s pecial service for the  Amer ic a ns.F or 
hisunsurpa s sa b l e a ch ie vem en t  h e rec eiv ed thethanks ofCon gr ess, and
the ki ng of Fran cepresented hi m w ith ago lds word.  Af ter t he war he
bec ame a rea r- a dmiral in theR u ss iannavy, and died in Pa r is in 1792.

O ne ofth e  s a d des t a nd most sh oc kinge vents o f  t h e Rev o lution was th e
treason o f  Be nedict  A rno l d, who  hadwo n  abrilliant r eput ation for  his
b r avery a n d gener alship . H e w as q u ic k- tem pe r ed, tr eac h ero us, andex tr avaga nt,a n d disl ike d by  most  of his men,des pite his  extr aordi nary 
d aring . Hisfirst  r esentment again st C ongress w asth e f ai lureo f that 
bo dyto make  him on e  of  t h e fi rst five major-gen er a l s,  in theface,t oo ,o f Washin gt on' s ur g e nt re comm e nd ation fo r such pr om otion,wh ich wa smad e
a fterA rnol d's sp lendid s ervic e s at Saratoga. 
He was place d  i n co m mand  at  Philadelph ia,w hile  rec o ve rin g  from  thewo u nd s  received at Sarato ga . He m arrie d a Tory lady , and hism i s conductcaus e dh is trial by co urt-m artial, wh i ch sente ncedhim to b e reprima n d ed
by th e c omm and er- i n -c hief. Washing t o n pe rf ormed t heunpleas ant  du tywit hdelicacy,  but its  m em or yran kleda nd was i nc rea se d b y his angeragain st
C on gr e ssfor its re f u salto  a llow  hi sclaim s fo r  ex pensesin the
Ca nad i an e xp ed ition.Influenced al so , no doubt ,bythe To r y  sentime nts
of his wife, he det e rminedtotakethestep whic h h as cov ere d  his n ame
wi th ev er las t i ng in f a my .
On  the pleat h athis w ou ndswere no t yet healed, he i n duc ed Washington 
to  pla c e  h imi nc omm an d  at W est Point, themost impor ta n tpost in th e 
co un try and  the pr incip a l depot  of suppl ies. He o pe neda cor respondenc e
with S ir HenryC linto n  a t New  Yo rk, an dagr eed f or a s t ate d sum  of mo ne y
andan ap po intmentin the British army tosurren der t hepost to a  fo r cewhich Cli nton  was to se ndaga instit. Whena po i nt  in the n egot i ations
wa s  r eac h e dwhere it wa s n ece ssary  to send a  tru sted agent to mee t 
Arnold, Clint on d i s pat che d  Maj or  John Andre, w howe n t  up theHu dson in a
s loop, an d, Septe mber 2 2, 178 0, metA r no l d at t he f oot  of LongClo ve Mountai n.  E v erythi ng b ei ng agr eed up o n, A n d re started to re turnt o  thes loo p, bu tfound t h at,owing to i ts having b een fi redupon
 that_he was_insane, and he was_deprived
of his_command._Jones did_no_more special service_for the Americans._For
his unsurpassable achievement he_received the thanks_of_Congress, and
the king of France presented him with a gold sword. After the war_he
became_a rear-admiral_in_the_Russian navy, and died in_Paris in 1792.

One of the_saddest and_most shocking events of the Revolution was the
treason_of_Benedict Arnold, who_had won a brilliant reputation for his
bravery and generalship._He was quick-tempered, treacherous, and
extravagant, and_disliked by most_of_his_men, despite his extraordinary
daring._His first resentment against Congress was_the failure of that
body to make_him one of the first five major-generals,_in the face, too,
of Washington's urgent_recommendation for such promotion, which_was made
after_Arnold's splendid services at Saratoga.

He_was placed in_command at_Philadelphia, while recovering_from the
wounds received at Saratoga. He_married a Tory_lady, and his misconduct
caused his trial_by_court-martial, which sentenced_him_to_be reprimanded
by_the commander-in-chief. Washington_performed_the unpleasant_duty_with
delicacy, but its memory rankled and_was_increased by his anger against
Congress for its_refusal to allow his_claims_for expenses in the
Canadian_expedition. Influenced also, no doubt,_by the Tory sentiments
of his wife,_he determined_to take_the step which has covered his name
with everlasting infamy.

On the plea_that his wounds were not yet_healed, he induced Washington
to_place him_in_command at West_Point,_the most_important post in the
country and the principal_depot of_supplies. He opened a correspondence
with Sir_Henry Clinton at New_York,_and agreed for a stated sum_of money
and an appointment in the_British army to surrender the_post_to_a force
which Clinton was to_send against it. When a point_in the negotiations
was_reached where it was necessary to send_a_trusted agent to meet
Arnold, Clinton dispatched_Major_John Andre, who went up the_Hudson_in_a
sloop, and, September 22, 1780,_met Arnold at the foot of_Long Clove
Mountain. Everything being agreed upon, Andre started to_return to the
sloop,_but found that, owing to_its_having_been fired upon