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an emi ary of Arnold, and provided with a pa port ‘under his a umed name of Anderson, be set out and reached in safety a spot from which they could see the ground occupied by the English videttes. At Tarry town je was first stopped, and then arrested, by three Americans. André offered them his money, horse, and a large reward, but without avail. They examined his person, and, in his boots, found the fatal papers. He was then conveyed to Colonel James on, commander of the American outposts. On the arrival of Washington, Andre was conveyed to Tappan and tried by, a board of general officers, among whom were General Greene, the president, Lafayette, and Knox. Every effort was made by Sir Henry Clintoh to save him, and there was a strong disposition on the American side to do so. His execution, originally A beeper. ed for Sept. 30, did not take place till Oct. 2. If po e ion could have been obtained of the traitor, the life of André would have been spared. His remains, which were buried on_ the spot, were afterward removed to London, and now repose in Westminster Abbey. André, Louis Joseph Nicolas, a French military officer, born in Nuits, Burgundy, March 29, 1888. He was graduated at the Polytechnic School, and in 1865 became captain, serving in that capacity throughout the Franco-Pru ian War of 1870-1871. He becanie Major in 1877, Lieutenant- _ Colonel in 1885, and Colonel in 1888. He was made General of Brigade in 1893, and placed in charge of the Polytechnic School. He married, in 1875, Mile.