—­“On the 9th (October) two persons coming from Fort Montgomery were arrested by the guard, and brought for examination.  One was much agitated, and was observed to put something hastily into his mouth and swallow it.  An emetic was administered, and brought up a silver bullet.  Before he could be prevented he swallowed it again.  On his refusing a second emetic, the Governor threatened to have him hanged and his body opened.  This threat was effectual and the bullet was again ‘brought to light.’  It was oval in form, and hollow, with a screw in the centre, and contained a note from Sir Henry Clinton to Burgoyne, written on a slip of thin paper, and dated October 8th, from Fort Montgomery:  ’Nous y voici (here we are), and nothing between us and Gates.  I sincerely hope this little success of ours will facilitate your operations.’  Burgoyne never received it, and on October 13th, after the battles of Bennington and Saratoga, surrendered to General Gates.  Sir Henry Clinton abandoned the forts on hearing of his defeat, and returned to New York ’a sadder and wiser man.’”

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  Columbia!  Columbia! to glory arise,
  The queen of the earth and the child of the skies.

  Timothy Dwight.

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  Far up the Hudson’s silver flood
    I hear the Highlands call
  With whispering of leafy boughs
    And voice of waterfall.

  Minna Irving.

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=Beverley House.=—­Passing Cohn’s Hook, pronounced Connosook, where Hendrick Hudson anchored on his way up the river September 14, 1609, we see before us on the right bank a point coming down to the shore marked by a boat house.  This is Beverley Dock, and directly up the river bank about an eighth of a mile stood the old Beverley House, where Benedict Arnold had his headquarters when in command of West Point.  The old house, a good specimen of colonial times, was unfortunately burned in 1892, and with it went the most picturesque landmark of the most dramatic incident of the Revolution.  It will be remembered that Arnold returned to the Beverley House after his midnight interview with Andre at Haverstraw, and immediately upon the capture of Andre the following day, that Colonel Jamison sent a letter to Arnold, advising him of the fact.  It was the morning of September 4th.  General Washington was on his way to West Point, coming across the country from Connecticut.  On arriving, however, at the river, just above the present station of Garrison, he became interested in examining some defenses, and sent Alexander Hamilton forward to the Beverley House, saying that he would come later, requesting the family to proceed with their breakfast and not to await his arrival.  Alexander Hamilton and General Lafayette sat gayly chatting with Mrs. Arnold and her husband when the letter from Jamison was received.  Arnold glanced at the contents, rose and excused himself from the table, beckoning to his wife to follow him, bade