The projecting figures of the sarcophagus represent a group in which Washington and Andre are conspicious ; the former in the act of receiving from the flag of truce a letter, which is variously said to signify that in which the prisoner petitioned to be shot, and more reasonably the demand of Clinton for his release. Brittania with a very lugubrious lion reposes on the top of the cenotaph. On the whole, the work is not a triumph of the sculptor's art."°

The site of Major John Andre's capture is marked by a handsome monument; the corner stone of which was laid on the 4th of July, 1853, by Col. James A. Hamilton, son of the Hon. Alexander Hamilton, who at the age of twenty, belonged to the military family of Gen. Washington, as one of his aids; and who remained in the army during the Revolutionary war, always attached to the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, and possessed of his affection and confidence.

The following public notice was issued on the occasion: --

CELEBRATION OF THE FOURTH OF JULY AT TARRY- TOWN.

Monument Commemorating the Capture of Andre.

The "Monument Association" will celebrate the 4th of July, 1S53. by laying the corner stone of a Monument to be erected commemorating the Capture of Major Andre.

The different Military Companies and Civic Societies throughout Westchester and the adjacent Counties have been invited, and are expected to be present, and join the ceremonies of the occasion.

a Life of Major Andre by Wlnthrop Sargent, N. Y., D. Appleton 4 Co., 549 * 551 Broadway,