The major, he said, told him that the captors took him into the bushes and drew off his boots in the act of plundering him, and there, between his stockings and feet, they found the papers; that they asked him what he would give them to let him go; that he offered them his watcli and money, and promised them a considerable sum besides -- but that the difficulty was in his not being able to secure it to them, for they had no idea of trusting to his honor. Colonel Tallmadge declared that Andre was above all falsehood or duplicity, and felt ready to die with shame at being in such a mean disguise -- nay, begged for a military cloak to cover him.

CAPTURE

ANDRE

At the time when this attack on The three captors was made, all of them were still living. Van Wart, in an affidavit, declared thai Andre, in trying to persuade them to accept a bribe, " told them that if they doubted the fulfillment of his promise they might conceal him in some secret place and keep him there until they could send to New York and receive their reward." Williams, some years later, stated that Andre, after first proffering one hundred guineas, " offered us one thousand guineas if we would let him go. We again answered No. The last offer he made its was ten thousand guineas and as many dry goods as we should ask for, and he would give us his order on Sir Henry Clinton, chief commander of New York, if we would only consent to let him escape after the money and dry goods, or anything else we should please to name, should be received. We said his offers were of no use, we were resolved to do our duty to our country." One of the results of the discussion stirred up by Tallmadge's statement was the publication of the following certificate, signed by seventeen old and reputable residents of our county (the first name on the list being thai of the venerable Jonathan <i.