He, however, respited the prisoner for a day, and gave others an opportunity to lay an informal proposition of that kind before Clinton. A subaltern went to the nearest British outpost with a letter from AVashington to Clinton, containing the official proceedings of the court-martial, and Andre's letter to the Ameiican commander. That subaltern, as instructed, informed the messenger who was to bear the packet to Sir Henry, that he believed Andre might be exchanged for Arnold. This was communicated to Sir Henry. He refased compliance, but sent a general officer up to the borders of the neutral ground, to confer with one from tlie American camp on the subject of the innocence of Major Andre. General Greene, the president of the court, met General Robertson, the commissioner from Clinton, at Dobbs' Terry. The conference was fruitless of results favourable to Andre. )

rThe unfortunate young man was not disturbed by the fear of death, but the manner was a subject of great solicitude to him. He wrote a touching letter to Washington, asking to die the death of a soldier, and not that of a spy. Again the stern rules of war interposed. The manner of death must be according to the character given him by the sentence. All hearts were powerfully stirred by sympathy for him. The eqiiifi/ of that sentence was not questioned by military men ; and yet, only inexorable expediency at that hour Avlien the Eepublican cause seemed in the greatest peril, caused the execution of the sentence in his case. The sacrifice had to be made for the public good, and the prisoner was hung as a spy at Tappan at noon on the 2nd of October, 1780.