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He was a member of the Society of Friends, a non-combatant of +course, and more disposed to yield to the pretensions of the British +Government than to engage in a bloody war,--believing that there would +still be remaining blessings enough to be thankful for. It was under +these circumstances that he offered the prisoners a shelter under his +roof, when it seemed impossible for them to obtain accommodations +elsewhere. This act required the exercise of no little moral courage, as +the populace were greatly excited against the prisoners, and soon gave +evidence of their hostility by destroying every window in the house of +their generous benefactor,--an act of violence, however, which was fully +redeemed in after-years, when the people of Lancaster liberally assisted +the unfortunate owner in the reconstruction of his dwelling, which had +been accidentally destroyed by fire.</p> + +<p>Among the children of Andre's benevolent host, there was one named John, +then aged about thirteen years, in whom the former felt deeply +interested. He had displayed a remarkable talent for drawing, as the +letters of Andre show. This boy was the brother of Thomas P. Cope, +Israel Cope, and Jasper Cope, and the father of Herman Cope, in whose +possession the following letters and picture now are. All the brothers +(including a fourth one named William) were then living under the same +roof with Andre, and the elder ones were frequently entertained by him in +games of marbles and other youthful sports.</p> + +<p>The "Mr. Despard" spoken of by Andre was the Col. Despard who in +subsequent years became famous. His name was Edward Marcus Despard, an +Irishman by birth, who, after having served till 1779 in the American +war, was transferred in that year to Jamaica, and soon thereafter +assisted in wresting the possessions on the Mosquito Coast from the +Spanish Government. He was afterwards invested with executive power in +these colonies, but was superseded in his authority in consequence of +disagreements with the people whom he governed. He returned to England, +however, in 1790, with distinguished honors; but, unsuccessfully +preferring extensive claims against the government, he yielded his +loyalty to it, and headed a conspiracy having for its object the murder +of his King and a seizure of the reins of government. His associates in +this insane effort were of the lowest character; and six of them, +together with their leader, expiated their guilt upon the scaffold. This +was in his year 1802. Thus did the friend of Andre, though in a +different cause,--the one being in rebellion against his King, the other +engaged in his service,--meet with a like ignominious end.</p> + +<p>I have heard the venerable Caleb Cope say that he had prophesied +Despard's fate, from his impetuous and unconciliating temper and +disposition. Of their mutual friend Andre he entertained wholly +different anticipations; and, though many years had rolled by since they +parted, this aged protector of the renowned and unfortunate soldier never +failed to weep at the remembrance of his name.</p> + +<p>Lieut. Hughes was also, as will appear from his letters, an inmate of the +house I have referred to. The B---n alluded to in one of his letters was +probably one of the "Lebanon gentlemen" spoken of by Andre, and who, +notwithstanding what he says, there seems reason to believe had violated +his parole.</p> + +<p>I have been informed by one of the sons of my grandfather, Caleb Cope, +that another letter was written by Major Andre, then Adjutant-General of +the British army, about nine days before his last capture. It was dated +at New York, and included the following remark:--"To-morrow I expect to +meet Sir Harry Clinton, and make up for lost time." Considering poor +Andre's fate, these words are memorable.</p> + +<p>Whilst Andre was a prisoner at Lancaster, he proposed to the father of +his "young disciple," as he called the boy-artist, to take the latter to +England and educate him at his own expense for the profession of a +painter. For this purpose (as he alleged) he proposed to sell his +commission; and on more than one occasion he stated that he had +opportunities to dispose of it. Andre's friends believed that he longed +to return to England, on account of his love-affair with Honora Sneyd, +(afterwards the wife of Richard Lovell Edgeworth,) and that he made this +proposition his excuse for abandoning the service.</p> + +<p>His offer (I need scarcely say) was gratefully declined, on conscientious +grounds, after the counsel had been sought of esteemed and reliable +friends. A most unfortunate decision for both preceptor and pupil!</p> + +<br><br><br><br> +<center> +<h3> + LETTERS FROM MAJOR ANDRE.</h3></center> +<br><br> +<p>PHILADELPHIA, October, 1859.</p> + +<p>C. C.</p> + +<p>SIR,</p> + +<p>You wou'd have heard from me ere this time had I not wish'd to be able to +give you some encouragement to send my young friend John to Carlisle. My +desire was to find a lodging where I cou'd have him with me, and some +quiet, honest family of Friends, or others, where he might have boarded, +as it wou'd not have been so proper for him to live with a mess of +officers. I have been able to find neither, and am myself still in a +tavern. The people here are no more willing to harbour us than those of +Lancaster were at our first coming there. If, however, you can resolve +to let him come here, I believe Mr. Despard and I can make him up a bed +in a lodging we have in view, where there will be room enough. He will +be the greatest part of the day with us, or employ'd in the few things I +am able to instruct him in. In the mean while I may get better +acquainted with the town, and provide for his board. With regard to +expence, this is to be attended with none to you. A little assiduity and +friendship is all I ask of my young friend in return for my good will to +be of service to him, and my wishes to put him in the way of improving +the talents Nature hath given him. I shall give all my attention to his +morals, and as I believe him well-dispos'd, I trust he will acquire no +bad habits here.</p> + +<p>Mr. Despard joins with me in compliments to yourself, Mrs. Cope, and +family.</p> +<blockquote><blockquote><blockquote> +<p>I am,</p> + +<p>Sir,</p> + +<p>Your most humble servant,</p> + +<p>JOHN ANDRE.</p> +</blockquote></blockquote></blockquote> +<br><br><br><br> + + + +<p>CARLISLE, the 3d April, 1776.</p> + +<p>DEAR SIR</p> + +<p>I am much oblig'd to you for your kind letter, and to your son for his +drawings. He is greatly improv'd since I left Lancaster; and I do not +doubt but, if he continues his application, he will make a very great +progress. I cannot regret that you did not send your son hither. We +have been submitted to alarms and jealousys which would have render'd his +stay here very disagreeable to him; and I would not willingly see any +person suffer on our account. With regard, however, to your +apprehensions in consequence of the escape of the Lebanon gentlemen, they +were groundless, as we have been on parole ever since our arrival at this +place, which I can assure you they were not. I shou'd more than once +have written to you had opportunitys presented themselves; but the post +and we seem to have fallen out; for we can never by that channel receive +or forward a line on the most indifferent subjects. Mr. Despard is very +well, and desires to be remember'd to yourself and family. I beg you +wou'd give my most friendly compliments to your family, and particularly +to your son, my disciple, to whom I hope the future posture of affairs +will give me an opportunity of pointing out the way to proficiency in his +favourite study, which may tend so much to his pleasure and advantage. +Let him go on copying whatever good models he can meet with, and never +suffer himself to neglect the proportion, and never to think of finishing +his work or imitating the fine flowing lines of his copy, till every +limb, feature, house, tree, or whatever he is drawing, is in its proper +place. With a little practise, this will be so natural to him, that his +eye will at first sight guide his pencil in the exact distribution of +every part of the work. I wish I may soon see you in our way to our own +friends, with whom I hope, by exchange, we may be at length reunited.</p> +<blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote> +<p>I am,</p> + +<p>Dear Sir,</p> + +<p>Your most obedient, humble servant,</p> + +<p>J. ANDRE.</p> +</blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote> +<br><br><br><br> +<br><br> +<p> +CARLISLE, the 2d Septr, 1776.</p> + +<p>YOUR letter by Mr. Barrington is just come to hand. I am sorry you +shou'd imagine my being absent from Lancaster, or our troubles, should +make me forget my friends. Of the several letters you mention having +written to me, only one, of late, has reach'd Carlisle,--viz. that by Mr. +Hough. To one I receiv'd from you a week or two after leaving Lancaster, +I return'd an answer. I own the difficulties of our correspondence had +disgusted me from attempting to write.</p> + +<p>I once more commend myself to your good family, and am, sincerely, Yrs, +&c.</p> + +<p>J. A.</p> + +<p>I hope your son's indisposition will be of no consequence.</p> + +<p>MR. COPE, Lancaster.</p> + +<br><br><br><br> + +<br><br> + +<p> +DEAR SIR</p> + +<p>I have just time to acquaint you that I receiv'd your letter by Mrs. +Callender, with my young friend's drawings, which persuade me he is much +improv'd, and that he has not been idle. He must take particular care in +forming the features in faces, and in copying hands exactly. He shou'd +now and then copy things from the life, and then compare the proportions +with what prints he may have or what rules he may have remember'd. With +respect to his shading with Indian ink, the anatomical figure is +tolerably well done; but he wou'd find his work smoother and softer were +he to lay the shades on more gradually, not blackening the darkest at +once, but by washing them over repeatedly, and never till the paper is +quite dry. The figure is very well drawn.</p> + +<p>Capt. Campbell, who is the bearer of this letter, will probably, when at +Lancaster, be able to judge what likelyhood there is of an exchange of +prisoners, which we are told is to take place immediately. If this +shou'd be without foundation, I shou'd be very glad to see your son here. +Of this you may speak with Captn Campbell; and, if you shou'd determine +upon it, let me know it a few days beforehand, when I shall take care to +settle matters for his reception.</p> +<blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote> +<p>I am,</p> + +<p>Dear Sir,</p> + +<p>Your most humble servt,</p> + +<p>J. ANDRE.</p> +</blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote> +<br><br><br><br> + +<br><br> + +<p>CARLISLE, the 11th Oct., 1776.</p> + +<p>My best comps, if you please, to your family, and particularly to John. +Mr. Despard begs to be remembered to you.</p> + +<p>To Mr. CALEB COPE, Lancaster.</p> + +<p>DEAR SIR</p> + +<p>I cannot miss the opportunity I have of writing to you by Mr. Slough, to +take leave of yourself and family, and transmit to you my sincere wishes +for your welfare. We are on our road, (as we believe, to be exchang'd,) +and, however happy this prospect may make me, it doth not render me less +warm in the fate of those persons in this country for whom I had +conceiv'd a regard. I trust, on your side, you will do me the justice to +remember me with some good will, and that you will be persuaded I shall +be happy if an occasion shall offer of my giving your son some further +hints in the art for which he has so happy a turn. Desire him, if you +please, to commit my name and my friendship for him to his memory, and +assure him from me that, if he only brings diligence to her assistance, +Nature has open'd him a path to fortune and reputation, and that he may +hope in a few years to enjoy the fruits of his labor. Perhaps the face +of affairs may so far change that he may once more be within my reach, +when it will be a very great pleasure to me to give him what assistance I +can.</p> + +<p>My best compliment, as well as Mr. Despard's, to Mrs. Cope and the rest +of your family. I am truly,</p> +<blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote> +<p>Dear Sir,</p> + +<p>Your most obedt and humbl servant,</p> + +<p>READING, the 2d Dec., 1776. J. ANDRE.</p> + +<p>Mr. CALEB COPE, Lancaster.</p> +</blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote> + + + + +<br><br> +<center> +<table summary="" cellPadding=4 border=3> +<tr><td> + <a href="pb3.htm">Previous Part</a> +</td><td> + <a href="7924-h.htm">Main Index</a> +</td><td> + <a href="pb5.htm">Next Part</a> + </td></tr> +</table> +</center> +<br><br> + + +</body> +</html> + |