Show ia ft T S E secret S acre f service inthe revolutions cfall the mysteries ries rles that occurred in the Ameil amell american can revolution the employment of rivington editor of the royal roya I 1 gazette in the secret service bervice of the american Comm commander anderis is the most astounding rivington proved faithful to his bis bargain and often would intelligence of great importance cleaned gleaned in the convivial moments at sir wi williams ams or sir henrys table be in the american camp before the had bad slept off the effects of their wine the business of secret service was so well weil managed that even a suspicion never arose as to the medium through which intelligence of vast importance was continually being received in the american camp from the very headquarters of the british army and had suspicion arisen the kings king s printer would have been probably the last man suspected for during the whole of his connection with the secret service his royal gazette literally piled up abuse of every sort upon the american general and the cause of america in 1783 this remarkable mystery was solved when washington entered new york as conqueror on the evacuation by the british forces he said one morning to two of his officers suppose gentlemen we walk down to Riving tons bookstore lie he is said to be a very pleasant kind of a fellow amazed as the officers were at the idea of visiting such a man dian they of course prepared to accompany the chief when they arrived at the bookstore rivington received his visitors with great politeness for inde edhe was one of the most elegant gentlemen and best bred men of the age escorting the party into parlor he begged the officers to be seated and then said to the thi chief will your excellency do me the i honor bonor to step into the adjoining room fo for r a moment that I 1 may show you a list of the agricultural works I 1 am about to order out from london for your s special pecia i 1 use 11 they retired retire d the ale locks on the doors of the houses of new york more than three core score years ago were dotso not so good as now dow the door of Riving tons private room closed ve very i imperfectly and soon name mame became ajar when the officers acers distinctly heard the chinking of two heavy purses of gold as they were successively laid on a table the party soon returned from the inner room when rivington pressed upon his guests a glass of Madeira which he assured them was a prime article having imported it himself i and it having received the approbation of sir henry and the most distinguished bon vl vi of the british army the visitors now rose to depart rivington on taking biking leave of the chief whom he escorted to the door said your excellency inay may rely on my especial attention being given fiven to the agricultural works which on their arnny al alwill will be immediately forwarded to mount vernon where I 1 trust they will contribute to your gratification amid the shades of domestic retirement rivington remained for several years in new york after the peace of 1783 it was the general opinion at that time that if rivington had been closely pressed on the delicate acate subject of the secret service charat characters of greater calibre might have appeared on the tapis than the kings printer from the new york recollections and private memoirs airs of george washington |