Chapter XXXVIII

_General Burnside in Command.--My Connection with the Secret Service Severed.--Reflections upon Important Events.--Conclusion._ 579

_APPENDIX._ 587

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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ALLAN PINKERTON AND GENERAL MCCLELLAN IN PRIVATE CONSULTATION. _Frontispiece_

THE OATH TO ASSASSINATE THE PRESIDENT. 65

SWEARING IN OF HOWARD. 76

LINCOLN RAISING THE OLD FLAG. 87

THE DEPARTURE FOR WASHINGTON. 94

SAFE ARRIVAL. 98

ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE WEBSTER. 146

A VISIT TO A REBEL CAMP. 171

TIMELY WARNING. 195

THE BARBER'S RECOGNITION. 201

AN ENGLISH LORD AND A REBEL CAPTAIN. 215

CAPTURED BY THE GUARDS. 260

AN ENCOUNTER WITH A FIRE-EATER. 277

A SUDDEN INTRUSION OF THE MILITARY. 299

THE SPY IS ARRESTED. 334

ESCAPE OF THE SPY. 339

SCOBELL ENGAGED AS DECK-HAND ON A STEAMBOAT. 364

DEATH OF A REBEL SPY. 389

TIMELY INTERRUPTION TO A LOVE SCENE. 441

WEBSTER'S GALLANT BRAVERY. 474

WEBSTER DISCOVERS A MYSTERIOUS PACKAGE. 475

THE PRISONERS RECAPTURED. 522

WEBSTER'S DEATH WARRANT. 542

A NARROW ESCAPE. 569