The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-07-27

next day, the 30.h, Stone, Shays, ant
Wheeler, on behalf of the insurgents
sent letter to Gen. Lincoln, stating tha
thew had sent petiliom to The Legislature
and requesting armistice till they received
an answer. This request Gen. Lincoln
detained as inatilnissible and once more
gave the insurgents solemn warming
The latter, on the Sd of February, marched
towards Petersham, and Gen. Lincoln
commenced the pursuit at 8 o'clock the
same evening. Bv furccd march of
thirty miles throug h deep snow, suffer-
ing from intense cold and violent storm
he reached Pelersham at 9 o'clock the
following day, and. taking the rebels by
surprise, completely routed them, with
out any loss on either side, taking one
hundred and fifty prisoners. Shavs, and
other prominent leaders, fled from place
to place, and succeeded in battling Pur-
suit.
Their followers were all ultimately
pardoned on making submission and Ia
king the oath Of allegiance.
In 1853 Shays and Parsons presented
a humble and penitent petition TO the
legislature, acknowledged all their errors
aud asking for pardon. For some years
subsequent to the insuFrecllon, Daniel
Shays was wanderer, and almost men
dicant. He finally emigraIed TO N. Y.
but in the evening Of his years, he recrlV-
ed the means of comfortable support, in
the shape Of the pension of twelve dollars
a month, which was due him on account
Of his services during the revolutionary
war. Up to the time of his death, he had
received 1900 dollars from this source
As he had lived without character, and
without respect, so he died irlendless ana
alone, thoug n surrounded by the physical
with which the bounty of tho
Government had supplied him.
DEpLoRABLE ACCIDENT AND Loss OF
LIrE.-It is our painful duty TO announce
calamity unprecedented in extent in Brit
ish North American. which occurred on our
waters on Sunday last. The steamer
Shamrock left the Canal Basin at Montre-
al on Friday evening, and the locks at La
chine early on Saturday morning, having
in tow three barges, two empty and one
partially laden. She carried no cargo be-
sides the luggage Of passengers, whose
number, we understand, amounted to l2o
souls. About ! l o'clock when the steam
or had proceeded about five miles from La
chine. her boiler exploited. scattering death
and destruction. So sudden were the ef-
fecls, that in less than minutes, G2 hu-
man beings were prrcipitated into eternity.
The passengers were English, Irish and
Scotch emigrahts. but principally English,
and were distributed at the time IF the ac-
cident, nearly as follows; the English, in
number about sixty-fve, exclusively occu'
pied the bow Of the vessel, while the Irish
and Scotch occupied the stern; in the cab
in were three English women, and two
men; between decks, IN the fore part of the
vessel were a number Of loitercrs. The
cxplosion carried away the decks, and
opened the sides, so that the vessel i'm
medialely went down. 1t is easy TO con-
ceive how inevitable became the destruc-
tion or irreparabIe injury of.he majority of
such crowd of passengers huddled on
board of small canal boat. The loss fell
principally upon the English who were in
The bows: The three women and two men in
the cabin perished, and all who were be-
tween decks. with the exception Of three
Irishmcn. The accident was distinctly
visible from Lachine; at least number OF
persons remarked a vastirruptionofsmuke.
and in few seconds the disappearance of
the vessel. The steamer Dolphin was al
the time about half mile in the rear Of
the Shamrock, and on her board the ex.
plnsion was heard; andits effects perceived.
The Captain dropped two bHrges which he
had in tow, and made all haste 10 carry
succour. When the Dolphin reached the
scene of the disaster, the sight was appall-
ing: the unfortunate steamerhad disappear
ed, and The surface of the water was cover.
cd with living and dead bodes, the living
cIinsins 10 fragments of the wreck, and
to the sides of two barges which remained
unimpaired. BY the cxetti"ns oflhe mas,
ter and crew. of the Dolphin, about sixty
persons of different ages and sexes were
picked up. Of these, about thirty are
more or less injured. and about thirty, prin'
cipally Irish. escaped unhurl.
1t is now out ofour power to paint in oil
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