The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1842-08-25

shsir arms.
?. "That their arms be deposited IN The pab.
lie stores under the Of me proper oiicsrs.
be returned % tue owners a. he lennin ion Of
he present contest
,. THAT the troops rs,ufnto sheir homes On
parole.
ITO the Commanding oliccr e.
Springfield. January IS, 1897.
Lake Day. Captain Comm andani Of this d.
vision.p
On the back.-'By Col. Eli Psrsonsp
Gen. Sheppard, on seeing the advance Of The
insurgsnt force. sent an did to demand an sspla-
nation ofshs movement. and to warn shsyo Of
the consequence of persistog. The insufgent
leader replied that he would have possession Of
The barracks. Gen. Sheppard indicated ccrsln
line. and tod shays tia, t. he passed il hs sh6ad
Ere upon ham. and the guns were scordinnly de-
pressed toward the centre % The udsaacina
column. The rebels continued 10 advance snd
Gen. shePpafd's pieces werc discharged.
spui 10 eight the entire rebel force. They
fed Qsaving three dead and wounded fog ada-
lance Of Ten miles. The men under slu,s were
binve and fearless, an,l many Of sllem had stood
up ugainsfthe hottest Of an ensmy's Gre. thsy
we're dauuied not BY force q their opponsnis,
but BY The weakness Of theis cause. The laliow-
ING letter despatched BY Sha,s 70 Gen Sheppard.
affords pretty fair sreeimer ofshe literary abil-
tics Of the rebel leader:
ITO General Sheppard or The Commanding or
Germ Springfield Sir Desiro you To send Ny
Dad s wound men by aTy Flige s. tbuI ran
Barye my Dead Mon q. TAX Ctr d n wosrd-
"a II NOT my Wounded the Dead a the Names
Wounded BY II, Williams Who lie the bearer Of
tbs Flugg.
IAN Yours Daniel shays Capt
The rebel forces, though dispersed at Ersi re-
assembled at Pelham, where Gen. Lincoln sent
lel,er 10 shays. warning him ofsie consequence
Of pcisisi,ng in his course, and shrsaieninga To-
iui annihiiaiion Of his men in case 81 collision.
shays in answer, stated thai bis men were will
ing TO lay down their arms on condition ofa free
pardon and guranise fr,n moesiaiion Until
this was granted be proposed thar each army
should remain inactive. The next. the 30i !.
Stone, shays and Wheeler, on behalf Of tas In
surgenis sent letter to Gen. Lincoln stating
that they bad sent rpstision to the Legislature,
and requesting an armisiieo ill they received an
answer. This request Gen. Lincoln denied as
lnudmissible and once more gave ihs inrurgs ms
solemn warning. The latter, on the 20 Febgua-
~ marched towards Psiersham, and Gen. LA
cola commenced The pursuit at 8 O'Clock the
sau'c evening. BY forced march OF thirty m lies
,LrOugha deep snow, suffering from intense cold
ara avioleni sioini be reached Fsstfs-ale are
O'Clock the following day. and taking the reb-
i, els By surprise completely routed them. without
any loss on either side, making one hundred an
6liy prisoners.-Shays and other prominent lead
els, He'd IRON place, to place and succeeded in
baaing pursuit.
Their followers were all ultimately pufaoned
on rnakreg submission and taking the oath u
allegiance.
In 1888, shays and Parsons presented hum
BE and penitent petition to the Legislature, ac-
knowiedging all their errors aud srking Cor par
don. For some years subsequent to ths ins.r-
reciion, Daniel Shsys was a wandersr and A.
most meudicsui. lie finally emigrated 10 the
State Of New York, bui in the evening Of HE
ycsrs. he recsived the means Of a com isfssblo
support, in the shape Of the pension Of twenty
doilarsa month which was due him on aesount
Of his s-uees during the revolutionary war
Upto The lime Of his death. he had received $4,000
from this souce. As he had lived without char.
aeter, and without respect, go he died friendleas
and alone, though surrounded BY the the physi-
cal comforts, with which the bounty Of the Gov
eminent had supplied him.