The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-30
TcIegrnphic.
Later from Buenos .Ames.

BosroN, juno N.--Captain Cross, Of the brig
Nancy Pratt arrived here this morning from
Buenos Ayres. brings advices to the 10th Of May.
He reports the United States ship st. Louis
aground in the river. the water being very low
After getting afioat, the st. Louis would proceed
home. via Montevideo, Rio Janeiro, &c.
Captain Gross reports that. at the time Of sailing,
flour was falling in price and doubloons were ris-
Captain Cross.brought no papers later than the
Sd of May. The Nancy Pratt left May 18th, but
while at anchor below lost both chains. and was
compelled TO put back; She was promptly supplied
by the United States ship St. Louis and the nation
al light-boat, and left again on the 10Th.
Letters to that date, received here, state that
disturbed state. Flour was worth five dollars
board. All descriptions Of American produce were
lower.
Letters to a house in this city, dated Buenos
Ayres, May l4th, reports some excitement there in
consequence Of rumors being prevalent of the
blockade OF that place by the Brazilians which ru-
ners. however: were not generally credited.
Flour had fallen one dollar per barrel, in conse-
quencc OF the opening of the port TO foreign i'm
ports. Freights were dull.
HaIifar, Quebec, and Detroit Railroad Canadian
Parliament
TonoNTo, June 27.-It is Understood, though not
officially announced. that the government pre-
pared to extend liberal aid to the whole line OF rail
road from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Detroit. Mchi-
gan, via Quebec. An agent of Barring x Brothers
ia here, and il 10 understood that the whole loan
can be obtained, under the imperial guarantee, at
- per cent.
In the House Of Assembly, last night, the minis
try stated, in answer to an inquiry, that over
turcs have been made to the opposition to form a
coalition government. Mr.. Mackenzie moved for
a committee'to draft bill to abolish the court of
chancery. The government resisted, and narrow
ly escaped a defcat-the vote for the motion being
thirty against thirty four. Many OF the abest
lawyers advocated the abolition Of the court.
CHARLEsroS, June 27.-The sales of cotton for
the week ending yesterday 1854 bales at
duction of cent on middling and lower qualities.
The quotations are middng to good middling 8 a
The receipts are 362 bales, and the stock "a, 1854
bales, exclusive of Sea leland. The sales to- day
are 600 bales Mt 81 at 81 cents The market is de-
pressed, and holders anxious to SELL Freights to
Liverpool ! at 3-l6s., and little offering.
The schooner Two Marys, bound from Apal-
achicola to New York with a cargo of cotton, put
into Savannah, on Wednesday. in a leaky condi-
ton. She encountered a severe gale on the 18th,
losing her manmast, gaf, and several portions of
Sailed, the Acadia, for Providence, and the
Southern, for Boston.
Pi0lent Thunder storm at tie East.
SALEM, Mass. June ga violent thunder
storm passed over Waverly and Salem last even
ing, the wind blowing almost tornado. The
lightning struck one of the sign-b boards of the
Eastern hairoad, In North Beverley. completely
shattering one OF the posts. 1t also passed along
telegraph poles some hundred feet each way, split
ting the posts and destroying the insulations.
Declines the Nomination.
MoNTfELIER, VI, June 2S.-Hon Lucius b.
Peck, who was nominated for Governor of Yer
mont, BY the Free soil Convention at Burlington,
declines being candidate. He gives his reasons
in a letter to the Montpelier Patriot. He says he
cannot assent to the resolutions passed by the
vention, inasmuch as he believes the Fugitive
Slave law to be constitutional, and cannot consent
that the act hyzi hal Mt