Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-04-23


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ST. Hop. johnson Il Admiral, was lyinx in The
hAsbSE vf Ria and hat Ne stsanes Asserican,
Csps Hsdsoa, belonging 10 afd .sailing from the
sCniso3 6taeea uAa sheae aisa. Ihe Engiith sA1.
mif.l on ihat lnoening sent Iieutenat on board
The Savurah 10 inform Commodore Salter that,
Amcriea 10 be Russian pRisascer, and that slls
sas loaded With arms and smmnnition for the
sRunsisn possessions 10 the Pacific and that he
fell Il his duty To search her, TO this message
Commodore Salier returned answer that under
no condition should be allow m English officer 70
search vessel bearing IN American 6as.
Captain Hudson, Of The Americs, came on
board the Savannah and denied the charge. He.
was periertiy willing 70 ie searched by the Of.
ncers Of the Savsnnah, or the custom house on.
csrs q Rio; bat - woald NOT submit 70 anything
Of The kind frvm the English Or French and
threatened ifthes sent searching party on board
70 throw them overheard.
On the morning ofshe l2sh. smother message
was received from Admiral johnson, who was
not s4tistied with Captain Hudson's denial of the
charge but stili insisted on the right 10 search
the America. Com. Salter sent warm answer
which was met bs u threat on the part Of the
Admiral 70 fellow, overhaul, and search the
America 1t Sea. This caused the Commordore
TO cease all communication with the English, and
bend his Energies 10 preparing bis ship for sea
and for action. A letter was sent him from the
Admiral BY the British lieutenant, but the letter
was RETURNED unopened. At the time Of writing
the ship was ready for sea, her boats being al
hoisted Ia, and the ship unmoored and riding at
single anchor
The America was to sail the next morning and
tow the Savannah to sea with her. The Com-
modore declaring that though the English force
was treble his own, that he would IRE upon them
at the first attempt to make forceable search.
The officers and crew OF the Savannah we're ex-
| cited by the prospect Of the engagement with
such odds, but hopeful Of victory
Such was the certainty Of the engagement
that number. ofthe foreign residents at Rio had
chartered q steamboat to accompany the two
| squadrons to sea, in order that they might wit
ness the engagement.
From adsices from Rio de Janeiro, We learn
that the reason that Admiral johnson, of the
British squadron, insisted on searching the
steamship America, which touched at that port
4 on her way from New York via Pernambuco, to
San Francisco, was that he had received an afh
| davit from Samuel Adams, late second mate OF
the America, conveying intelligence that she had
guns concealed under her coal. and also ammu-
milton; that she had two sets Of papers and that
while she claimed to be IN American vessel, she
4 Was in fact q Russian privateer.
Commodore Salter, Of tue American SQUAD
| ron, called Captain Hudson, Of the America, on
board the Savannah, and questioned him as to
this statement. The charge was ssrenuousiy
denied, and accompanied with request that q
searching party should be sent on board. Tbs
request the Commodore granted. The result
was that Lieut.. LIE Roy and Boatswaiil Whita-
ker, who led the searching party, reported in
writing that they had examined every part Of
/ the America possible, and that no yestige Of
the alleged ammunition was found. Captain
Hudson was once connected with the United
States navy. The man Edward was shipped d,
Rio as second mate Of the America, but was dis
charged the same day as incapable Of doing the
| duty OF that officer.