Daily American organ., 1856-04-09
important naval News.

formation on this subject.
1t seems that the English squadron, Of which Sir
Hope johnson is Admiral, was lying in tho harbor
OF Rio, and that the steamer America Capt Hud-
son, belonging TO and sailing from the United
States, was there also. The English Admiral on
that morning sent lieutenant on board the Sa-
vannah TO inform Commodore Salter that from late
received, he believed the America to
be Russian privateer and that she was loaded
with arms and ammunition for the Russian posses
sons in the Pacific, and that he felt it his duty to
search har. To this message Commodore Salter
returned answer that under no condition should he
allow an English officer TO search vessel bearing
an American flag.
Captain Hudson, of the America, came on board
the Savannah and denied the charge. He was per-
fectly willing to be searched by the officers of the
Savannah, or the custom-house officers of Rio
but he would not submit to anything of the kind
from the English or French, and threatened, il
they sent a searching party on board, to throw
them overheard.
On the morning Of the 18th, another message
satisfied with Capt. Hudson's denial of the charge,
but still insisted ON the right to search the Amer-
ca. Com. Salter sent back warm answer, which
was met by threat on the part of the Admiral to
follow, overhaul, and search the America at sea-
This caused the Commodore to cease all communi-
cation with the English, and bend all his energies
to preparing his ship for sea and for action. A
letter was sent him from the Admiral by British
Lieutenant, but the letter was returned unopened.
At the time of writing the ship was ready for sea,
her boats being all hoisted in, and the ship un-
moored, and riding at single anchor.
The America was to sail the next morning, and
tow the Savannah to sea with her. The Commo-
dore declaring that though the English force was
treble his own, that he would fire upon them at
the first attempt to make a forcible search The
officers aud crew of the Savannah were excited by
the prospect of an engagement with such odds, but
hopeful of victory.
Such was the certainty of an engagement that
number of the foreign residents at Rio had char
tered steamboat to accompany the two squadrons
to sea, in order that they might witness the en-
gagement.
From advices 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 on her way
from New York via Pernambuco to San Francisco,
was, that he had received an affidavit from Saml
Adams late second mate of the America" intel
hgence that she had guns concealed under her
coal, and also ammunition; that she had two sets
of papers, and that while she claimed to be an
American vessel she was in fact Russian priva-
teer.
Commodore Salter of the American squadron,
called Captain Hudson of the America on board
the frgate Savannah, and questioned him as to this
statement The charge was strenuously denied,
and accompanied with request that a searching
party should be sent on board. This request the
Commodore granted. The result was that Lieut..
LIE Roy and Boatswain Whitaker, 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 Edwards was
shipped at Rio as second mate of the America, but
was discharged the same day as incapable of doing
the duty of that Office.
WARS IN NAME g--The National Committee
OF the Republican party have recently issued call
for National Convention but it is remarkable
that the name Republican" occurs no,ohere in the
caH. The people without regard to past poti-
cal differences or divisions" are invited by the
National Committee appointed by the Pittsburgh
Convention" to meet and recommend candidates
for the Presidency and Vice Presidency, but under
what banner or party name is not mentioned.
What does it rnean2 Is the name Republican al
ready become unavailable? We pause for a reply.
~. Y. Com. Adpertiser.
An anecdote, which we find related in the Syra-
cuse Standard, may account for the abandonment
of a name A meeting of the opponents of the
Democracy, in Washington city, convened at Will
lard's Hotel An address had been prepare6by
Mr.. Blair setting forth the principles of the oppo
sition, the reading of which was called for. Mr..
B. drew cut from his capacous pocket the docu-
ncnt in question, and having cleared his throat,
began to read: We, the Republicans" The eff
feet produced upon his audience was like that off
match applied to magazine, Duponts best. There
was an awful explosion. Gentlemen arose on all
sides, and objected to the party being designated
by any such cognomen as that of Republican"
They were " Americana" and would belong to no
political organization which discarded that name
Mr.. Blair attempted to argue the case with the
malcontents; but soon discovered that the labor
was lost-they would not listen to his suggestions.
The result was that the address was not read at
all and after a session of great excitement, the
conclave dispersed, without having accomplished
anything
FILLMORE IN MIDDLE TENNEssEE.--A CORE
spondent of the Memphis Eagle, writing from the
county seat Of one of the western counties of Mid
die Tennessee, says:
We are all Fillmore men up here. Besides
the old Wings, there are several Democrats who
did not support him before, who are for him now.