Show brownson ordered home bew york april 6 instructions have been cabled to Com roander W U brownton Brow neon directing bim to return to the united states without delay says the washington correspondent of the herald these instruction were sent to him at rome and it is expected that he will take passage to the united slates on board the american line steamer st paul on her return trip next week the st paul will be converted into an auxiliary cruiser arid placed under ibe command of commander brownson so that he will be able to carefully inspect her duricr her homeward bound voyage this government could have procured the armored cruisers vares and guiseppe garibaldi but these vessels be completed in tb fall and therefore conid not be of any service iu the event of war A determined effort was made to purchase two armored cruisers in in the italian navy but the italian government declined to part with them commander italy also renewed negotiations looking to the sale of the argentina armored cruiser san martino to the united states but argentina refused to any future negotiations that may be entered into will be conducted by the naval attaches ot abo united states in europe but one more man of war is expected to be added to the american bavy before the outbreak of hostilities this is a gunboat of tons displacement and eight feet draught she wee built by of glasgow in she is of steel feet long by 30 feet beam her a speed is only fourteen knots she has an armament of nine quick fire guns up to six in caliber she can be delivered at key west within 48 hours of her sale secretary long has recognized the va loable service rendered to the conn try and to the navy by commander marix the judge advocate of the maine court of inquiry by attign ing him to command the steam yacht sovereign which is now beina oon averted into an auxiliary cruiser at new york secretary long selected the appropriate prop name of solace for the creole which ia to be converted into a hospital ship the lighter saturn will retain her present name and be assigned to the flying squadron equa dron assistant secretary eald last night that he knew nothing n the report that aba government had made an offer of for the hollid submarine torpedo doat it ie admitted by other officials that in the event of war this vessel will be taken by the united |