The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-16 00:00:00

ITALY.

A letter from Florence, in the Risorsim'ento of
Turin, announces the resignation cf General LAuGIEB,
the Tuscan Minister of War.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVAL AT PORTSMOUTH OF REAR-A otriaa.

Hortease, C. 8., AND THE ASIA, 84.—The Asia, 84, Cap-
tain R. F. Stopford, with the flag of Rear-Admiral
Phipps Hereby, C.B. (white at the mizen), made her
number off Bembridge Lodge, on Wednesday, evening,
at six o'clock, but the wind being light she did not an'-
chor at Spithead till nine .'clock. On Thursday morn-
ing at eight o'clock she saluted the flag of the Commander-
in-Chief, Admiral the Hen. Sir Bleden Capel, with 17
guns, which the Viceroy returned with eleven, and soon
afterwards Admiral Hereby and Captain Stopford
landed at the dockyard to pay their respects to Sir
Bladen Cepa. Tim Asia left Valparaiso on the 13th of
February, arrived at Rio the 23d, and left the 27th, than
making the passage home from the former place in 92
days—an average passage. The Per. Yr. Halstead, late
chaplain of the Deedalus, 19, Captain Wellesley, and Mr.
Davis, assistant master of the Nereus, with some in-
valids, have come home passengers; two or three of the
latter have died, and the Asia has also lost two seamen,
named Mellish and Cass; the former fell from
the foretop, and the letter from the mainyard, both
falls proving fatal. The Admiral's family and Mrs.
Parker have returned home in the ship. Some of the
ladies landed at Portsmouth on Wednesday evening.
She has brought home a small freight, amounting to
about 100.000 dollars' value, which will be landed;to-day,
consigned to Messrs. Shaw, Maxwell, and Co., the emi-
nent navy wine-merchants, of Salisbury-street, Strand,
represented by Mr. H. Robertson.
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was lying on board a man-of-war at Rio.
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finally hauled down, and the party landed at the Vic-
The Asia's orders are to pay off at Portsmouth.
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Spithead on Wednesday afternoon, but brought np
Prince Regent, 90, Captain Harris, got under weigh
again in a short time. We understood she was awaiting
her portion of preserved meats, what she had received
having been returned to the victualling
oces, where,
it is said, a large quantity has been condemned as unfit
Raving for food.
received a fresh supply, the steam-
tug ffi
Echo was put in requisition yesterday, ats one
o'clock, and towed the Prince Regent into the offing out-
side the Nab, when she made sail about half-past three,
pine with a light wind down channel.
Leopard steam-sloop has been dismantled and her
jury masts taken out. She remains in the old basin to be
docked for the purpose of being coppered, and prepared
as an advanced steamer.

Tiger steam-sloop, is being prepared for commission.
The Arus is ready, and is now being painted outside.
Low TIDE AT PORTSMOUTH.— On Wednesday there
was a remarkably low ebb tide, and in consequence
thereof the two steam-vessels attached to that port
grounded outside the harbour mouth. The Sprightly
steam-tender had been out to Spithead to the Prince
It.gent, and was returning through the Swash passage,
when she struck on the south outer point, where she
stewed and listed over till the flood tide made, and she
got off about five o'clock without injury. The Echo
tug-steamer was proceeding to Spithead to tow into
harbour the Danish man-of-war brig Hann, when she
took the ground a little inside the white buoy, and also
remained till the flood tide made, when she also came
off without injury. Whilst on shore Admiral S. Pres-
cott went off to the Echo.

The Retribution steam-frigate, Captain Warden, ar-
rived at Lisbon, from Devonport, on the 3d. She had
the misfortune to get on shore going in. Crossing the
bay the: tide was running so very strong that she
could scarcely stem it, and this induced the experienced
and judicious master to go a little too near in shore to
avoid the tide, and so she touched. Comntodore Martin,
immediately it was ascertained that she was on shore,
ordered the Dauntless, 24, screw-frigate, Captain Hal-
shot, to get up the steam ; she shifted his broad pen-
dant from the Leander, 50, to the Dauntless, and pro-
ceeded to render every assistance. Fortunately, the
service of the Dauntless was not required—boats from
the different ships had already arrived, and through
their able assistance, and the zeal and activity displayed
cn board the Retribution, she was hove oft without much
trouble.

Four ships of the squadron—lndefatigable, Arrogant,
46, screw-frigate, Captain Robinson ; Dauntless, and
Arothusa—were to leave Lisbon on the 13th instant, on
a trial cruise.

A melancholy accident happened on board the Inde-
fatigable, on coming to an anchor on the 3d instant.
Some lubber checked the main brace and thereby
hurled several men off the main yard ; one poor fellow,
a gunner's mate, died on the spot, and two others were
severely injured.