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

NAVAL IN TELLI GENCE.

ARRIVAL AT PORTSMOUTH OF REAR-ADXIRAL
HORNBT, C. 8., AND THE ASIA, 84.—The Asia, 84, Cap-
tain R. F. Stopford, with the flag of Rear-Admiral
Phipps Hornby, 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 net an-
chor at Spithead till nine o'clock. On Thursday morn-
ing at eight o'clock she saluted the flag of the Commander-
in-Chief, Admiral the lion. Sir Bladen Capri, with 17
guns, which the Viceroy returned with eleven, and BOOR
afterwards Admiral Hornby and Captain Stopford
landed at the dockyard to pay their respects to Sir
Bladen Capel. Tt;e Asia left Valearaiso on the 13th of
February, arrived at Rio the 23d, and left the 37tlatthas
making the passage home from the former place in 92
daya—an average passage. The Rev. Mr. Haletead, late
chaplain of the Dcedales, 19, Captain Wellesley, and Mr.
Davis, assistant master of the Nereus, with some in-
valids, have come home pessengers; two or three of th*
latter have died, and the Asia has also lost two seamen,
named Mellish and Casa; the former fell from
the foretop, and the latter from the rnainyard, 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,
KAfaxsvell, and Co., the emi-
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Sprightly at the service of Admire Hornby, and at
about two o'clock he with his family left the Asia tinder
the compliment of manned yards, when his flag was
finally hauled down, and the party landed at the Vic-
toria Pier.

The Asia's orders are to pay off at Portsmouth.
Prince Regent, 90, Captain Harris, got under weigh
at Spithead on Wednesd afternoon but brought up
again in a short time. W understood she was awaiting
her portion of preserved meats, what she had received
having been returned to the victualling offices, where.
it is said, a large quantity has been condemag.d as unfit
put in requisition yesterday, at one
for food. Having received a fresh supply, the steam-
tug
o'clock,
kand o Echowtaswed the Prince Regent into the offing out-
side the Nab, when she made sail about half-past three,
P.N., with a light wind down channel.
Leopard steam-sloop has been dismantled and her
jurymasts 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 Argus is ready, and is now being painted outside.
Low TIDE AT PORTSNOUTII.-011 Wednesday there
was a remarkably low ebb tide, and in consequent*
thereof the two steam-vessels attached to that port
grounded outside the harbour mouth. Tho Sprightly
steam-tender had been out to Spithead to the Prince
Regent, and was returning through the Swash passage,
when she struck on the south outer point, where she
Mewed and listed o►er 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 Elornen, 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. Commodore 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
on board the Retribution, she was hove off without much
trouble.

Four ships of the squadron—lndefatigable, Arrogant,
46, screw-frigate, Captain Robinson ; Dauntless, and
Arethusa—were to lease 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 inetant.
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.