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Show ; ANCHOR FOUND f ROM OLD SHIP Relic of Italia, Napoleons' Prison Vessel, Recovered Recov-ered inCalifornia. . MONTEREY. Cal.. Feb. 7.-An anchor from the old ship Italia, which. It Is said, was once Napoleon's prison ship, was recovered from the bottom of the bay today by a fisherman. One of the flukes ts broken off. It is so heavy that the fishermen have been unable to land it on the wharf, and must wait until a derrick der-rick Is available. The Italia was sunk in the harbor, here in 1M2. She was lying off the old custom-house, and her officers were ashore attending a fandango. A storm suddenly arose, and before the men could reach the ship the vessel turned turtle and sank. Hince then she has laid at the bottom of the bay. - |