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Show Narrow Escape for Ship. ; SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 23. The French bark Boaauet. coal-laden from Australia, had a ysmillwr and dangerous experience Saturday. She cum Into port under f uU aail and dropped bota anchors near Alcatras island. Both anchor an-chor piataa tore away and the anchors and chains want to the bottom. Tbe bark, at the merer of wind and tide, was drifting to tbe Island when aail was qolckly hoisted and the veaael escaped going on the rocks by fifty fast. Tbe captain decided that his only safety was la beaching the bark, and aha waa steered onto tbe mud Hats at Berkeley-6ha Berkeley-6ha was taken, off Bunday, having sustained little daanagw |