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Show ACAPULCO, MEXICO The Cily Held by tlio Kerdo f-'acliuu Itoiiiburded by I be liuz Fleet. 1 San Francisco, 15. Advices by the steamer China confirm the previous pre-vious report of the capture of Acapulco Aca-pulco by Alvarez, who haa installed the officers of the Lerdo government, The date of Alvarez's entry is not stated. Very little resistance was oflered by the followers of Diaz. Alvarez is sustained by about 1,000 Indian soldiers. Several followers of Lerdo, who were compelled to flee from Mexico on the accession of Diaz to power, left this city to day on tho steamer Constitution, A letter received here by a mercantile mercan-tile firm from a correspondent at-Aca-pulco corroborates the news of tho capture of that place, and the bombardment bom-bardment by tbe Diaz fleet of gunboats, gun-boats, which conBista of two vessels, to retake the city. A correspondent, who writes under date of June 5th, Bays two gunboats oS the city oro throwing shell into tne micist 01 tne houses. At tho date of writing no serious damage bad been dono by fire or ehe'l explosions. The American Ameri-can merchants havo placed their books and valuable papers in the house of the American consul. It is yet an cpen question whether the gunboats can retake the city. No mention is made of Alvarez replying to the fleet with batteries from the shore. Information received from other sources ia to the effect that Gen. Jimenez, Diaz' governor of Acapulco, whb killed in resisting the attack of Alvarez. The gunboat which went to tho rescue of I he passengers of the wrecked steamer, City of San Francisco, Fran-cisco, is joining in the bombardment. |