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Show SAN FRANCISCO, May 28. Four days overdue, the Pacific Mail Steamer Steam-er Newport arrived hero today, bringing bring-ing the first details of the battle ot Acapulco, in which 83 federals and an unknown number of insurrectos were killed. Tho Newport brought twenty-seven cabin and 3C steerage passengers, nearly all of whom were refugees from the Mexican coast. Tho Newport was held at Manzan-illo, Manzan-illo, on orders from the American deputy consul, Richard M Stadden at that port, to allow fugitives to go abroad. The city is surrounded by insurrectos, according to the story of tho rofugees, its water supply cut off and starvation is Imminent. That It will fall within a few days was the prediction. Coast Is Unprotected. Dr. B. W. Wallace, an American, formerly of Los Angeles, said: "The coast is practically without protection of any kind. Americans are absolutely without protection. The Maderistas apparently have not yet received news of tho cessation of hostilities and tho bandits are making mak-ing tho most of tho opportunity to carry on their plundering." The account of the battle of Acapu-clo Acapu-clo was brought by Miss Florence Hayes, formerly of San Francisco, who was in the besieged town when it was attacked. The insurrectos were repulsed, but Miss Hayes declares de-clares the town Is without provisions and may fall into the hands of either bandits or revolutionists any day. Miss Hayes went to Mexico several months ago and purchased a banana plantation near Acapulo. "We were driven Into the city May S by tho depredations of the bandits," she said. "On that day the food supply was practically cut off and the prisoners were released from tho jails, because there was no food for them. They left and returned sevornl days later with tho attacking party of 250 Insurrectos. Tho house which I occupied was riddled rid-dled with bullets, and on the second day I fled, counting scores of dead In tho streets. I took refuge on tho beach whero I hid until wo were picked up by tho Newport with other refugees. I believe tho insurrectos arc trying tq restore order. The bandits ban-dits are carrying on a desperate warfare, war-fare, set upon as they are by both federals and insurrectos. Murder of an American. Dr. G B. Rich, a San Franciscan, who owned mining property near San Bias, described the killing of an American, Amer-ican, James Mclntyre, near Ahaujuio. Mclntyre was a prospector and had been In the country fifteen years. "Mclntyre was killed May 11," said Dr. Rich "I was(standlng on an eminence emi-nence near my property when I saw a sqtfad of horsemen sweep out of the hills and surround the man A few moments later they rode away and he lay dead I afterward learned that thoy had taken his money and revolv er ana mat one or tnem nau snouted 'he's nothing but a Gringo; we'll kill him just for luck.' " Soveral refugees told of the delivery pf San Bias for a price of $20,000. The town was surrounded Majr 21, thoy said, by 250 men who said they iivero insurrectos, but who were 'ban-tllts. 'ban-tllts. Tboy offered to leave the town unmolested for $20,000. Carmen Mentha, Men-tha, a member of tho Newport party, said to bo the richest man on the west coast, was one of the chief contributors con-tributors to the jiurse which was made up and sent to ,-tho boslezing party by a messenger bearing a white flag. Se,ven Americans left San Bias with Monchaca. The general 'opinion among the rofugees was that the danger dan-ger to Americans Is more from bandits ban-dits than from insurrectos, and that It will require months for the new government effectively to police tho coast. |