Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1882-07-25
A WOMAN ENGIRpIrp ny rIRr.

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WOMAN ENGIRpIED ny FIRE.
During The massacre the soldiers sci
IRE TO the hotlseo Of n timber merchant
+ Alnaid servant escaped Ia the garden
where she remained surrounded by fire
the soldiers laughing at her agony and
iiring ather, but purposely Noidingithc
lnfiiction of fatal injury, prefcrring to
see her burn TO death. -ff
4 Finally she rushed through the tlanies
and though woundedby bayonct thrusts,
4 she succeeded in securing refuge In the
4 ruins, where she was discovered by the
marines and handed over to the Ameri-
cans. r.
PREPARING FOR A GREAT wAR--sPEECI
i or JOHN bright IN ENGLAND. Va
The people of Egypt appear to be pre-
pairing fora great war. All the strong
men are leaving their families. The old,
the children and the women are moving
toward the borders. The Arabs are
docking In to join the ranks of the fight
ers. Great numbers have joined Arabi's
forces vt Damietti. .,' 'an
ALExANDRiA, July lT--4 p. M.-In an
informal council today Seymour and his
| officers discussed the situation. All ad-
mitied that situation was more serious
than ever, owing to the uncertainty of
the whereabouts Of Arab aud the con-
tinual discovery OF his troops in localities
unexpected, indicatinga force of large
numbers In good orler. ,qs a.,
Damietta, a city of 10000 people COM
mands the mouth of the East Branch of
\ the Nile. II lis situated on the west bank
of Lake Menzelah. This leaves good
land and water access TO Port Said, the
Suez Canal passing through the eastern
part OF the Lake. As Arab has force
ut Rosetta, accommodating the mouth Of the
wcst hank OF the Nile, the Indication is
that he is planting troops in all North
Egypt, for Offensive and defensive pir-
poses. --g uNL
LONDON, July, IT--5 p. Mn the
Commons this afternoon, Dixie, Under
Foreign Secretary, said he found he had
gonc too far IN stating that Germany
had expressed approval of the bombar-
mcnf OF Alcxnntlria. This declaration
WAS made In consequence 0f scmi-ofllcial
contradictions of his statement, aud to
that effect published at Berlin and Vien-
na.- ID ta,..t sasth
TWENTY MILLION. BAcRrRs.
Nrw yonK, July, l7.--Rcy. +. Dcla-
~, two years Amcricanc Consul ut Jeri-
salem, I'M Oriental traveller of cxpcrlcn-
cc, IN II sermon last night said, II II h
true that Arnbi IL In league with III
Mrhdi, the prophet, he would have 30
0OO. 900 fierce, ,lelcrmind people ut his
back.
Nsh Nh, DRIGlIr's VIEWS. 'H
LoNpoN, July l7.-AIr. Bright states
that his resignation was caused by the
interference Of England Ia the internal
affairs Of Egypt. lie believes that the
only interest England really has Is the
Sucz canal, aud this has never been men
accd. MIR. Bright considers The Use of
force ut Alexandra as tlnIustiilablc, and
that The terrible massacre Of june lltll
was provoked by the presence OF the
English icet, which he regards Us n
mcIincc to Egypt. According TO Mr..
Bright, the true policy or the English
Government would have been 10 allow
the Khcdivc and Arab Bey 10 settle their
own disputes, and II any interference
was ,warrautedt properly belonged TO
The Sultan,
Even had Turkish authority been re-
stored In. Egypt. which he says would
have been misfortune, II would not
have involved England, and when order
was restored the powers wo'lld have de-
mandcd guarantee Of Turkey for de-
Nurture Although he admits that Eng
iish intervention IN Egyptian aflhlrs
would have Ind q beneficial effect on the
latter country, hu Is not willing to admit
that England had any such right to In
terlcrc. lie states that ho always main
tanned the hope that England would not
employ force. ~. ... r.. LAVA.
In speaking Of The idea that the forts
seriously lueliaced The fleet, he quotes
the statement of the Standard corrcspoIl-
dent that the Egyytlan authorities offer
cd 10 dlsmantlc the forts before the bOn-
bardment commenccdi Should this
statement of the correspondent prove 10
he founded on fact Mr.. Bright thinks
that the beginning Of hoGilltics after
such h condition cann0t be too severely
ccngiircd. l..h
lie ls unwilling to state what Admiral
Seymour should have done after the re-
bortad treacheiy OF Arab Bcy In CON
ilnning work on the forts, NJ only the
statement of one side had been heard.
irl,c lIru ur force In The Egyptian mat
ler il the real cause Of Mr.. Brlglipa res
Ignotion. aad he shyp that " he contiu-
led In Office he would have become
marty 10 n war which w,a begun unncc-
cssntIly. and would thus have been false
IN lila prlncIples, he deeply dcplorcd
tho separation from hIe collcagics, but
snye he cannot abandon n principle
which he hns maintained for forty years,
thnt morals were the true basis Of poll