t ii e wilmington gazette tui'ee dollars per annum t ii u r s d a y aprils 1799 vol iii no 117 " published weekly by allman6 hall printer to the state of north-carolina c o n g r e s s or tuk united sr-atbs jloush or % repse?entatlvts ' saturday march 2 a cj'i ol ihe houfe took p-'ace nc hall p it ten agrt«abl o onler , s.im ol the humbert w re ahftirt who h.id leverally 0 make on t iki tl>e 1 lt.it mr i h'oltcr tiom tl-8 ccimmit tre o claiml made everal unfavor able r*p.n wi.ic.i wera concurred the houfe refolved itfelf into com mitt 1-8 ol the whole mr j par ker in the chair on lundiy bills which were feverally read the third tim a..d piiffcd anil the titlei of which will appear in the courfe of the lilting -^ approved 17 tnc l'nii tleii a tneltage wai received from the pfefident ttating to the houle t.-.c number of velftfisc im.nillioned finte j|.il ; l.ift j the nuniikm ut wh.ci 18 365 f i.ir toiina^e 66,691 tons t -. 1 1 r number o gum 2/jj ol mji 6«47 i\ir t'otler moved 10 refer the re foliuion tit lone time ij^d laid upon iheuole rel'pecling an aineiidiueui t ;» the conltuution 10 a coionnttee of tiie whole wii h itate ot the un uti l'he motion wa negatived 66 to x3 a t)ii to retonh the fuperior c lurtsm i*'»e territory ot the united states norili weft of the river o fiin underwent fome difcudion ; but atterwards poltponed till ne\t lellijn l'he hililc agreed to the rei'olu tion in favor of jolepli wheaton ullij one in tavor ot itlbfcribing for 40 copies of the old journals pro i to df prirtej o air t'o * ell ; mr gi'fgg presented a petition finned by 6jj i 1 uo.taiits ot lane iit r county pmying lor the repeal ot the alien did kdi.ion law or dered to lie adjourned til ifven this evening evl i n g mr ih\i a0)tti ue oiiit of the day on the hi 1 v fti 1 the power of retaliation irt rerihin cales in the prefijent of the united states ; when mr d.'iu mjved to pjltpone t he cotitij : ration tii ihi bill until the next fellion ot cdngrefs which ui-tion was nrgitived 35 o 32 the nout'e then went into a ccm mlttee ot me vnidic on this bill j patker in ihe chair and uite-i jome dilculiion nn-i an amendmtpi beiog tntrotiucid iiito the pream k of the bill by mi daytun fpeakerj to m ik it ip|)ly gencrilly io aits of leverity that may be commit ted by the french np ibhc in pur lu nice of any violent decree iiiitea.j 01 applying p.itticultrly to the decree d'.'clirinjj a'lifnc in citizens found on iio.nd vtlt<slj of thet enenjy pirates and liable to luffer death th com mittee rofe and the amendment vta coucttrre : in theqnellion lic'n " fhill this bill pafs ?" a co.iiiderrtble debate took place ic was oppoled by meflis liyingfton gall.it 1 , m'uovk.11 and macon ; if d advocated by meflvs edmond d.iiu and otis 1 he yi'.ii ai.d nays were on th queftion at lollows : yeas meflrs allen 13 er bartlet ka yard brooks bullock champhn cochran djna dennis dcit kd mond a folhr d folter j free'mi.in n frcenian g.en g00 rich gorton g'gc gnlwold grove rlanna hurpei hartley limd.iian holmes ! i finer iinlay kutcra lvtnan mackir matthews morris otis i parker j puiktr finckney keed 6'chureman sew all s:iepard sinnicklon n smith s smith ip.iight sprague that 1 cher thomas themplon tilling 1 halt j tfiggj vun allen var bum vvadl worth wain 56 nays miflvs baldwin brown w ' claiborne clay clopton ig^lefton mondorf find'ey fowler gal tatin gillt'pl harnfon havens jones lviiigflon lock lyon macon ivtcienachan m'dowell new skinner w smith sprigs stanford iu'iner a trigg van cortlandt k williams — 30 an amendment ot the i'enare to the bill au.hoiiiin a detacbaent uf ilw n i'nt'.a was called up the a j imendtneut propofed cut " the pre i jfiden bun id he autluiiied it iic . iim ii it expedient to excufe the ' it lies c.i ik of the potomac from , 1 making the detachment thereby re | quired i this amendment produced confi i derable war null in the southern de . iegatiosi tenucflee claiborncf 5 i smitb vendible egglelton bud clopios exprei!:d their pointed dil ! ij'proljuion of it itwas negit:ved 1 sev^ra bi'ls wi»re palled tue title ; jf which will appear when they re urn fr->in lie prefident i h'j.prrlicl lit informed the honk < i a ue n..d approved uid b^ued the follow ing acts viz an act all v i ; ing i.j.i i i.ul cuinpenfation tor the y ii fj^j to aer.ain oncers ol hi • 1 i'euate iiul houle of reprel'entativ^i i iiv.r united st'itts j 2n act uj j niend the act regulating r..n oi ijiui lor mi it.u v iuv a'i &. . an act | 1 1 provide for the more gei eiji pro ■ i niulitjtli.il 01 id lilwt ot liic u i.il ' iblatcs ; and it act making addition i i ipp:i>pi i.cu iii ior me t.t 1799 a nvttion was made l>y tmr i-iv iujlton to adjourn until len in the morning as it a mild be impullilm to ju.'i thri ugii it e bull ii f > to nigh 1 , and ue uiidi niund the i'en;tte i about to adjourn io that nine mr di.u pru'pol'cd to adjourn till fevc.\j in the evening hut that muiio'ii . i i being negatived tne nouie adjourned till io u'clock i'ii s mday morning sunday morning 1 ha senate informed til * houfe that ihcy had come to a refolution that the bill authorifing a detach uem : of the militia of the u isute lc p titponed till next lellion several reports were ni.tde b tiw committee of enrollment and lu - dry mellj/es cnni.nunicated t.om ii < veiuie relative to the bills on l'>e1i pall'ige j tic prrlt.'t-nt informed tfie i oulr that he h ul approved utul fi.'tirfu the following c~h viz an act m..kiii appropriations for tlio lupport ot the | naval ettablillnnent tor th year 1799 • ian s.cl inakinjr eppropria i;ns f«r ttit urinary ellahlilhment for 1799 : "' aft to authorife the ule ot c n tin land between the great and lit e miami rivers ; 311 act relating to dil tillers o geneva an act making jppropriations for iiie lupport bl gu veinment for iheyear 17^9 ; a act 10 eit.hbl.lh the poll-.olfiu i the u itaies ; an act for me r liel ot con tort^jiids and others j n set n j in mi the act for l>r rt'ijff and pro ccti<ui io american i a ; ; 1 l 1 j n c in addition to the act for thi rejie q lick ai;il d it tute feaujen j a rciol 1 icn to authorife rhe fecreury of tin senate and the clerk of the houfe ol re.prelentat.ives to iubferihe or 40c c->pies oj tnc old journals of cou 1 he prtfn-fent a'lo infomed the senate thnr he had upprovcd at)d jli^ned the following ac>s which ori ginated in that.lioule viz an act j tor the fecur'ny of bail in ctrtdin ca i fe c ; in i to regulate the ihed/ciii.il eiidbjilhment ot he united states an ct placing eventual authority in the i'rtiid nt to au lem he army 111 ct in re.gutate trade and inter coui le ui'h ihe indian tr bf-s and to prefi-rve peace 0:1 ilie frontirrs ; an adt for the better organizing ih troop ot tie uinitd 5iaie aiid tor other purpolcl ; an act veliing the power if retaliation in cf t in cales in the prtlident of the u states to fill certain vacancies in the iuvy and an . vote of thxnks mr champhn addrciled the houft i as follows : j setifible as i atnof the importance i of tile duties that at all times at tach to a gemlentan who prefides over the dtliherations of th s bly avd n - ore efpfcially in times of imminent hanger ; imprefted with the able and hcmorable manner in which tholr dutit's have been diftbar ed by the gentleman who now tills the chair — and btlievicg the fenti • nient i entertain 01 this occaflon 10 beinptrucl uniton with thole dfe viry member of this houfe i b?g leave to fubmit a rt'lolution cxprel — five of he icnie uftha huufe enthii tuljcct he then moved hc following re fo u tion " rrfolved thit the thi ik of his houte be preferred to jonathan d.iytm in teftimony f their probation of hucondyftin difch»rg inn tne trduoul and important jut.c allijriitd him while in tne chair , l'nis u-.oiion was received t»y the i clerkand th ■ q ititon by him deing put upon n ih«;m appeared lor u 40 i^>aiu(t it 22 the keiolun'on being carried the speaker fofe andaddrclltd the houle as follows ; " no language gentlemen can dojiiftce toia eehngs which thi lecond v it ot approbation f my cimduit aftet fnr ye.irs prtlidux-y 11 ti f houfe oi tieprcleritatives cx liied inniy brealt 1 oulu be uu ; ult in me noi to acknowledge t 1 ' to t it fupport unif rrtnly aft'orded and u ihe cuuh'dence onrcmitttdly re pol«*din me ratuer than to any merit ol my own is tobralcribed me luc eel , witli which v nare pleated to declare that the dutks of tne ctiau i.v h en < x c ntffu prrnii me to fay 1 that far frorn be nj dlple.ii'tfd i i«e oi the con trary been try much j;ratifi ed 11 hearing hat ihe resolution ot thanks h.is not heed puffed a 1 mere matter f form unaninioufly as n all publir bodies there have ever been found men whole approbanou j tnuft ne conlidered by the m^rt no is , as cenfvre t.'i'm this budy there re unhappily lotne wnole cenlure wnl be regarci«d by all whofc 1.1u m i vjijc as the higheft tettimoi y of merit — about 10 abandon the icji ivhirh 1 have held in tin branch 01 he general icgillvt'ire tor i-i^nt luc ellive years i t.ike advantijj ot the noment which precedes oi>r lepera ttou to bid you i>en ivman •« 1 1 altec tiomta f.ireweji j fhe s'«!ii!t e i!fti/n;i bill for iterina tne time f he licit m et iiij of coiigrcf mukit)|t it i.iiti.ui )' the tirii moiki.y in december 1 lix?d by the cunltuution the thud monday in november — on motion ui mr liayard this bul was rejidted ; t;j v tci being for tt-e rrjecvion mr on moved the ulna re lollhioi appoimi 1 jc.i.t c : 11 nt'e with the benarp to ini>»rui th i'i ■ lidfnt that con refs i iv civ to ail i urn a 1 ihiiiit >', .}', unlel h h is -" « j furthey c immi n c»iion to ni.ike hcni { -. !, ch bi i .• 1 reed .(., ni ■ h\s m.icoii aud ma rtirs ap ii limed a cuiniiti tte un the mrt <• is moult mr oiis f rout the coiiinuttec ap ) i:ilfit lit v»aii u|>*ni t tie i 1 r { i -. i 1 1 . i i'toimich ti c ho life that cliej ii;i>'i por ibnneri the lirvitc ; nnd u jnforniei iiein " tlih he liii'l no further c m iiiiinna:iou to uiakr except 10 f t pitl his wifh to tlit health anrf hnp ivrcl of the nirtnbt s hihi a p!en hiil journey hamc to their lsnulie an<l friends the s|n.-.il»er tlsei adjouriied tht houfe fiur lic late european news by the uuipiumis capt m'ncil and the maria capt n^lis troin london arrived 1 clnrleiton bu0naiart*.'lt lxpkdiiion vienna dfcember 19 wenuy now inmniunicate to the puhht ih authentic reports ot the s r..lki r ibrah m pacha ol d-m.3 and ot murat cey with refpecl to the event which hate tiken place in l^yp(,and i.f which ii.euticn iu been already made the fnltot ihefe reports dated the 261 ti october contains thcvfollowing derails : buonaparte wifhrd to irrpoi'e a t;ix of ten pt.iltres on every houle in c'.ii ro tocorjipel the inhabitants to wear the national cotk-e'e nd to crna tnent the doors of thi r hi ules w jj it he liail fur ihele porpoies coii tliicii 11 l ii.hi i hi thither 1 ue nt ! is principal gencrah with a luite of fi\i peiloi s wlu'e this grreral a'tcnipted to convince the people ul the projirieiy ol thefc niealurtk a coiuriud n m a native of bartary ibot him with a ptllul and ill ins retinue mere tn.i f..citd 1 1 c populate then mafia cred all the french in the houtes ' and ttrcetfj and let fire to ihc.luild '' ui.s 111 wheh they took refuge and defended themltlves atxiut 500 frenth n*n who were affcmbifii at arab kerbeito were attacked and cut t piece a the lane t ; me a^a muflapha ktij j ot abubekir tne ci-devant p..u1.1 of cairo culleded all the j urkl and pa hiinl it ai their head with all he sheiki and ike ublemasi 1 1.eciltle was forced t^o other j^e nerals under uuunap^rte were killed in the engagement ih garnlon was | put tu tne laotil and ul the artille iy and ainuintion tell 111(0 the hands ot t'hs lurks buuiuparie whohati retired to 1'ioulack auempted by his u jal arufices to repair thu uitaiter lie propoud conciliatory terms and 111 in ibt d to the otttnees which had been committed ; but the only an t t<t made to nub conduct by the muflulmen wat a ditcharge ot arttl icry tro n tiiu caftle | the nty it in expectation that the ottoman jnuy will arrive be tore the ' cneiiucs lhall n-ve it in their power i to uflemble thtir force j mural bey expr»ues himfelf near ' y in tnc loilowu.g terms wnh 1 el 1 pt ct to the acii in in wtiich he was engaged w tli general ucllaix i was entienciied near the bridge ot fharon fome leagues from cairo ' nd my pr jutt v.ai to fttaitcn t-hc . fienci iijc.i'l and mote and to inter apt their provuionsi but beihg in foi med b my icouu that i2,ooo in fidels had c ihbaiktd and urew near urn lour vi li'els laden with arms a i j ammu liiion 1 advanced to meet tlierri witn i cavalry oy.re-alccjiuii.g the nile •» 1 u i in w i h the enemy and fought thtm the whole d lhn ii xt day we renewed ti.e light diiu coi ti'iurd it ("' li f'jtceffive day ihe jnfidel at kngtti lutceedod in mchiig with n ir av illi ry and tor ■ tited.ihrei <\ t:"cnc'ied cja.ps . oiir ; cjv.ijiy ccn.iijing n tile liitj!il ■,. 1 ihe prophet attacked ihem agahi ilid looo i>i tlivin ere nude lu t>i;e r-is tiuft 1 proceeded afterward tu the tic hies t tajun rait w.t.h a vitw i ccllect ngniy iiiiamrv jl d geau,j i e wounded taken tart ol 1 tu iti.:t-ls art veiy mucti weakened am diverted it cannot t;e ioubuo at they ;■ ult with the pioici on ot the almighty be lii^.tiy i hinuted i p <\ ii 1 s j-n 14 fr in uie h ij.ictc i ! ' .) lie dt ail ,. vrni.li we are a b u p 1i4nfir.be relative to the it.lur cctiou hi cairo are at once moi ] e h ii au;he..tic than th"l ii tii i;uvf reached us hr ugh ho lie channels m\.i which tht ij rvnan gaaetti 5 h ve tiiki-n f much pleafure in iiiifiguringj the following ac luutus cdme iron a direct lourcc i bey are tranlinmed to us by an i \ e wit nt is details ot the infprifction it cairo on the 30th veadciaiaire octo ber 21 ii 1 owards the middle of vende nii ire beginning of october mc lures ot lectirny induced ihe g n.ra in chiet to am the turupe^ns fcr nu'iiy ellahlilhcd ai cairo s weil *^ tht hf:cli utiu ct.'ir.pulrd tiit mi i tary admin ftrjtioihi and otkei*8 wlm follow 1 d the a n:y " informed that altiiitn'nwa le cretly planned 1 be gfentral irndto preveit s evi ttl ct but his tndea vtrs wtfre unfuccthful " on the 30 h of vendemtire oclol'er 2l general uppuy ctmi ii antlant ol me yarrilon ol v-a.ro be irg informed tl.at a mob was toruwng at ihe grand mokj^e nwuntc.d iw horie ai'd went at the head ol the 12th dragnons ledlfperle it 1 h turks in rhe ci*y laid that the dif content nccauiined by ihe impolt 1 vraj the fole ca'ufe of the tutn«l " me-ii while i^tner.l pup u y ar rived ai t,.e grai.d kliilqnti auu f;td todifperfe the nub wliicn in creafcd ( r ry nn n nt ; but he lotwd t e'n iet;i<fu ry nd foon xper ei ctd th ir r.<^e i f endeavoured to repel j them by force ; but l.e anil huefcor't were aitailrd by a great muliitude an<j he v.as mortally vnui.clid iiu^c pi tees 5 une dragoons alfo fell andtheothers conduced theceneral to his quarters where be died ivme iour jf'cr " ill's was th ligiul ol i he inlur • reitm , jnd trt'in that momeii the lurks proceeded in trowel 1 ' ru tltti grdid molque where they for bed , thrnilelves irmed with lances harp pointed liakes and ionic fire r.us their putwas well laid i hey d<i not confine themlelves to aff-mbling in a great dumber at the grand mo'ijc but each private molque formed i fortrels for them for which they di rected their attack or detv.nce | * " rhegeuer.il was foon beaten and the troops nflembled the newj of the death of dnpuy excited in the loldiirs an agerdcfire of vengeance every one fl w to arms and each frenchman joined himfelf to one corps r another " the general in chief ordered a battalion to march towards the grand jvloiqu where the turks were ap lenjdicd to tlie number of eight or ten tlioui.md they were luiutnoned o lurrender which ihey abioiutcly re fiit'cd i lie citadel ihcn fired upon the town a;i chiefly upo.i this mciiq'ie into hich tome bombs were tin o a i uhicii excited terror and dtlp.iir '■ i>cvvra : battalions were dil'per led through the ci.y and d reeled agaiuit t i*t other ivjoicjues where mobs wtre collected ; tiny were at tacked at the lame imic and all <-■- cja-iliy repulfcd j ubliged to lhut iiifinlelvrs up in their mojquss ti;cy law but it was mo late their iiupru dei.ee the french forced the gates and m iiu a tcrribia ufiu^t ainonj them " bat though defeated they were not beaten : the number oi he oead wa ri placed by freih iufurgentka i his day was bloody , but the iol lowing wa more lo j very one found armed with a cudgel ci a lbke ccalcd 10 live the lurks on their l>-*rt had already afi'afiinated levcral rrencliiiimi who weie found alone in the ftreeii the hqpes cl pillsga iujiinj.ir.tl them nndibey proceeded to attack the huiile iohabned by the freiuii gen*rrt calfcrelli'i houle was rniircly i'muicnd and bi guard and agents murdered " on tke 2d of liiumaire oc7 iiit i j ere hill loutc tiuccs of itic tr.ii.lact i s c>t tl.e preceding j y i'.ut towards the evening all vaj f im itij tr.i quiluy beuan to be ; reftured i he lijfs ol 1 i l.r t-nn i calcubted at five or ii ihou^and ii d thut of the finnh as about one ion lr i ini'ti killed pud ifvtral v u dr i hil.y by large tenet vr,ich ihe in|-,..lna is threw from ■ ne tops if their h nlcs •' in this affair the qrccksj who r>fide a ca in pave the greitrft proou ol their courage and attach mem to the frenfch.i one of thvm f named barthelemy particularly dil tinguilhed hiffifelf pjid lus received market of favour frcm the general iu chief '* 1 hey dd not confine themfelves to defending our qaiifc : but pointed cut thole wlio li..d laktn up arms and t tc.'p - ti by flight they made » great nuinbtr of prifoners ami none * ho were tnund io i>e tr'minal elcaprd death " soipe gionpes qf he lnturfttnti fled armed horn the n:\vn hoping o i 1 cape by a i peed y flight bur vtere double uiiloriunatcf the a rain of the dt-lerr who are equally tli ene mies of all who are fonign to their tribe pi!lag a them and general d.i uou ptirfui d thctii clol'e'y at ihe head ot ihe e.i.jlry " tueie are juft gri'iuids to prr fume that'tlie chiefs of tie rei gion were in concert with the maine lukes the infligntor of thjt revoll ; ot tl i there are fume tquivocal pr'oofs in confluence of the in cjuincs w hich have been made fev ral m-tih-'iilt^i have been icund concealed in ihe houfet of turks ; utl't-rs were drefl'ed as onieii all j who were diicovercd in conltquei ee of ihe uriied vigilance ot ihe french arid greeks havt been pun ilhed in virtue of an arreite ot the c tiniiander in chief anterior to that epoch affairs qf italy from the kidacjeur p a k 1 i january 3 a letter horn home daitd dfc i6,r>yi " ihefranch army it ier