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-oTibined With the intended itu, iws centra VH6ffw 1 Ori tnotion of Mr. Otis com -v the armies or Hotze ana iwi. I v- rr -C fU, 11 A'rlnrlf in the mnrnin'ir I anvin. cecf agatnii the enemy. into the'.

FortjYwere umbers of the "The 2nd battalion of light infantry, and the Chief' Brigade Mange, behived with great fpirit. The 15th, our batteries were upon the counter-fcarpe, ouf mortars kept up anaftive the caftle was a heap of ruins. The; enemy had no communication with the fqtradron; they died of thirft and hunger, and took the part, not of capitulating, which they do not but of throwing dwaytheir arms, and coming to embrace thp knees of the The fori of the Pacha, his Kiava, 2000 men, were made prifoners. There were found in the caftle 300 and 1800 carcafes.y Some of our balls killed as much as fix men. In the firft twenty-four hours after the Turkifh garrifon marched out, more '-'i In hc HatifclaCDelegateJ, of the' Virginia Legiflature, on thel8th inft.

Mr. Mad i fon addreifed the Speaker as follows: Deathrs robbed bur country of its moft dif-inguifhed ornament, arid the worlds of one of itsreatefl benefactors. George Wafhington the hero of liberty, the father of his country, and the friend of man, is no more. The General Afferiiblvof his native ftate were ever the firft to render him, living, the honours due to his virtues. They will not be the fecond, to pay to his tneniory the tribute of their He then propofed the followingrefoiution, which vyis agreed -f.

44 Refolved unanimoufly, That the members of this houfe, jn token of their profound grief for' the lofs of their illuflrious and beloved Fellow Citizen George Washi ngton, will each wear a.badge of mourning throughout the prefent ieflion ot the General Affemblyl" It was then obferved, that a fuf-" penfioriol the bnfinefsot the houfe4 for one day at leaft, Vas more than a decent refpecf. produced the unanimous refoiutiun of the houfe, and a motion was made for an adjournment, which was alfo agreed to unanimoufly. 1 On the 19th inft. his Excellency James Monroe, qualified as Governor. ot the ftate of Virginia, As foon as a Board of the members ofthe Executive Council were convened, he obferved, that refohitions had unanimoufly pafled bothJjran- mittee was appointed: to make en jthjei ftate of the naval equipmentsalready ordered, to con-(ider whether any and what othei naval fbrjee is neceffary for the pro-teclion of our commerce and the fup port of our flag, and whether any" and what alterations oXight to b' 'made in the pavy law.

The relolution refpetling the 11a vt trade, was agreed to. I The Houfeadjournedtill the 16th, in order to afford time for the committees to fit. December 6. Mr. W.

Claiborne reported a hi? for the prefetvation peace with the Indian tribes. A bill was reported for taking a new cenfus. On moticn of Mr. H. Lee, a committee was appointed to enquire, whether anyi and wha' neceffary in the Militia December 17.

Mr. S. Smith, from the committee of commerce, reported a 11 providing for falv.ge in cafes of recapture. The bill fupplementary to theaci for valuing I lands, was sgHtti to, and ordered heengrofTed. 1 December Immediately after reading the Journal, Gen.

Marfhall came in1 the Houfe, of Reprefentatives, apparently much agitated, and, ad-drefTed the Speaker in the follow ing words Information, Sic, hasjuft been received, thatour illuftrious fellow- citizen, the Commander in chief of the American army, and the late Prefident of the United States, is no more. Though this diftrefiing intelligence is not certain, there is too much realon to Delieve its 1 1- truth. After receiving information of a national calamity fo heavy an: the Houfe of Reprefen tatives can be but ill fitted for pubhr buhriefs. I move you, therefore, that we adjourn." The Houfe then immediately ad journed. The Senate alfo adjourned in confequence of this diflieiring intelligence.

TUESDAY, DEC, 31, 1 799, On St. John's Day, The Brethren of the Johnfton Cafwell tyddge, No. 'io, affcmbled the town WarrentarL to cpm-mernorate their annual Feitival, which was attended by a very ref- peclahle rfumber of the Craft after the uiual preparalorv bulineis had been gone thro', they left the Lodge Kooni to attend toadiicoune which Brother WilUarn. Falkner had obligingly prepared on the oecafion, funded on the words taken a part of the 1 5th verfe of the 2th chapter of the book ot Jofhua, And if it feems evil unio you to ferve the Lbrfl, chufe you this day whom you will ferve; as for me and rny, houfe, we will ferve the Lord." The turn of the difcourfe having given general fatisfattion, elpecially ib'sft part of it which no-ticedthe departure of our illuflrious Brother George Wafhington from (and was deferiptive of. his character through Speaker received the ihanks 01 the iraternity; and alter the bufinefs was clofed for that part of the day, the Members and vifitants repaired to Mr.

D. Johnfon's Tavern, where was provided a handfome repair, which would have prodiicedVthe ufual fef-tivity obferveoVanthis anniverfary but the melancholy event which had.taken place juppreffed their wonted hilarity, and ority one toaft in refpecHul remenibrance of his fuper-excellent worth was giv en by the Rt. Worfhinfiil Mdfier.l ...1, 1.. wuu inuucaiaieiy uirectea an an-journment to the Lodge Room, from whence the following refolution has i tided In Lodge at Warrenfbn, the 26th of December, A 5799. Reiolvcd.

as the Members of the Johnfton Cat well Lodge, have leccived wi.h heart-felt forrow in-formation of the deathof their illuf-trious and jfijncerely lamented Br ther GEORGE WASHINGTON, which event has deprived Society and the United States of a virtuou anxi patriotic citizen, that they di in ntanifeftation of their regret, n'animoufly itf-ree to wear a badge of mourning for the term of thirty days, and that on this day they do di! penfe with their cuftomary procel iion and conviviality which hathal, vays marked their a tie that they to the witfiii the precinct of this Jjodge, to unite withiHcm iii obfervarice this re; peftful vteftimonial and, regard oi rif tnrcea tn DauaK ind'marchedin mafs againft the lit- nd (Uris) in order from thence to (in lie the two armies, tu i-i Command of them, and conquer the breach territory. being beaten, ana Kotze killed, Su war row could Hardly espek to conquer, i If di- rented a in ft Schwytz, the divi-fion of Mortieiand againft Weffrn the: divifion of Soult, then common i ed by General Ca fan, and I mavched roylvlf againft Altorf, in tjftf canton nf Uri but Suwarrpw hadi patted from Schachenthal into t'he'Muttenthal, and he Was infprce in the environs of Mutton, jand had direaed a corps againjl theval-jeyof Giarus: The im oflibility of idling to advantage in fiich nrrrow vallevs, had determined me to leave Suwarrow the liberty of entering Into Sw tzerland. I hoped, that, preHd by the battles which 1 had fought with him in the-valley of Mutton, fatigued with reft ftj ar.ce, if op poled him he would come out of his biding place at the of where I had no xrioie than a Tingle battalion of ob-furyation, and that I could fight him at my leifure in the, open field but being defirous of avoiding a general and decifive engagement, he threw himfelf into the Gnfons by the valley of 'Flems, continually harrafTVd upon the flanks and in the rear by the corps deftined to attack him if he had remained. He withdrew him elf by frightful roads, and with defpair in his heart, leaving in our power two thoufand wounded, a part of his artillery, and aimoft all his baggage. Kodak off, informed of the danger: of SuwaWow, had haftily gathered a corps compofed of the fcittered remains of his army and that ot Hotze, the Bavarian contin gent, the corps of Conde, and all the Auttriati corps wnicii uexenoea the1 valley of the Grifons, He wifhe i to march towards the Thur, and from thence, againft Zurich but I had already marched againft him with the ivifions of Menard, Large, and Gezan, at the fame time that General Soult marched againft Rheinech.

I found him between the Thur. and the Rhine. I beat and forced him beyond this river, compelling him, at the lame time, to take up the bridges of Con- ftance and DepenhofenJ which I fejzed. Although I purpofe not to enter hereunto any detailsI cannpr avoid fpeakin of the unfhaken rirmnefs of our infantry, and the incon ceivable zflal of the light artillery, againft one of the moft vigorous charges of artillery ever executed Path have immortalized themfelves ihis day. I The light artillery, charged and Taofed in the -middle of the affray, Hid not ceafe to manoeuvre and fire jjgrapc-fhot.

A part of ourinfantry fr cavalry, with moft lively, continued and fteadv fire, received them at the points of their bayonets with out moving a tine, while 1 another part of this infantry charged them in flank with the moft unexampled boldnefs, The relults of thefe different bajt- ties, are about pri loners, of which 8oo are wounded, and could not be carried away by the enttriy; more than ioo piecesi of cannon, 13 ftands of colours, four Generals taken prifoners; five Generals killed, a rong whom is the General Hotze; the retaking of Go-thaid, of all the vallies that enter into it. Finally, the total lofs of the enemy, in thefe dif ferent affairs is more than qo.000 men. 1th and refpeft, MASSENA. ARMY OF THE EAST. Buonapartc, Member of the National I Injlitiite, General in chief to the-J Executive Dit eclory.

i tteaiuaiterst Alexandria lotbThrr mJor, tbjuly), 1799." Citizens Directors, I have informed you by a difpatch the 10th of May, that the feafon favorable to, a- landing, had made me refolve tb quit Syria. The landing aftually took place on the iith 'of July. One hundred fail, among which were feveral men of war, ffhewed themfelves before and anchored at Aboukir. jiThe 15th, the enemy took by af-fault and with lingular intrepidity, the redoubt and fort of Aboukir, brHigbt their camp artillery, on and reinforced 50 fail, took their pofition, with the right wing towards the fea, and their left wing4 towards the lake df Mad-Jdier, upon fome very advantageous heiShts. 1 alfo fct out, on the 15th, from' ipiy camp of the pyramids land came, on the 19th, to Rahmanier, hen went to Birkat, which became A the flior of Egypt, iti, prefanud; ri fnrcea in oauauc ui Gen.

Murat comihanded'the Vanguard, and caufed the right wing of the enemy to be attacked by Ge-neial 'D'Eftaing. The General of divifion, Lafne, attacked the fupported by the, Vanguard under Gene Lami. A fine olain of 400 toifes fepa rated the wings of the e-nemy there the cavalry penetrated, and with the utmoft celerity, moved in the rear of the right and left wing, which were both inftant-lv cut off from the fecond line. Thereupon the enemy threw themfelves into the water to reaph their veflfels, although three quarters of a league diftant, fb that they were all drowned the moft terrible fcene I ever beheld. We then fell upon the feeond line, which had a fheltered pofition, a village in front, a redoubt in the centre, and entrenchments extending quite td the fea, whe.re -more than 30 floops afted upon the flanks.

General Murat forced the village; General Lafne attacked along the fea-fide General Fugiere advanced in clofed columns upon the enemy's right' wing. The attack and defence 1 i j. were vioicni tnc cavairv once 1 moredecid the viflory it affault-ed the enemy, it moved with velocity in the rear of the right wing, and Caufed a dreadful Daughter. The chief battalion of the 69th half brigade, Bernard, and Cit zen Ma-bile, Captain qf Grenadiers, of he (amehalf brigade, covef'd themfelves with glory. The redoubt taken, and the huzzars having placed themfelves between the fort of A-bo ukir and the fecond line, the enemy were forced to throw themfelves into the fea, and prefied upon by our cavalry, all were drowned.

Wrnnw fiirrrmnrlprl th fnrt tA.lit-i i the moft nimblefugitiveshad oined the referve Not wilhngVo lo(e any of my men Vi r4 1 i placed-to bombard it. The fhores, from which Englifh Cadavers floated away, now are covered4 with corpfes of the enemy; fix thoufand arc already counted, and three thoufand are bur ed in the field of battle. Thus not 3 man oTthisarmy mall efcape, when the for fhall tnt wWU hatU ftalidards, the baggage, the I and forty field piecls are taken, and KufTev Muftapha, Pacha of Notoln, I at Paris, who was Commander in chief of the expedition, is made are this day's fruits. pi'iuuii, VYiui an iiii uiians. OUtR had one hundred men and five hundred wounded.

A-mongft the former are Adjutant General Lcoure, chief of Brigade rerm, and my Aid-ds-camp Gui hert thr two fir 0- wrr or-t officrs of Cavairv and of unexam- pled bravery, both long fpa red 'from me iate or war: me nurd was an officer of engineers, the heft informed man in a branch of fcience, on which fo much the fuccefs of campaigns, and of the fate of a country depends; for the fodrth 1 had a great fiiendfhip. Generals Murat and Fugieres, alfo chief of Brigade Morahgier are wounded. The gaining of this battle, which wjll fo much influence the glory of the Kepublic, is principally due to General Murat. I afk fr him the place of General of His brigade of Cavalry did what feemed impofTible. Citizen Beffieres was very ferviceahle with his corps de guides.

Adjutant-Gene-al Noize performed his manoeuvres with the greateft compofure. General Ju-not's coat is full of holes made by bullets. I fhall fend you in a few days, a circumftantial relation, with a lift of the officers who have fignalized themfelves. I behalf cf the made a pre-fent to General Berthier, of a finely wrought an acknowledg ment of the fervices by him; rendered during this whole campaign. Sajut.

BUONAPARTE. Head-Quarters at Alexandria, arth Thermidor; Buonaparte, General in Chief, to the Executive Directory. Citizens The 81; Thermidor I caufed the caftle of Aboukir to bedmmoned. The fon of the Pajcha7 his Kiaya; and all the officers, were defirous to capitulate, ut the foldiers refufed. The th the bombardment was continued.

On the i ith many batteries were eftablifhed on the right and left of the lftmus, many gunboats were, funk, a frigate was dif-j mafted and fent to fea. On. tne i the enemy began to want pro-vifions, and fallied out into fome houfes of the village adjoining the fort. General Lannes hafted'to the place, and waswounded in the leg. General Menou took his place in the command of the liege.

On the 1 2th, General Devou ft feized many of the houfes where tMe lehemv had made a lodgment, an. caft himfelf 1 v-' I I I I than 400 prifones died in confe-j quence of eating and drinking with too much avidity. Thus the affair of Aboukir cofts the Porte 18,000 men, and a great number of cannon. During the fifteen days that this expedition lifted, I was highly fa-tisfied withfthe fpirit of the inhabitants of Egypt. No movements appeared, every body lived as ufuah I The officers of engineers Ber- I 1 1.1 irana ana ana tne tnm-Imandant of the Artillery Faultier, behaved with the greateft diftinc- tion.

Iiealth and retpett. BUONAPARTE. EXECUTIVE DIRECTORY. MfTage to tie Councils of Ancients and Five; Hundred, Sept. 14.

Citizens Reprlentatives, has returned to her fidelity. She 1 has again embraced tie ftandards Republic. In Egypt, Buonaparte has dif-' played prodieies of valour. 18.000 the have oeen all either flam or tjiien. In Batavja, Brune has defeated the Ruffian.

and the Englifli. The French army difplayed the moft heroic courage againft an enemy of far fuperior force. The Anglo-Ruf fians had a great number and we 100k from them 11 pieces of anu pninrn, Helvetia, the Republicans have addi lonal glory. In a tele- me? from.Maffcna, da f7' 1 haVC PleatlX VZX army is in full fltgnr." A rr com His nny is tun titgnt." met a.e receivec yeneraav, as 1 1 ows: he Kuiiian army nas ltift 6oro hien, and a great number 9 or napaarasana piecesoi cannon. country of; the and is I fculking lnlthe mountains.

The of the Republicans on 'thefe fe'veral occafions are very trifling, wnicn we atirinuie to xnai I I -1 1 i'brave heroic enthufiifm fo peculiar lO nenen rxrouni'tan aimiea. GOHIER. Prefident. LAGARDE, Sec. Gen.

Houfe of Reprefentatives I Decemkef 6. Mr. Harrifcn laid a refolution on (the-table, propofing the appoint mentof a committee enquire whe ther any. and what alterations a re ne ceffary to be made in the Judicial Eftahlifhrnejit of the territory W. of the river; Ohio Mr.Marfhll.

from the committee appointed ipr tr.e purpoie, reported ah Aniwer to the Prehdent Speech, which was committed. The Speaker was directed to. convey the thatiksof the Houfe to Mr. Trumbull, iFor his Prints. i Decenaber 9.

The Houfe agreed to the Anfwer to the Prefident's Speech, as report-ed? and rcfeijred thedifFerent fubjefts contained it to feparate com-mitttees. A committee of ways and 'means was appointed, confiftingof Meffrs Harper, Grifwold, Otis, Gallatin, John Brown, Ston, Nott St Piatt. December Mr. W. Claiborne moved a refi lution propfihg a pfovrfion againft parfonAtfncmay beclifcovered making at lempts to alienate the afreclions lioi' any Indian nation, tribfc or chief, which was adopted.

On motidn of MrL Dawfon, leave was given tb bring in a bill to provide for the taking of a new cenfuf. A committee on ipoa-foads was appointed. I The Houfe waited upon the Prefident with their Anjfwer to his Ad- drefs. for aj; copy of which fee oui in. -II laft page.

I i tDecemberjj 11. Mr. Harper, from the committee of ways ana reported a bill tovamcnd tre aft providing for the valuation of lands and houfes, and the enumeration of Mr. D. Fiofter laid on the table a propofitionSfor the appointment of a'committec to enquire whetherany and what alterations ought to be made in the Taw prohibiting the car- rying.

on ot thc Uavytrade from' the I ches ofthe legiflature ot that agieeing to wear a badge of mouining for the lofs of our illuflrious and beloved Fejlow citizen George Washington and propofed to the members; that they fliould follow the example. To which propofition, they agreed unanimoufly. The State Society ofthe Cincinnati of Virginia, have agreed to wear a black crapeon the leftarm torthree monthss, in manifeftation of their deep for the lofs of their fellow citizen George Wash-1 gton One of the firft mercantile houfes in Baltimore, has fa led toithe amount of One Million Dollars Some others, it is faid are on the jliake. An acl.has pafled the legiflature ot Maryland for incorporating a company for the purpofe of cutting a Canal between the river Delaware and Chefapeake bay. The Marine lnfurance company of Baltimore, have prelented apt.

Anderfon a very elegant fword, and a fervice of plate, as ateftimony of their approbation of his conduct and valor, in defendingihefhip London Packet, againft a French Privateer, of fuperior force. -A lottery is about -to commence drawing, in Baltimore, the object ot which is to raife a fum of money fufheient to defray thb expefffe of, conftrucling aqueducts, through which that city may, receive a continual fupply of good wafer. Petitions are to be prefented to the legiflature of S. Carplinia, now; in feflion, for the incorporation of a company for fupplyrng the inhabitants of Ghdrlefton with pure arid wholefome water from the adjacent' country. John Hall, Efq.

is appointed Marfhall of the diftricl of Pennfyl-vania, vice W. Nichols, Efq. rf fig. On the 1 4th inft. the trial of, Dr.

Benjamin Ruth againft William Cobbet, on an action for flaiufer, avbs decided in the vSupreme Court ot Pennfylyania. The damages a-warded byJ the Tury, were Ikoufand Dollars. The fentence on David Frothincr-' jjam for the libel on General -Ha-i iniiton is a tine or 100 imprifonment four months ip Bride-? well, an td re mai er i 1 1 he bound for his good 'behaviour fop-two years, in the penalty 2000 dollars, and two fureties in ,500 dollars each, or one competent Rfecuritv in 1000 dollars. i The Commander in Chief, of Jew-Hampfhire, in his general drders to the ha given the following Republican fentirnent -4t Although thegenerai legifliiture has thought it advifcable totiduel the railing a number of troops. for thepurpofe of guardingour fea-rl'orts arid protefiingour frontiers, yet our national ftrength and defence tnufl priricipiiUy deptnd on a "well re- gujated Militia.

je aid. At Natchfr. in Tulr laft, rape, gt uis Aruuwry touten'ureh, Efqr '-Vj'te -ffi of their departed jr.