1799-] 
By the fame intelligence it appears, that 
‘the Arabs of Darne inhabiting the village 
of Sombat, in the province of Garbia, 
who affaffinated a detachment of French 
foldiers, had been attacked by a body of 
troops under General Dugua, when more 
than 50 of them were killed, a great 
number of them drowned, and the village 
burnt. 
So late as the 6th of O&ober, the di-, 
vifion of General Deflaix gained a new 
victory over the Mamelukes ; he fubdued 
a great part ef Upper Egypt, and- took 
fixty veffels laden with provifions and other 
property belonging to the Mamelukes.— 
Mourad Bey had retired to the moun- 
tains on the fkirts of the defart, where it 
was fuppoled he would not be allowed to 
remain. The affémbly of deputies of the 
Egyptian provinces, which was fum- 
moned to meet on. the firft of Oftober, 
held its firft fitting cn the 7th: Citizens 
Monge and Bertholet attended this ai- 
fembly as French deputies: the elegance 
ef the Muffulman habit, the gravity: of 
the deputies, and the number of their do- 
meftics, are faid to contribute to give an 
air of great dignity to this meeting. 
Om the 22d of September, the French 
army celebrated, with great- pomp and 
ceremony, at Cairo, the feftival of the 
foundation of the French Republic. After 
the ufual parade on fuch occafions, al] the 
generals, the members of the adminiftra- 
ion, the chiefs of the Arabs, the men 
of letters, the members of the divan of 
the province as well as of Cairo, the 
agas and Turkifh commanders, were in- 
vited to dine with the commander in 
chief. A table of 150 covers was pre- 
pared in the houfe which General Buona- 
parte inhabited: *¢ the French colours,”’ 
fay thefe accounts, ‘‘ were united with 
the Turkifh; the Cap of Liberty with 
the Crefcent; and the Rights of Man 
with the Alceran. The French gaiety 
was moderated by the Trurkifh gravity.” 
The Muffulmans were left to eat and 
drink freely as they pleafed, and were 
faid to have appeared highly pleafed with 
the attention which was paid- to them. 
After dinner, foot and horfe-races began 
for the entertainment of the populace. 
The whole concluded with magnificent 
fire-works ; anda great number ef Turkith 
ladies filled the houfes to obferve thele un- 
ufual {pectacles. 
In the Council of Five Hundred, Bail- 
Jeul, on the 3d of January, called the at- 
tention of the members to the fubject of 
the privateers— Before a general at- 
tack,’ faid he, ** can be made upon the 
State of Public Affairs. 
_for the army or navy 
7 
only government we have ftill to combat, 
privateers may be employed to advan. 
tase.” He concluded a violent harangue 
by moving, * that Englifh merchandize 
taken on board prizes fhould be aliowed 
to be fold, under the condition of their 
being ftamped. ‘That the owners. of 
privateers fhould have a bonus propor-~ 
tioned to the number of privateers they 
equip, and the number of their crews, 
who fhall not confift of perfons enrolled 
.” This motion was 
referred to a {pecial committee. 
GERMANY. 
The deputies of the empire at Raftadt, 
en the sith of December, invited the. 
General Randon to inform the minifter 
for foreign affairs in the ‘moft {peedy 
manner, ‘¢ that the ultimatum remitted 
by the French legation on the sth of De- 
cember, was accepted on the 9th by the 
deputation of the empire; and that the 
conclufuns, to which the imperial com- 
miffion adhered, had been officially tran{- 
mitted tothe French minifters.”> Onthe 
roth, the-deputation of the empire. pre- 
fentsd a note to the Imperial plenipoten- 
tiary, ftating that the French minifters 
having demanded a categorical anfwer to 
their ultimatum contained in feveral notes, 
the deputation agrees to the conditioys 
therein propofed. Articles requiring elu- 
a 
‘cidation, tobe regulated in drawing up 
the treaty. On the fame day the French 
minifter notified that the war’ in Italy 
fhould have no influence on the nege- 
ciations. 
This intelligence excited the warmett 
hopes in the triends. cf humanity, that 
peace between Gerinany and France was 
not far diftant. Some fubfequent ac - 
counts, however, feem to notity that fur- 
ther impediments, in the way of that de= 
firable event, have lately arifen, among 
others, the dificulties of arranging the 
fecularizations and indemnities: fo 
that the main gueltion remains fill in 
fufpenfe. | 
AMERICA. 
The laft intelligence from America 
fuggefts a hope that the yellow fever had 
conliderably abated in the cities of New 
York and Philadelphia, though a difeafe 
fomewhat fimilar had appeared at New 
Milford, Royal Towns, and Windior in: 
Vermont, &c. No lefs than 3446 ‘per- 
fons are faid-to have perifhed by the yel- 
low fever in Philadelphia alone; te whom, 
if thofe citizens were added who died in 
the country, the toral lofs of that city 
might be ftated at 5000 inhabitants. 
Dr Logan, the envoy of the French 
party 
