de Francia is founded in California. June 18 – The first of the four Alien and Sedition Acts, the Naturalization Act of 1798, is signed into law by U.S. President Adams, requiring immigrants to wait 14 years rather than five years to become naturalized citizens of the United States. On June 25, another law is signed authorizing the imprisonment and deportation of any non-citizens deemed to be dangerous. July–December July 1 – Egyptian Campaign: Napoleon disembarks his French army in Marabout Bay. July 7 Quasi-War: The United States Congress rescinds treaties with France, sparking the war. In the action of USS Delaware vs La Croyable, the newly-formed United States Navy makes its first capture. July 11 – The United States Marine Corps is re-established under its present name. July 12 – Battle of Shubra Khit: French troops defeat the Mamelukes, during Napoleon's march from Alexandria to take Cairo. July 14 – The fourth of the Alien and Sedition Acts, the Sedition Act of 1798 is signed into law, making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the United States government. July 16 – The Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen Act is signed into law, creating the Marine Hospital Service, the forerunner to the current United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. July 21 – Battle of the Pyramids: Napoleon defeats Ottoman forces near the Pyramids. July 24 – Napoleon occupies Cairo. July 31 – A second round of elections are held in the Netherlands (Batavian Republic); no general elections this time. August 1 – Battle of the Nile (near Abu Qir): Lord Nelson defeats the French navy under Admiral Brueys. 11 of the 13 French battleships are captured or destroyed, including the flagship Orient whose magazine explodes; Nelson himself is wounded in the head. August 22 – French troops land at Kilcummin in County Mayo to assist the Irish Rebellion. September – Charles Brockden Brown publishes the first significant American novel, the Gothic fiction Wieland: or, The Transformation; an American Tale. September 5 – Conscription is made mandatory in France by the Jourdan Law. September 10 The Piedmontese Republic is declared in the territory of Piedmont. Battle of St. George's Caye: Off the coast of British Honduras (modern-day Belize), a group of European settlers and Africans defeat a Spanish force sent from Mexico to drive them out. September 18 – Lyrical Ballads