brick basement

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I have an 1893 house with some water issues with the brick foundation. About half of the brick is above ground level. I was planning on digging out around the perimeter of the house and sealing the brick below ground level from the exterior. I also wanted to bury drain pipes from my gutter leads to a huge cesspool under my driveway (I had a new system put in and was advised I could use the older one as a drywell).
1) Should I also put in pipe for a french drain?
2) What type of material should I use to seal the sub ground level exterior brick?