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fpread in New England, the inhabitants of 

 the latter province were greatly incenfed, 

 and threatened, that the firfr. ftep they 

 would take in another war, would be to 

 burn Albany, and the adjacent parts. In 

 the prefent war it will fufficiently -appear 

 how backward the other Britilh provinces 

 in America are in afti fling Albany, and the 

 neighbouring places, in cafe of an attack 

 from the French or Indians *. The hatred 

 which the Englijh bear again ft the peo- 

 ple, at Albany, is very great, but that of 

 the Albanians again ft the Englijh is carried 

 to a ten times higher degree. Tnis 

 hatred has fublifted ever fince the time 

 when the Engli/h conquered this country, 

 and is not yet extinguifhed, though they 

 could never have got fuch advantages un- 

 der the Dutch government, as they have 

 obtained under that of the Englijh. For in 

 a manner, their privileges are greater than 

 thofe of Englifhmen. 



The inhabitants of Albany are much 

 more fparing than the Eriglifl?. The meat 

 which is ferved up is often infufficient to 

 fatisfv the ftomach, and the bowl does not 



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* Mr. Kaha publiflied his third volume juft during the 

 time of the I9.il war. F. 





