June 1749, 



Europeans who fettled in the province of 

 New York were Dutchmen. During the 

 time that they were the matters of this 

 province, they poffefled themfelves of New 

 Sweden*, of which they were jealous. How-r 

 ever the pleafure of poffeffing this conquered 

 land and their own, was but of fhort dura- 

 tion ; for towards the end of 1664, Sir P^obert 

 Carre, by order of King Charles the fecond, 

 went to New fork, then New Amjlerdam, 

 and took it. Soon after Colonel Nichols 

 went to Albany, which then bore the name 

 of Fort Orange, and upon taking it, 

 named it Albany, from the Duke of Yortis 

 Scotch title. The Dutch inhabitants were 

 allowed either to continue where they were, 

 and, under the prote<5lion of the Englijh, to 

 enjoy all their former privileges, or to leave 

 the country. The greater part of them 

 chofe to ftay, and from them the Dutch- 

 men are defcended, who now live in the 

 province of New York, and who po fiefs the 

 greateft and beft eftates in that province. 



THE avarice and felfifhnefs of the inha- 

 bitants of Albany are very well known 

 throughout all North America, by the Eng- 

 Itjh, by the French, and even by the Dutch, 

 in the lower part of New York province. 

 If a Jew, who underftands the art of getting 



forward 



* Nenv Jerfey and part of Fenjylvania were formerly 

 comprized under this name. 



