262 June 1749. 



Europeans who fettled in the province of 

 New Tork 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^ 

 ever the pleafure of pofleffing this conquered 

 land and their own, was but of fhort dura- 

 tion •, for towards the end of 1664, Sir Robert 

 Carre, by order of King Charles the fecond, 

 went to New York, then New Amfterdam, 

 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 Tork l s 

 Scotch title. The Dutch inhabitants were 

 allowed either to continue where they were, 

 and, under the protection of the Englijh, to 

 enjoy all their former privileges, or to leave 

 the country. The greater part of them 

 chofe to flay, and from them the Dutch- 

 men are defcended, who now live in the 

 province of New Tork, and who poffefs the 

 greateit and beft eftates in that province. 



The avarice and felfithnefs of the inha- 

 bitants of Albany are very well known 

 throughout all North America, by the Evgr 

 lift), by the French, and even by the Dutch, 

 in the lower part of New Tork province. 

 If a Jew, who underfiands the art of getting 



forward 



* New Jerfey and part of Tm/ylvania were ioimerly 

 comprized under this name. 



