266 June 1749. 



fprend in New England, the inhabitants of 

 the latter province were greatly incenfed, 

 and threatened, that the fir ft ftep they 

 would take in another war, would be to 

 burn Albany, and the adjacent parts. In 

 the prefent war it will fufEciently appear 

 how backward the other Britifh provinces 

 in America are in affifting Albany, and the 

 neighbouring places, in cafe of an attack 

 from the French or Indians *. The hatred 

 which the Engli/h bear againft the peo- 

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

 the Albanians againfl the Englijh is carried 

 to a ten times higher degree. Tr.is 

 hatred has fubfifted ever fince the time 

 when the Englijh conquered this country, 

 and is not yet extinguished, 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 Englifkmen. 



The inhabitants of Albany are much 

 more fparing than the Englijh. The meat 

 which is ferved up is often infufficient to 

 fatisfy the ftomach, and the bowl does not 



cir- 



* Mr. Kahi poblifhed his third volume juft during the 

 time of" the laft war. F. 



