It is The English again Currently hanker atler the •' reported ' here every day, J and ' we are informed, that the English o will sonth river. soon repair thither with several families. 'Tis to be borne in mind, that if these people come to settle there, they will so rapidly spread themselves over every Dutch nor Swedes will have much to say there; at place, that shortly neither least, whole or in part, if some there will be a risk of losing the river, in particular precaution be not taken and this, then, would be the fruit of want ;

The Directors do not of population ^ yet with all, the Directors of the Company ; "^ r have not to this day people iu but Ob- -^

struct population, paid any attention or regard, worth mentioning, to the matter. Though it has been communicated to them fully and by divers letters, they have been a serious obstruction and an impediment; for it fares with this as with the rest -- Greed hath befooled Wisdom for the report now prevails that the English will ;

build a village and trading house there and, in truth, if they begin, there is no ;

one here on the part of the Company who can prevent them, or apparently offer them much opposition. And not longer ago than last year, divers freemen, among whom were even some of ourselves, and all of whom without exception had or The Netheriandera good employers could have n r J in Fatherland, requested liberty to make a settlement request a place on 1 J '