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LONDON:
Printed for J. DODSLEY, in Pall-Mall, 1793.

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HE year which is the fubject of this volume, is not without interefting events, especially with regard to our internal politics. Among these, the decifions of the parliament, upon a subject of the highest importance to the peace, wealth, and prosperity of the whole British empire, naturally claim the preference. We have therefore been particularly attentive to this part of the work, and have spared no pains to render it as clear and inftructive as poffible; at the fame time ftrictly observing that impartiality which we have hitherto profeffed, and to which we shall always inviolably adhere.

Whilft we bestowed on this part the extraordinary attention which it justly merited, we have not however been negligent in our relation of the transactions of other parts of Europe; of these we have given a full, and we hope not an unfatisfactory ac

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count. In this volume we have clofed our account of the war in the Eaft-Indies; but have purposely omitted entering into any of the difputes which arofe at home, in confequence of the affairs of that company. Thefe difputes, it is true, arose in the year of which we treat; but they were confined to, and within the company itself during the courfe of that period. They have now a wider extent; are continued on a more confpicuous theatre; and are become a very great and interefting object. But thefe difputes, as well as their final determination, if they fhall happen to be foon determined, muft naturally fall into the accounts of the year now begun, and will be part of the fubject of our next volume. Upon the whole, we have fpared neither diligence nor labour, and this is all we pretend to, to render this volume worthy of the fame favour with which the former were received.

THE

ANNUAL REGISTER,

For the YEAR 1766.

THE

HISTORY

OF

EUROPE.

CHAP. I.

General afpe of affairs at the beginning of the year. Commotions and infurrections in various parts of the world. State of Europe. France. Ciofe union of the houfe of Bourbon ftill continues. Proteftant fyftem ftrengthened, by the Prince of Orange's being of age, as well as by the late marriages. Denmark. Ruffia. Germany. Italy. Prefent appearance of things in general pacific.

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