THE

ANNUAL REGISTER,

OR A VIEW OF THE

HISTORY,

POLITICKS,

AND

LITERATURE,

For the YEAR 1763.

LONDON:
Printed for R. and J DODSLEY, in Pall-Mall, 1764.

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ON

the clofe of our laft volume, we became apprehenfive of a deficiency of materials towards furnishing an hiftory of the fucceeding years.

The peace feemed to be fo well fettled, that one might imagine, there could be little room for political difputes amongst the several powers, and none at all for actual war and hoftility. In reality, Europe may be said to be perfectly quiet: but the extent of the commercial empire of Great Britain is fuch, and it engages her in such a vast variety of difficult connections, that it is almoft impoffible for any confiderable length of time to pass over, without producing abundance of events of a very interefting nature; and we heartily wish we could flatter ourselves, that we fhould be found as equal to our materials of history, as we are likely to be well fupplied with them. The favage war, which has unfortunately broke out in America fince the conclufion of the general peace, has been fruitful of events; and it is not yet ended. Since then, troubles of great confequence have likewise arifen in the Eaft Indies, which threaten to afford us VOL. VI.

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