THE

ANNUAL REGISTER,

OR A VIEW OF THE

HIS TO RY,
POLITICS,

AND

LITERATURE,
For the YEAR 1769.

THE SIXTH EDITION.

9

LONDON :

Printed by G. Woodfall, Paternoster-Row,
FOR W. OTRIDGE & SON; R. FAULDER ; J. CUTHELL; OGILVY & SON ;
.B. LIA; J. NUNN; J. WALKER ; LACKINGTON, ALLEN, & co.

E. JEFFERY; AND VERNOR & HOOD.

P R E F A C E.

WE are this year under a necessity of

particularly claiming that indulgence which we have so long experienced from the Public. It may probably be thought that a bare apology is far from being sufficient, and that some reasonable cause

should at least be assigned, for the lateness of our present publication. This would certainly be a duty incumbent on us, and with which we should readily comply, if we could suppose, that a detail of the private and particular circumstances, or the unforeseen and unavoidable accidents, which contributed to this delay, could be in any degree interesting or entertaining to our Readers; and if we did not apprehend that such a recital would rather appear a presumption, and argue a degree of selfimportance which we are incapable of entertaining. It might be alledged in our defence, and with a considerable degree of

justice,