THE

ANNUAL REGISTER,

OR A VIEW OF THE

HISTORY,

POLITICS,

AND

LITERATURE,

For the YEAR 1767.

THE FIFTH EDITION

LONDON:

Printed, by Affignment from the Executors of the late
Mr. JAMES DODSLEY,

FOR W. OTRIDGE AND SON; R. FAULDER; J. CUTHELL; R. LEA¡
OGILVY AND SON; J. NUNN; J. WALKER; LACKINGTON,

ALLEN, AND CO.; E. JEFFERY; AND

VERNOR AND HOOD,

By J. WRIGHT, Denmark-Court, Strand.

PREFA C E.

of which we treat, notwithstanding the peaceable aspect of the times, has not been unproductive of events which claim a confiderable degree of attention. Of these, the expulfion of the Jefuits from Spain and Naples is not the least extraordinary, nor likely to be the least considerable in its confequences. The affairs of Poland have attracted much of the general attention of Europe; and, it is to be hoped, are now fettled upon an happy and perinanent basis. The origin of the late difputes, the past and present state of the Diffidents, and many particularities relative to the hiftory and government of that country, which were requisite to be known, to form a proper judgment of those transactions, were but little confidered or understood in this part of the world. We have therefore given our readers all the fatisfaction on thofe heads, which the materials that we could procure would afford, and the plan of our workallow. The fubject is indeed peculiarly interesting:

THE year of which