The Annual register : or, A view of the history, politics, and literature for the year .. . rio-rity on one fide is fo apparent, and themifcondu6t and inefficacy on the other foelarine, that the conteft now ceafes to beinterefting. Our domeftic affairs were highly im-portant. The winter produced a long anda bufy feffion of parliament; diftinguifhedby fome uncommon events, and by thenumber of public queftions of the greateftconfequence, which were difcufled in this part of the work we have diredledour particular attention, and hope our en-deavours PREFACE. vu deavours to give a tolerably
The Annual register : or, A view of the history, politics, and literature for the year .. . rio-rity on one fide is fo apparent, and themifcondu6t and inefficacy on the other foelarine, that the conteft now ceafes to beinterefting. Our domeftic affairs were highly im-portant. The winter produced a long anda bufy feffion of parliament; diftinguifhedby fome uncommon events, and by thenumber of public queftions of the greateftconfequence, which were difcufled in this part of the work we have diredledour particular attention, and hope our en-deavours PREFACE. vu deavours to give a tolerably clear reprefen-tatioii of matters fo interefliing to the public,have not been altogether fruitlefs. We fhallhowever, in this inftance, as in every other,have frequent occafion to claim the ufualindulgence of our Readers, and hope theywill believe, that whatever deficiencies theymay perceive in other refpeds, there arcnone on the fide of gratitude, and that it isas much our wifh, as our duty, to be able,in fome degree, to merit that favour whichwe have fo long and fo happily THE THE ANNUAL REGISTER,For the YEAR 1771. THE H I S T O R O F E U R O P C H A p. I. Dtfpute nuith Spain, relative to Falklands IJlands. Some account of them,Difcovered prfi by the Englijh, and aftervjards by the Dutch nauigatojjSebald de Werdt; taken foJ)eJJton of by Ce7nmodQre Byron. Settlement atPort Egjnont. Settlement made by the French, and called Port Louis idelivered up to the Spaniards, miho change the name to Port Hunt ivarns the Spaniards to depart frotn the if ands. Variotcttranfadions bet^ween our people and the Spaniards. Expedition from BuC, nos Ayres. Tke Captains Farmer and Maltby are Jummoned to furrenderthe Block-houfe at Port Egmont; force of the Spaniards; articles of capitulation. Our people depart for England. AS our difpute with the courtof Spain relative to Falic-lands Iflands, has made aconfiderable and interefting part ofthe bufmefs of the prefent year
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