‘Vi PREFACE. 
It has unfortunately occurred, that, in some of the numerous reprints of 
volumes, a slight variation has taken place in the paging, rather more or less 
having been inserted in a page than in the prior edition, in which cases, the 
references from the Index will not exactly correspond; but the instances of 
this are so few, as scarcely to require mention, except for the sake of obviating 
the dissatisfaction, that might result from the discovery of the circumstance. 
It remains only to mention, that, the publishers having discovered, that 
some sets of the work have been made up by substituting occasionally the 
volumes of a contemporary work with fictitious titles, they think it right 
to point out the genuine volumes, by quoting the words with which such 
volumes commence. The substitution has not extended, at the utmost, beyond 
the ten volumes below mentioned, and it is hoped, that this deception has 
occurred in very few cases. But as the Index could not refer to the wrong 
volumes, it has been deemed necessary to explain the circumstance to the 
possessors of sets of the Annual Register. The genuine volumes commence 
as follows : 
1791. © The successes of the Russian arms—” 
1792. “ Although in all well established governments—”’ 
1793. ‘* We now approach the period—”’ 
1794. “When the coalition of European—”’ 
1795. ** The establishment of the new constitution in Poland—” 
1796. “* After the death of Robespierre—” ; 
1797.“ The rapid progress of the French armies—”’ 
1798. “ The affairs of Europe, during the summer—”’ 
1799.“ The year 1799 exhibited—” 
1800 “ By what special combination—” 
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