------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------- | | present duty. per cent. | | | +----------------------------------------- Tokay, Cape, Malmesey, Hock |{Tokay, 45 cents, which is 11¼ |{Malmesey, 58 " " 14½ |{Hock, 35 " " 25 Champagne, Burgundy, Claret,[1] Hermitage}|{Champagne,} 45 " " 16½ |{Burgundy, } |{Claret, } 35 " " 12½ |{Hermitage,} London particular Madeira | 58 " " 26½ All other Madeira | 50 " " 27½ Pacharetti, Sherry |{Pacharetti, 23 " " 15 |{Sherry, 40 " " 26½ [2]The wines of Medoc and Grave not} | before mentioned, those of Palus, } | 35 " " 28 Coterotie, Condrieu, Moselle } | | St. Lucar and all of Portugal |{St. Lucar, 40 " " 50 |{Other Spanish, 23 " " 28¾ Sicily, Teneriffe, Fayal, Malaga, St.} |{Sicily, 23 " " 34 George, and other western islands} |{Teneriffe, &c.,28 " " 41 All other wines |{in bottles, 35} often 400 per ct. |{{in casks, 23} ------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------- FOOTNOTES: [1] The term Claret should be abolished, because unknown in the country where it is made, and because indefinite here. The four crops should be enumerated here instead of Claret, and all other wines to which that appellation has been applied, should fall into the ad valorem class. The four crops are Lafitte, Latour and Margaux, in Medoc, and Hautbrion, in Grave. [2] Blanquefort, Oalon, Leoville, Cantenac, &c., are wines of Medoc. Barsac, Sauterne, Beaume, Preignac, St. Bris, Carbonien, Langon, Podensac, &c., are of Grave. All these are of the second order, being next after the four crops. TO GEORGE HAY. WASHINGTON, June 5, 1807.