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tity
*
of
Figuera
and
other
interior
Wines
have
been
smuggled
into
Oporto,
for
exportation
to
England,
although,
to
prevent
the
illicit
traffic,
which
this
is
considered
to
be,
by
the
Portuguese
Government,
the
utmost
power
had
been
vested
in
the
hands
of
the
Royal
Oporto
Wine
Company,
and,
from
the
mea-
sures
adopted
by
it,
the
purpose
had
always
been
fully
effected,
until
the
period
when
the
unsettled
state
of
the
country
almost
threatened
the
demolition
of
Oporto,
and
suspended
the
jurisdiction,
of a
great
part
of
its
authorities.
The
principal
portion
of
these
Figuera
Wines,
which
were
then,
with
some
degree
of
security,
purloined
into
Oporto,
and
its
immediate
neighbourhood,
have
since
been
shipped
to
this
coun-
try,
under
Oporto
bills
of
lading
;
and,
by
means
of
the
quibble
which
is
afforded
by
such
a
document,
they
are
now
offered,
by
dishonest
English
Wine
Merchants,
as
genuine
Port
Wines,
although
known
by
them
to
be
what
they
really
are.
The
total
cost
of
these
Figuera
Wines,
including
the
duty,
does
not
exceed
45/.
per
pipe,
and
the
admirable
use
to
which
they
can
be
applied,
independently
of
the
assistance
they
afford
in
manufacturing
fic-
titious
Port
Wine,
in
stock,
will
presently
be
seen.
A
similar
practise
to
that
just
described,
is
also
carried
on
with
respect
to
cheap
Sherry.
The
Malaga
Wines,
which
are
the
production
of
a
h
The
total
number
of
pipes
of
these
Figuera
Wines,
which
have
been
smuggled
ii/to
Oporto,
as
described,
in
some
accounts
is
said
to
exceed
4000.
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