Manchester, 6 August 1866 

Dear Moor, 

The humour in your last letter leads me to conclude that your 
liver must be much better, although you do not say anything about 
it yourself. As regards the Frankfurters,*” you should have just 
heard the wailing and gnashing of teeth by the ones here, of 
whom we have a whole legion here and who got the most frightful 
letters from their brothers, etc. On this occasion the Prussian 
lieutenant did, of course, conduct himself with all the charm for 
which he is renowned, but it was to be expected from the | 
beginning that these gentlemen would be more FRIGHTENED THAN HURT. 
In the rest of South Germany, where the Frankfurters are not 
especially popular either and where they are reproached for 
running with the hare and hunting with the hounds, there was 

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positive pleasure that it was they who were treated so roughly. I 
have seen such letters myself. 

So, Bismarck won in the end, and Wilhelmchen? has issued a 
form of words to conciliate his Highnesses, Noble Lords and 
Faithful Followers, simultaneously affirming, however, that if they 
refuse him money again, the spending of money without approval 
will unfortunately be ‘unavoidable’ again. I still do not see how the 
conflict can thereby be resolved, even with this Chamber. Then 
there is a German, or rather North German parliament as well, 
about whose possible position or at least powers Mr Eulenburg has 
resolutely refused to give any information whatsoever—there are 
splendid prospects for a dust-up before long. Bismarck himself 
will surely seek to avoid a dispute, he is not that stupid, but that 
old brute of a Hohenzollern is bound to embroil himself, and then 
he will be amazed at the intelligence of his bayonets.*” 

That we shall soon be back to bashing is clear enough. I believe 
things will come to a head with the French. Bonaparte is shrewd 
enough to want to avoid this as long_as at all possible, but the mass 
of Frenchmen, in particular the bourgeoisie, with their distaste for 
any strengthening of Germany, really is too short-sighted and 
fanatical to be denied the expansion de la France qui ne peut avoir 
liew que du cété de l’Allemagne” and war against Prussia is also 
popular with the peasants and more stupid workers; therefore 
there is no telling how soon the storm will break. 

Wehner, who has just returned from Hanover, tells me that the 
Prussian officers have already made themselves thoroughly hated 
there, too, likewise the bureaucrats and police. 

I shall probably not spend long in Germany this year either. 
What with the exhalation of the victors in the North and the 
Republicans bawling out their enthusiasm for the Elector of 
Hesse‘ in the South, where ought one to go? I shall attempt to go 
into the Harz by a roundabout route, there are fortunately no 
garrisons there. 

The Kélnische Zeitung is now screaming with much frothing at 
the mouth for the exclusion of South Germany. This is the 
catchword put out by Bismarck to facilitate Bonaparte’s retreat, 
and the Kolnische is storming in this direction with such insane 
fervour that one sees through the whole nonsense immediately. 
No paper has yet behaved quite so vilely as this one. Having been 
most vociferously shouting for peace, it leapt into the contrary 

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stance as soon as it saw that Bismarck with his cry of ‘Austria 
wants war! Up and at ’em!’ was not to be put off the scent, and 
ever since it has been Bismarck’s best friend, at least in good will if 
not in finesse. It is his lap-dog in the press. 

If the new breech-loading gun the American showed to the 
government here is the Snider-Enfield, it is not up to much. It was 
most probably another one you were referring to.* Incidentally, a 
more rapid rate of fire than that already achieved by the 
needle-gun is of little consequence, as in practice the difference is 
virtually reduced to zero; on the other hand, greater precision and 
accuracy of aim are now becoming increasingly important. I am 
just re-reading Griesheim’s tactics?—how outdated almost all of it 
already is now! 

Kindest regards to the tapigs. 

Your 
F..E.