{London,] 20 December 1859 

Dear Engels, 

You do not appear to have read both Freiligrath’s and Blind’s 
statements in the Augsburg Allgemeine Zeitung (supplement, of 
presumably 8, 9, 10 or 11 December).* This shows that the 
rumour that ‘Freiligrath has broken with Marx’ could have got 
about without Kinkel’s help. 

I have had a meeting with Juch about the Stieber proceedings in 
Berlin’”’ (the charge against Eichhoff concerns only his comments 
about the communist trial—the case comes up on the 22nd—so 
that the whole of that trial will be re- -enacted before the public «n 
Berlin. I’ve sent Eichhoff my pamphlet.” If Schneider, aneee 
etc., weren’t so spineless, they could now take a lovely revenge); jh 
also asked me about the Blind-Freiligrath alliance, of which I oe 
then not yet aware. Unfortunately I am compelled for the tin.* 
being (on material and ‘possibly’ political grounds) to show some ° 
égards’ for the chap. 

* Allgemeine Zeitung, No. 345 (supplement), 11 December 1859. - >» Revelations 
Concerning the Communist Trial in Cologne - © consideration 

In the last issue of the Hermann, student Blind got ‘Borkheim’* 
to describe him (Blind) as the Kinkel of South Germany.” 

I must now do my article. Don’t know what about. 

Salut. 

Your 
K. M.