London, 12 December [1860] 
Dear Engels, 

Best THANKS FOR ARTICLE.” 

The item in the Neue Preussische Zeitung (if one disregards their 
own comments) is no more than a paragraph that appeared in the 

a F, Freiligrath, Zur Schillerfeier. 10. November 1859. Festlied der Deutschen in 
London. - > Hence 

Londoner Lithographierte Korrespondenz (Schlesinger); with few 
exceptions, it was in all the German papers, for the most part 
under the heading ‘London’. 

The shorter version of the advertisement was confined to papers 
published in England. In the German papers, the table of contents 
was included.*” 

J am sending you herewith the advertisement in the Buch- 
hdndlerborsenblatt,,” composed by Petsch himself. The well-known 
‘politician’ he speaks of at the end is magnus” L. Bucher, who 
indicated as much when talking to Borkheim. 

The advertisements in the German papers probably appeared in 
the course of this week. A little after the book’s arrival, it being 
undesirable (in view of the Lawsuit‘) to alert the Prussians. 

Advertisements have been sent to the: 

Allgemeine Zeitung; Bresltauer Zeitung; Bund (Berne); 
Deutsche Allgemeine*; Frankfurter Journal; Hamburger Nachrichten; 
Freischtitz; Reform;  Karlsruher Zeitung; Kélnische Zeitung; 
Kénigsberger Hartung’; Mannheimer Journal; National-Zeitung; 
Neue Preussische Zeitung; Publicist; Berlin Volks-Zeitung; Ost-Deutsche 
Post; Presse; Rostocker Zeitung; Schwabischer Merkur; Trier’sche Zeitung; 
Zeitung für Norddeutschland; Ziircher Neue Zeitung' ; Neue Stiddeutsche 
(Munich); Morgenblatt; Wochenblatt des Nationalvereins”; Deutsches 
Museum; Illustrirte Zeitung; Ausland (Augsburg); Historische Deutsche 
Monatsschrift_ (Brunswick). 

New-Yorker Staatszeitung; New-Yorker Criminal-Zeitung; 
New-Yorker Abendzeitung. 

Times; Athenaeum; Critic; Saturday Review; Illustrated News; 
Manchester Guardian; Hermann. 

Copies sent inter alia to Cotta, the Reform, Duncker, 6 to Siebel; 
various to the English papers (Sat. Review, Athenaeum, Critic, IIL. 
News); Lommel, Brass, Fischel. Over 50 free copies despatched in 
all, but only a few of them to newspapers. 

41 sold in London to date. 

Nota bene: Lommel’s Hinter den Coulissen is now in great demand 
in Germany. There have even been orders from Riga. 

Bucher (who contributes articles to the supplement of the 
Augsburg Allgemeine Zeitung, e. g., the one on Persigny and 

@ Advertisements about the publication of Herr Vogt appeared in the Bérsenbdlatt fir 
den deutschen Buchhandel, Nos. 150, 151 and 153; 5, 7 and 12 December 
1860. - > the great - © Reference is to Chapter XI of Herr Vogt - 4 Deutsche 
Allgemeine Zeitung -* Kénigsberger Hartungsche Zeitung-'! Neue Ziircher Zei- 
tung-& Marx apparently means the Stiddeutsche Zeitung. - % Wochenschrift des 
Nationalvereins 

Palmerston) has promised Borkheim he will write a review for the 
A. Z. 1 fear Biscamp may forestall him. 

Liebknecht has placed advertisements and lengthy excerpts in 4 
German-American and 4 English-American papers. He is now, I 
might add, literary correspondent to the last-named. 

‘Mr Vogt’ writes signed articles for some of the more obscure 
American-German papers. Rails at ‘Bonaparte’.* Declared that my 
pamphlet would never come out. 

My wife is much better. But the children probably won’t be 
allowed home for another fortnight. I myself have to spend almost 
all day with her and am feeling far from well. However, that will 
resolve itself as soon as she is in a more normal state of health. 

A week ago, Allen cancelled the prescription for claret and 
prescribed port instead. I should be grateful, therefore, if you 
would send me a few bottles of the latter. 

My library has arrived.’** Still at the Custom Hovsr, for the 
‘Commissioners’ have not yet decided whether I am to have it duty 
FREE. 

Now, just guess how I got to the bottom of Ludwig Simon’s 
secret. (See appendix 16c.”) 

Regards to Lupus. 

Your 
K. M.