Friedrich Engels to Karl Marx 
in London 
Manchester, Wednesday, 5 March 1862

Manchester, 5 March ’62

Dear Mohr,

Enclosed P.O. order for £2, Camden Town.

The book was sent off long ago, namely on 9 October, in a parcel to our agent E. Schröder in Amsterdam, which was enclosed in bale No. 118 for B. ter Haar & Son of the same place. I added a couple of lines to Schröder at the time, asking him to take care of the thing. Everything was correctly addressed to your cousin, who therefore need only apply to Schröder if he should not have received it yet.

You shall have the article. The swaggerers in the South are now getting splendid thrashings. Most gratifying is the reception the gunboats have everywhere found on the Tennessee River as far as Florence, Alabama (here begin the mussel swamps which interrupt navigability). So, even in West Tennessee, in the plain, a decided majority for the Union. 15,000 prisoners, including the best general of the Confederates, Johnston, who decided Bull’s Run by his rapid concentration on the centre, is no joke.

I shall see Lupus this evening. If he can advance me something until 1 July, I will see that you get it. I myself am hard up until then.

If peace or some other settlement is reached in America, it may happen that my entire income from 1 July ’61–62 is reduced to £100, so that I get into debt. We have a pile of goods and cannot sell anything, and if we are stuck with them until things in America are sorted out, we possibly lose all profit made up to the end of December. I think, however, the thrashing will go on, I don’t see how the fellows can make peace.

What is this Russian island near Korea? And what are these occupations in Java? (Query Japan?) I know nothing about it. What about the Free Presses?

Besides, according to your account, trade with China has increased considerably. Ten years ago, as far as I remember, it was 1–3 millions alternately.

How is little Jenny? Give her, your wife, and Laura my warm regards.

Your
F. E.