{London, about 17 July 1851] 
28 Dean Street, Soho 

Dear Engels, 

Be so kind as to post enclosed letter for Schulz *“* in Manchester 
without delay. 

Herewith you will find Freiligrath’s letter to Ruge, which I 
would ask you to return, and Bermbach’s letter to me. Also a 
letter from Miquel. 

A certain ‘Ulmer’, a shoemaker, fled from Cologne at the time 
of the recent house searches. He gave a Straubinger™ at 
Scharttner’s a letter to take to his relations. Immediately after- 
wards this Straubinger was caught with the letter at the Dutch 
border. The only people to be compromised by this are those who 
set him free. So well organised are the police at the Scharttner 
place. 

Weydemeyer has got across the border. We are expecting him 
here. 

That wretched pair, Heinzen and Ruge, claim to have received 
all kinds of stupid tittle-tattlke about the events in Cologne, 
allegedly from Germany. To judge by the total inaccuracy of the 
contents they are acting as their own correspondents. 

Let me hear from you soon. 

Your 
K.M. 

P.S. It has just occurred to me that it would be better if you 
were to send the letter to Bermbach yourself. On the outside 
namely: Louis Schulz, 2 Schildergasse, Cologne. Inside, the sealed 
letter to Bermbach. Of course you will see to it that the inside 
address is quite invisible, and seal the letter as a merchant does.