[Manchester,] 16 August 1852 

Dear Marx, 

This evening I have been promised the £2 borrowed from me a 
short while ago; if I get it, I shall send you it at once tomorrow by 
P.O. order and shall also write at great length. 

Since we’ve heard nothing further from Weydemeyer and, 
according to Cluss’ letters, the things seem at last to have been 
sent off,* it might be advisable for us to inquire from Edwards, 
Sanford and Co. in Liverpool whether they have received any 

4 Copies of the Revolution containing Marx’s Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, 
see this volume, p. 160. 

packages. If you hear nothing more (last night the steamer had not 
yet arrived), I, at any rate, could do that. 

From your report it would seem that the resolutions of 
3 [August] have for the present snatched the money from Mr 
Kinkel’s grasp.* Mr Imandt does pretty well for himself after his 
own fashion. C'est dréle, quand un Schapper nous échappe, un Imandt 
est toujours stir de revenir @ nous.” But he is at any rate a deus 
minimorum gentium, canis domesticus communismi germanici, and as 
such is useful, since we have now learnt to keep lesser folk of this 
kind on a short rein, 

The noble Willich’s bosom must be much lacerated now that 
separation from the emigration’s coffre-fort? has sprung the last 
band holding his noble consciousness together. He must, 
moreover, have notified his trusties over there long ago of his 
arrival since the latter, on the strength of an important letter from 
Willich, have already convened big extraordinary general meet- 
ings. Mr Willich will become head of the Loarers and rownies there, 
and as such will have a rare opportunity of distinguishing himself. 
What is more, he will also find his old enemy Schramm‘ there, 
and that will lead to some pretty rows. 

How delectable that Mr Kossuth has actually already caused 
companies to be drilled and Napoleon-Sigel is playing the 
instructor of the recruits. What an unspeakable swindler this 
Kossuth is; driving him out of America was one of the most 
splendid coups ever perpetrated by Cluss.'** 

By the way I shall very soon be doing the Hungarian campaign ‘ 
and shall write direct to Brockhaus this very week. If he has no 
faith in my military qualifications, I shall arrange previously to do 
one or two cogent articles for the Gegenwart so that he can see 
what there is to them. Dronke’s connection with Brockhaus is very 
good and must be exploited. For Brockhaus is after all one of the 
more tractable booksellers. Nous allons voir 

I was interrupted while writing the article for Dana last 
Thursday and shall, if possible, make up for it by doing 2 this 
week. I also expect something more from you on England. Last 
week there could be little thought of work. While Dronke was here 

4 See this volume, pp. 149-50. - > It’s curious, whenever we lose a Schapper, an 
imandt is always sure to come back to us (pun on Schapper and échappe). - © god 
of the minor nation, house-dog of German communism - ¢ strong-box - © Conrad 
Schramm - f See this volume, pp. 104 and 128. - § We shall see. - » for the series 
Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Germany 

I had neglected much of what I had previously been doing. Now 1 
am gradually getting back in Train, 
Regards to your wife and children. 

Your 
F, E.