{London,} 25 October 1852 
28 Dean Street, Soho 

Dear Engels, 

We must make some other arrangements about our correspon- 
dence. We undoubtedly have a fellow-reader in Derby’s Ministry. 
Moreover, there is again someone keeping watch, or at least 
attempting to do so, outside my house (of an evening). Hence I 

a Pleyel - > witness - © See this volume, p. 216. 

can write and tell you nothing I deem it inadvisable for the 
Prussian government to learn at this moment. 

‘Dana is treating me very badly. I wrote to him about 6 weeks 
ago, telling him exactly how things stood with me and that I must 
be paid by return for the articles I had sent. He has regularly 
published the articles but has not yet sent the money. I, of course, 
must continue punctiliously, notwithstanding. Otherwise it is I who 
will suffer in the end. 

Now, as much as 5 weeks ago, I mollified my landlord with my 
prospects in America. Today the fellow calls and makes a fearful 
scene in front of me and the housekeeper. Upon my finally resorting 
to the ultima ratio, ic. abuse, he retired, threatening that if I 
didn’t produce any money this week, he would throw me out into 
the street, but first would land me with a Broker. 

4-5 days ago 130 copies of the Brumaire arrived from Cluss. As 
yet I have been unable to get them from the customs because this 
would mean paying 10/9d. As soon as I’ve got the stuff out, I'll 
send it to the place you know and at once draw a bill on the same. 
With this and the Dana business I now have over £30 outstanding, 
yet often have to lose an entire day for a shilling. I assure you 
that, when I consider my wife’s sufferings and my own impotence, 
I feel like consigning myself to the devil. 

Kothes and Bermbach were arrested because I had sent the 
latter through the former a work necessary to the defence, which 
(despite thin paper and small pearl type) was somewhat bulky.” 
The government thought it had made a splendid catch. But on the 
closer examination jeune’ Saedt raised heaven and earth to have 
the thing suppressed, for the document contained curious 
_ stricrurrs on the capability, etc., of jeune Saedt and could, if 
communicated to the juries, only help to acquit the accusés. 

In the Neue Preussische Zeitung, ‘G. Weerth’ is said to be a 
member of the Central Authority in Cologne, and, indeed, this is 
cited from the bill of indictment. 

Tell Weerth that I have heard nothing from Duncker. 

Your 

K. M. 

As soon as the trial is over, and whatever its outcome, we two 
must bring out one or two sheets, ‘For the Enlightenment of the 

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