[Manchester,] Sunday, 10 April [1853] 

Dear Marx, 

I return herewith Cluss’ letter.*! And there, it seems, the matter 
will have to rest until we have before us the whole of Hirsch’s 
document,* and also his first statement? which Weydemeyer has 
retained (do you know anything more about this?). The Bangya 
business isn’t very nice; however, au bout du compte, it 1s better to 
settle itenow than later. According to what you write you have full 
proof against Bangya to hand now, and, of course, there is also 
Zerffi to vouch for the Greif business.“ Knowing as we do now 
what is coming, we have time to prepare a proper answer. I shall 
look out Bangya’s and the fictitious Collmann’s letters.‘ So far as I 
am concerned, the pamphlet can be printed in America. 

Some of the things in Hirsch’s statement are perfectly correct, 
e.g. concerning your letter from Manchester.*” At the same time, 
of course, he does his fair share of lying and keeping things under 
his hat. For instance, he forgets to say that he followed you to 
Manchester, clearly not by accident, and that, meeting us one 
Sunday in the Bury New Road with another loafer, he called out 
quite loudly as he went by: ‘Good morning, Marx! You will recall 
that we wondered who it might be; ce fut notre cher Hirsch> 
Likewise the affair of Mrs Daniels’ letter and the domiciliary 
visit.? 

It is curious how many spies 4 la Cooper*™ seem to be turning 
up just now. Chenu, Cherval, Hirsch. It’s a good thing Hirsch now 
testifies that Bangya was never able to report anything about you 
except personal tittle-tattle. 

Inquiries must be made about the persons mentioned. Lan- 
ckoronski is clearly none other than the ‘Count L.’ denounced by 

a W. Hirsch, ‘Die Opfer der Moucharderie. Rechtfertigungsschrift’, Belletristisches 
Journal und New-Yorker Criminal-Zeitung, Nos. 3-6, 1, 8, 15 and 22 April 
1853. - > W. Hirsch, ‘Erklarung [of 12 January 1852], Belletristisches Journal und 
New-Yorker Criminal-Zeitung, No. 7, 29 April 1853. - © after all - 4 See this volume, 
pp. 242-45. - © K. Marx, ‘Hirsch’s Confessions’. - See this volume, pp. 239, 256 
and 258. - 8 K. Marx and F. Engels, The Great Men of the Exile. - h It was our dear 
Hirsch. 

you as a Russian agent in the Kossuth-Bonaparte article.* As far as 
Bangya is concerned, we are fully covered by Kossuth and 
Szemere and, if he possessed a manuscript of Szemere’s,” why not 
one of ours? It’s an excellent thing that we have always kept 
everything that came our way. 

Apropos. Not long ago Dronke made a terrible fuss about my 
not providing him at A Moment’S Notice with the Reichenbach 
circular 2% and now, in the parcel of American papers, I find it 
reproduced at least ten times. Couldn’t the lazy devil have 
searched it out himself? 

Pour revenir’ I don’t believe anything can be done publicly for 
the time being, i.e. until we’ve had a thorough examination of the 
documents; preliminary steps, no more—for instance, finding out 
where the document came from, the present whereabouts of 
Hirsch and what he is doing and, if necessary, confronting the 
fellow in order to extract another written statement from him. I 
shall also take immediate ried ap to find out more about the business 
of Fleury and the theft*™; unfortunately my informant, a personal 
acquaintance of his, is ill. Mind you send me without delay the 
requisite personal description, etc., etc. 

Today I have leafed through most of the American papers sent 
to me. Much is very amusing but, when there’s such a pile of 
them, it’s a very trying and stultifying job. By comparison, Cluss’ 
letters are a delight. I see that the Revelations are already 
appearing in the Neu-England-Zeitung; it’s really too bad of 
Weydemeyer not to have got them into the Criminal-Zeitung. The 
least he can now do is to catch up with the main content—drop 
him a heavy hint to that effect by the next sreamer, otherwise it 
may never occur to him. 

I have not yet read the pile of (New York) Demokrats in which 
Weydemeyer publishes his articles; I’m saving them up for this 
evening. 

Between ourselves, I am now pretty well convinced that it was, 
after all, Monsieur Bangya who betrayed Kothes’ address.° It’s a 
good thing nobody knows about it. 

If the business of Hirsch and Bangya becomes any more 
involved, there'll be another job for us to do when you come up. 

a K. Marx, ‘Movements of Mazzini and Kossuth.— League with Louis Napoleon.— 
Palmerston’. - > B. Szemere, Graf Ludwig Batthydny, Arthur Gérgei, Ludwig Kos- 
suth...- © K. Marx and F. Engels, The Great Men of the Exile. - 4 To return. - © See 
this volume, pp. 232 and 239. 

What are your prospects of a visit? I am counting on seeing you 
here in May at the latest. 

You will have had my Friday’s letter  and with it £3. Warm 
regards to your wife. 

Your 
F. E.