(Manchester, 21 April 1854] 

Dear Marx, 

I have just bought Monsieur Schimmelpfennig’s pamphlets 
here.“ If you would like me to review them for the Tribune, let me 
know soon. You shall have the article on the Danube crossing on 
Monday, unless something of greater importance crops up.* 

Do you think Blind capable of playing a trick on me with The 
Daily News?* The fellow has his contacts with the paper, if I’m not 
mistaken. Monsieur Herzen’s nonsense in today’s issue of the same 

4 it’s too much - © commercial traveller - ¢ A. Schimmelpfennig, The War between. 
Turkey and Russia. A Military Sketch. -4 On Monday, 24 April, Engels wrote ‘The 
Turkish War’. - ¢ See this volume, p. 438. 

paper™ proves that he, too, has connections. Is there any other 
German officer in London who might be in collusion with the 
paper? 

Before approaching another newspaper I shall get some more 
material together, which will, mean a delay of perhaps 3 weeks. 
N’importe,* the better the stuff I have, the better my chances and, 
after all, the material will still be there for the Tribune. 

If I weren’t so damnably stuck for cash, I'd invite you up here. 
But just now it’s not possible and I must first move into PRIVATE 
Lopcincs again. Had there been a prospect of clinching matters with 
The Daily News, I had intended to come to London for 
Whitsuntide but now the journey would have little point. 
N’importe, perhaps I shall come all the same. 

What with the war, innumerable military works to be studied, 
sundry drinking bouts, etc., etc., I have of late fallen very much 
behind with my work at the office and, precisely because my mind 
was full of other things, have perpetrated a mass of blunders, all 
of which end up in goods being refused and other disasters. I 
shall now have to make up for this, for the very good reason that 
my old man is coming over in 3 months time; moreover I have 
been very remiss about corresponding with him; he’s still waiting 
for things he should have had six months ago. I am now having to 
make up for all this, which means a great deal of effort. However 
_I believe that a fortnight’s hard labour in the office will see me 
through. 

Let me have the newspaper cuttings; without them, Cluss’ letter 
is incomprehensible.” 

Bangya will be sending the Russians some fine reports from 
Erzerum. I wish the Prussians would finally go ahead and declare 
war on England, in which case the farce would be in full swing 
and my old man would not come over. I have neglected him 
horribly and in any case the financial aspect has all the makings of 
a row. 

Enclosed the proof of the Daily News article.“ Let me have it 
back soon. I’m very glad I’ve got the thing; the fellows won't be 
able to make a splash with it now. 

Apropos. Is ‘Bericht tber die Kriegs-Operationen der Russi- 
schen Truppen gegen die Ungarischen Rebellen im Jahre 1849'4— 
(published 1851) available in London? And if so, who has it? I 

4 No matter - > See this volume, p. 433. -° F. Engels, ‘The Russian Army’. - 
4 written by Y. Tolstoi, published anonymously 

have ordered the book but won’t get it in under three weeks. If 1 
had it I could at once enter into relations with The Times. It costs 
1'/. talers, so nothing would really be lost by buying two. 

Your 
F. E.