[Manchester,] 15 June 1854 
Dear Marx, 

Cluss’ letter most amusing. I had wanted to write to you at 
greater length today, but now find it’s too late, so will confine 
myself to telling you that I have not been able to finish by today, as 
I had intended, the article on relative strengths and Silistria’s 
chances of relief. That would involve looking up a lot of old stuff 
and since anyhow, in view of your wife’s illness, your greatest 
difficulty will be to have an article ready for Tuesday’s steamer, I 
shall see what sort of a piece I can concoct for you by then. 

Heise, too, is ill now; I don’t yet know what ails him, but he’s 
said to be in bed and to have all sorts of pains in his chest. 
Pfander got something in his eye which will prevent him from 
working for a couple of days. Bad luck everywhere, je n’y vois plus 
clair. Regards to your wife and children. 

Your 
F. E.