[London,] 8 August 1859 

Dear Engels, 

As a result of an attack of vomiting that has now lasted for two 
whole days, I am as weak as a fly and hence cannot write more 
than a few lines. 

a W. Riistow, Geschichte der Infanterie. - > G. Crawshay, ‘The Russian Memoir of 
1837’, The Free Press, No. 8, 27 July 1859. -¢ Could nothing be done about 
it? - 9 Heinrich Burgers - © aspects 

Would it be possible to scrape together some money for the 
Volk by Wednesday morning? 

Last Monday (Monday is always settlement day; i.e. a week ago 
today) the total deficit had been reduced to no more than about 
£2. (This did not, of course, include the charge for No. 13, which 
only has to be met today, and still less for No. 14, where payment 
doesn’t fall due until today week. The issues are, of course, only 
charged at the end of the week following publication.) So things 
are in good shape. But today there is further expenditure to be 
met, in addition to the usual £1 extra (15/- for Lessner, 5 for the 
orrice). I myself am under so much pressure that I cannot at this 
moment advance a single farthing and am, moreover, wasting an 
inordinate amount of time over the business. As for philistine 
Freiligrath, he imagines that he is giving adequate proof of his 
‘convictions’ by maintaining a ‘neutral’ attitude towards ourselves 
and the Hermann. 

Ledru and L. Blanc have united to publish a paper, the Union 
Républicaine. It is to appear at the beginning of next month from 
the same press as the Volk, and would benefit the latter in as much 
as Hollinger would then print by machine instead of by hand as 
heretofore.” It makes the continued existence of the Volk all the 
more essential, by the by. 

Later on (as soon as I’m fit again), I shall write to Germany 
about the business. And to Borchardt too? 

To make the thing a payinc proposition more quickly, fresh 
outlays would be necessary in a town like London: errand-boys 
besides Lessner, etc. 

Strohn not back yet? 

No answer yet from Duncker, the swine? 

Regards to Lupus and Gumpert. 

Salut. 
Your 
K. M.