MARX & ENGELS COLLECTED WORKS VOLUME 14 Marx and Engels 1855-56 KARL MARX FREDERICK ENGELS Volume 14 Marx and Engels 1855-56 2010 Lawrence & Wishart Electric Book file:///G|/Temp/menewisbns/intros/meint_14.htm[31/08/2011 18:35:28] Editorial commissions: GREAT BRITAIN: Jack Cohen, Maurice Cornforth, Maurice Dobb, E. J. Hobsbawm, James Klugmann, Margaret Mynatt. USA: James S. Allen, Philip S. Foner, Dirk J. Struik, William W. Weinstone. USSR: N. P. Karmanova, V. N. Pavlov, M. K. Shcheglova, T. Y. Solovyova, Y. V. Yeremin, P. N. Fedoseyev, L. I. Golman, A. I. Malysh, A. G. Yegorov, V. Y. Zevin. Digital Edition Copyright © Lawrence & Wishart 2010 Digital production: Electric Book ISBN 978-1-84327-958-7 All rights reserved. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, electrical, chemical, mechanical, optical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. file:///D|/Temp/menewisbns/me14.htm[09/12/2010 14:56:12] V Contents Preface XIII KARL MARX AND FREDERICK ENGELS WORKS February 1855-April 1856 1. F. Engels. The Struggle in the Crimea 3 2. K. Marx and F. Engels. Palmerston.—The Army 8 3. K. Marx. From Parliament.—Gladstone at the Dispatch- Box 12 4. K. Marx. Lord Palmerston 14 5. K. Marx. Herbert's Re-election.—The First Measures of the New Ministry.—News from India 21 6. K. Marx. Parliament 24 7. K. Marx. The Coalition between Tories and Radicals 29 8. F. Engels. The War That Looms on Europe 32 9. K. Marx and F. Engels. Parliamentary and Military Affairs 40 10. K. Marx. On the New Ministerial Crisis 43 11. K. Marx. Joseph Hume 47 12. K. Marx. Palmerston 49 13. K. Marx. The British Constitution 53 14. K. Marx. Layard 57 15. K. Marx. The Crisis in England 59 16. K. Marx. The Buying of Commissions.—News from Aus tralia 63 17. K. Marx. The English Press on the Late Tsar 67 VI Contents 18. K. Marx. On the History of the French Alliance 69 19. K. Marx. The Committee of Inquiry 73 20. K. Marx. The Brussels Memoire 76 21. K. Marx. Ireland's Revenge 78 22. F. Engels. The Results in the Crimea 81 23. F. Engels. Fate of the Great Adventurer 86 24. K. Marx and F. Engels. Criticism of the French Conduct of the War 90 25. K. Marx. Agitation against Prussia.—A day of Fasting 94 26.. K. Marx. A Meeting 98 27. K. Marx. Reports from the English Press 102 28. K. Marx. From Parliament 104 29. F. Engels. Napoleon's Last Dodge 109 30. F. Engels. A Battle at Sevastopol 113 31. K. Marx. Some Observations on the History of the French Alliance 118 32. K. Marx. Napoleon and Barbes.— The Newspaper Stamp 121 33. K. Marx. The Committee of Inquiry 124 34. K. Marx. The British Army 128 35. F. Engels. Progress of the War 132 36. F. Engels. The Situation in the Crimea 136 37. K. Marx. A Scandal in the French Legislature.—Drouyn de Lhuys' Influence.—The State of the Militia 139 38. K. Marx. Prospect in France and England 141 39. F. Engels. Napoleon's Apology 146 40. F. Engels. The Siege of Sevastopol 151 41. F. Engels. Germany and Pan-Slavism 156 42. F. Engels. The European Struggle 163 43. K. Marx. On the History of Political Agitation 166 44. F. Engels. From Sevastopol 170 45. K. Marx. Pianori.— Dissatisfaction with Austria 177 46. F. Engels. The New Move in the Crimea.. 180 47. K. Marx. The Morning Post versus Prussia.—The Character of the Whigs and Tories 186 48. K. Marx. A Sitting of the House of Lords 189 49. K. Marx. The Agitation Outside Parliament 194 50. K. Marx. Questions of Finance 198 51. F. Engels. The Crimean War 201 52. K. Marx. On the Reform Movement 208 Contents VII 53. K. Marx. A Critique of the Crimean Affair.—From Parlia ment 211 54. F. Engels. The New French Commander 215 55. K. Marx and F. Engels. Prologue at Lord Palmerston's.— Course of the Latest Events in the Crimea 218 56. K. Marx. Parliamentary Reform.—The Break-off and Con tinuation of the Vienna Conference.—The So-Called War of Annihilation 222 57. K. Marx. Disraeli's Motion 227 58. K. Marx. From Parliament 231 59. K. Marx. A Critique of Palmerston's Latest Speech 237 60. K. Marx.The Association for Administrative Reform.— People's Charter 240 61. K. Marx. Parliamentary 245 62. F. Engels. From the Crimea 249 63. F. Engels. A Critique of the Events in the Crimea 253 64. K. Marx. The Great Parliamentary Debate 257 65. F. Engels. Sevastopol 260 66. F. Engels. Napoleon's War Plans 267 67. K. Marx. Napier's Letters.—Roebuck's Committee 273 68. K. Marx and F. Engels. The Debate on Layard's Motion.— The War in the Crimea 277 69. K. Marx. Prince Albert's Toast.—The Stamp Duty on News papers 280 70. K. Marx. Eccentricities of Politics 283 71. K. Marx and F. Engels. The Local War.— Debate on Admi nistrative Reform.— Report of the Roebuck Committee, etc 287 72. K. Marx. Announcement Concerning the Taking of Sevas topol.— From the Paris Bourse.—On the Massacre at Hangö in the House of Lords 292 73. K. Marx. The Mishap of June 18.— Reinforcements 297 74. K. Marx. Anti-Church Movement.— Demonstration in Hyde Park 302 75. K. Marx. Miscellaneous Reports 308 76. F. Engels. From Sevastopol 313 77. K. Marx. Miscellaneous Reports 320 78. K. Marx. Agitation over the Tightening-up of Sunday Observance 323 79. F. Engels. The Late Repulse of the Allies 328 80. K. Marx and F. Engels. Clashes between the Police and the People.—The Events in the Crimea 333 VIII Contents 81. K. Marx. From Parliament.—Roebuck's and Bulwer's Mo tions 337 82. K. Marx. From the Houses of Parliament.—Bulwer's Mo tion.—The Irish Question 340 83. F. Engels. The Great Crimean Blunder 344 84. K. Marx and F. Engels. Russell's Resignation.—The Events in the Crimea 348 85. K. Marx. Russell's Dismissal 352 86. K. Marx. From Parliament 355 87. F. Engels. War Prospects 358 88. K. Marx and F. Engels. From Parliament.— From the Theatre of War 363 89. K. Marx. Palmerston.—The Physiology of the Ruling Class of Great Britain 367 90. K. Marx. Lord John Russell 371 91. K. Marx. The Late Birmingham Conference 394 92. F. Engels. The Armies of Europe 401 93. K. Marx. General Simpson's Resignation.— From Parlia ment 470 94. K. Marx. Commentary on the Parliamentary Proceedings 472 95. K. Marx. The Military Forces against Russia 476 96. K. Marx. The Poland Meeting 477 97. K. Marx. On the Critique of Austrian Policy in the Crimean Campaign 481 98. K. Marx and F. Engels. The Anglo-French War against Rus sia 484 99. K. Marx. Events at the Theatres of War 490 100. K. Marx. Napier's Letter 493 101. K. Marx. Austria and the War 495 102. K. Marx and F. Engels. The Punishment of the Ranks 501 103. F. Engels. The Battle of the Chernaya 504 104. K. Marx. Another British Revelation 513 105. F. Engels. The Fall of Sevastopol 519 106. K. Marx. O'Connor's Funeral 524 107. F. Engels. Crimean Prospects , 525 108. K. Marx and F. Engels. Events in the Crimea 531 109. K. Marx. The Commercial and Financial Situation 534 110. F. Engels. The State of the War 537 111. K. Marx and F. Engels. The Reports of Generals Simpson, Pélissier and Niel 542 112. F. Engels. The Great Event of the War 546 Contents IX 113. K. Marx. A Diplomatie Impropriety 553 114. K. Marx The Officiai Financial Report 554 115. K. Marx. The Bank of France.—Reinforcements to the Crimea.—The New Field Marshals 557 116. K. Marx. The Committee at Newcastle-upon-Tyne 560 117. F. Engels. Progress of the War 563 118. F. Engels. Aspects of the War 569 119. F. Engels. The Russian Army 575 120. K. Marx. Big Meeting in Support of Political Refugees 581 121. K. Marx. Traditional English Policy 584 122. F. Engels. The War in Asia 588 123. F. Engels. The European War 595 124. K. Marx. The American Difficulty.—Affairs of France 599 125. K. Marx. The Fall of Kars 605 126. K. Marx. The France of Bonaparte the Little 615 127. K. Marx. The Fall of Kars 621 128. K. Marx. Speech at the Anniversary of The People's Paper. Delivered in London, April 14, 1856 655 129. K. Marx. Prussia 657 130. K. Marx. The House of Lords and the Duke of York's Monument 662 131. K. Marx. To the Editor of The Free Press 672 132. K. Marx. Kars Papers Curiosities 673 FROM THE PREPARATORY MATERIALS 133. F. Engels. Crimean War 685 APPENDICES 134. Austria's Weakness 689 135. Progress of the War 694 NOTES AND INDEXES Notes 705 Name Index 764 Index of Quoted and Mentioned Literature 795 Index of Periodicals 816 Subject Index 820 Glossary of Geographical Names 832 X Contents ILLUSTRATIONS Crimean War 1853-56. The Crimean Theatre 204-05 Crimean War 1853-56. The siege of Sevastopol 330-31 Chart of the Battle of the Chernaya (August 16, 1855) made by Engels 505 Crimean War 1853-56. The general course of war 598-99 Fragment of the first page of Marx's notes for his articles on the fall of Kars 607 Engels' summary "Crimean War" 683 TRANSLATORS: SUSANNE FLATAUER: 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25 HUGH RODWELL: 89, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 102, 106, 108, 109, 111, 114, 115 PETER and BETTY ROSS: 4, 55, 82, 98, 133 BARBARA RUHEMANN: 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33 SALO RYAZANSKAYA: 21, 80, 84, 90 (I, II), 100, 113, 116, 120 BARRIE SELMAN: 37, 41, 43, 45, 47, 48, 49, 52, 53, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 63, 64, 67, 68, 69, 71, 90 (III, IV, V, VI), 99 CHRISTOPHER UPWARD: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 JOAN and TREVOR WALMSLEY: 36, 50, 72, 73, 75, 77, 78, 81, 85, 86, 88