To Major General Greene, Office of Finance, November 2d, 1781, 502 Difficulty of procuring pecuniary supplies. THE CORRESPONDENCE OF C. A. DE LA LUZERNE; MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY FROM FRANCE TO THE UNITED STATES. THE CORRESPONDENCE OF C. A. DE LA LUZERNE. CORRESPONDENCE CONTINUED. * * * * * TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS. Translation. Philadelphia, September 10th, 1781. Sir, The undersigned, Minister Plenipotentiary of France, has the honor of communicating to Congress the commission of M. Holker, as Consul General of France, in the States of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. He requests Congress to pass an act, or four different acts, in order to procure for this Consul the _exequatur_ in each of the States, to which his functions are to extend. LUZERNE. * * * * * TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS. Translation. Philadelphia, September 18th, 1781. Sir, The undersigned, Minister Plenipotentiary of France, has the honor of informing Congress, that he has received despatches from his Court, containing important details relative to the communications, which have taken place between the belligerent and mediating powers. He wishes that Congress would be pleased to appoint a committee, to whom he shall communicate them, and with whom he shall confer upon the present state of affairs. He has also received orders from his Court, relative to the advances made on account of the Thirteen States, and concerning their finances; he will have the honor of communicating them to Congress through a committee. LUZERNE. * * * * * COMMUNICATIONS OF THE FRENCH MINISTER TO CONGRESS. In Congress, September 21st, 1781. The committee, to whom was referred the Memorial of the Minister Plenipotentiary of France, dated the 18th instant, requesting a conference, report, That they have this day held a conference with the said Minister Plenipotentiary, and received the following communications contained in sundry despatches from Count de Vergennes, Minister for Foreign Affairs to his Most Christian Majesty, viz.