We receive with the most lively pleasure your Majesty's renewed professions of friendship. You will easily believe, that the attachment, which we have so often and so truly professed for your Majesty, could suffer no diminution, when every day afforded us new instances of your magnanimity, and of your affectionate interference in our behalf. We pray God, Great, Faithful, and Beloved Friend and Ally, always to keep you in his holy protection. Done at Philadelphia, the 20th day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eightytwo, and in the sixth year of our independence. By the United States in Congress assembled. Your Majesty's Faithful Friends and Allies. JOHN HANSON, _President_. FOOTNOTES: [7] See the letter, to which this is an answer, dated October 22d, 1781. * * * * * TO ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON. Translation. Philadelphia, May 25th, 1782. Sir, The Baron de Holzendorff, Major in the service of his Majesty, came to America in 1776, to offer his services to the United States. He was obliged by circumstances, which it would take too long to mention in detail, to return to France in 1778. Congress, before his departure, had adopted the annexed resolutions in relation to him; but the departure of this officer took place before he could procure the execution of them, which he now solicits, Dr Franklin having told him that the settlement of this business belonged to Congress. The undersigned Minister, requests Mr Livingston to be pleased to take measures to forward to this officer a decision of Congress, or of the Department of War. The Chevalier de la Luzerne takes the liberty of renewing his solicitations respecting the money to be paid to the heirs of Messrs De Kalb and De la Radiere, and also respecting the reasons, which have suspended the payment of the interest on different classes of certificates. LUZERNE. * * * * * VERBAL COMMUNICATION OF THE FRENCH MINISTER TO THE SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. In Congress, May 28th, 1782. The Secretary of Foreign Affairs laid before Congress the following verbal communication made to Mr Livingston. The Minister of his Most Christian Majesty has the honor to inform Mr Livingston of several particulars relative to the negotiation, that the Court of London appeared disposed to open in Europe. The first steps were taken under the former administration. This remark is essential, because it is possible that the new Ministers may take others more decisive; or it is equally possible, that they may entirely change the system, and continue the war still longer.