Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-22

BUFFALO, July 2l.-Ine following cor
respondeuce explains itself:
CPRIvATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
CLIFTON HOUSE,, NIAGARA FALLS, C. w,
July IL, 1864 Sir am author
lied TO say that Hon. Clement Q. Clay, of
Alabama, Prof. James B. Holcomb, of
Virginia, and George n. Sanders, ofDixie,
are ready and willing to go at once to
Washington upon complete and unqualified
protection being given either by the Pres
ident or Secretary of War. Let tie per-
mission include three names and one
other. Very respectfully
CSignedl GEO. N. SANDERS.
Hoo. Horace Greedy.
NIAaARA FALLS, n. Y, July II, 1864
Gentlemen: am informed that you are
duly accredited from Richmond, as the
bearer of propositions looking to the estab-
lishment OF peace. That you desire to visit
Washington in the ful6llmenI of your
mission, and that you further desire that
Mr.. George n. Sanders shall accompany
you. If my information be-thia far sub
stantially correct, am authorized by the
President of the United States, to teAder
you his safe conduct on the Journey pro-
posed, and to accompany you at the earli-
est time that will be agreeable to you.
have the hOIOr to be gentlemen, yours,
(Sigued,) HoRAcE GREELY.
Messrs Clement G. Clay, Jacob ThOmp-
son and James B. Holcomb, Clifton House,
G. W.
CLIFTON HoUsE, NIAGARA Falls, July
18th, 1864, Sir:-We have the honor to &C
knowledge your favor of the 18th inst,
which would have been answered on yes
terday but for the absence of Mr.. Clay.
The safe conduct of the President of the
United States has been rendered US, We
regret 10 state, under some misapprehen-
sion OF facts, that we have not been accTe-
dited to him from Richmond as the bearers
of propositions looking to the establish
meut OF peace. We are in the confidential
employment of our government and entire
" familiar with its wishes and opinions
on that subject, and we feel authorized to
declare that if the circumstances disclosed
in this correspondence we're communicated
10 Richmond, we would be at once Invested
With the authority TO which your letter re-
fers or other gentlemen clothed with full
powers would be Immediately sent to
Washington, with the view Of hastening 3
consumation so much to be desired, and
terminating at the earliest possible moment
the calamities of war.
We respectfully solicit through your in
PREVENTION as u favor, protection to Wash
iDgton, and thence by whatever route may
be designated, through your lines to Rich
mond. We would be glad If Mr.. Geo. n.
Sanders was embraced in this privilege.
Permit US, in conclusion, to acknowledge
our obligations TO you for the interest you
! have manifested in the furthsrauce of our
wishes, and to express the hope that In any
event you will afford us the opportunity
of rendering them in person before you
leave the Falls.
We remain, very respectfully, &C.,
G. @. CLAY, Jr.,
J. q. HoLooMB.
P. SIN addition we would add that
Mr.. Thompson is not here and has not
been during our sojOurn in Canada.
INFERNATIoEAL HOTEL, EIAGARA FALLS,
N. Y, July 10, ls64.-GeHtLenasH: have
the honor to acknowledge the receipt of
yours of this date by the hands of W. C.
Jewett. The state Of facts presented being
materially different from that which was
understood to exist by the President when
he entrusted me with the powers required,
it seems to me on every account advisable
that l should communicate with him by
telegraph and solicit fresh instructions,
which / shall at once proceed to do. l
nope to be able to transmit the result this
afternoon, and at all events shall at the
earliest moment. Yours truly,
| (Sigued) HoRAcE GREELT.
Messrs. C, c. Clay and J. P. Holcomb,
Clifton House, Niagara Falls. CIV.
CLrEroE House., &IAGARA FALLS, @. W,
July ls64.-HoH. Horace GrssLy, Niagara
FdEis, ". Y.-SH: We have the honor TO
acknowledge the receipt of your note OF
this date, by the hands-Of Col. Jewett, and
will await the farther answer which you
propose TO send 70 US. .-
Very respectfully, &C.,
C. c. CLAY, Jr.
]. P. HoLcoNB.
! IxTERNATIoH HOTEL. NIAGARA FALLS, n.
Y, July Is, Is64.-GentiemeH AT late
hour last evening, TOO late for communica-
ton with you, received dispatch inform.
-, mi. tb.t fortbeP instPuetiOna left Wash