The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

NEW-LONDON. December 21.

Last Tuesday a flag of truce from Charles-town, South-Carolina, bound to Warren, State of Rhode-Island, put into Stonington harbour. She sailed from Chesapeake for Charlestown, by permission of Gen. Washington, with a number of British officers on parole, lay at Charlestown several days, and sailed from thence the 10th instant.

The accounts we have received by the above flag are, "That while she lay at Charlestown, Gen. Greene was joined by a large reinforcement from General Washington's army; and immediately on their junction, the General had a severe action with the British troops near Charlestown, gained a complete victory over them, and drove them into the town with great slaughter. The loss the enemy sustained could not be learned when the flag left that place, the people not being allowed to be on shore, but it was reported to be between 100 & 150 killed, and a great number of wounded was brought into the town: That the garrison were at two thirds allowance, and the inhabitants and troops in great consternation: That they had but little shipping at Charlestown, several transports were about sailing, it is given out for New York, for a reinforcement of troops, but it was thought most probable they were designed to carry off those that were there: That General Greene had received an ample supply of troops, and was within five miles of Charlestown; and that the enemy had burnt all their barracks within the town."