The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

RICHMOND, (Virginia) January 3.

By a gentleman who left Gen. Greene's head-quarters on the 12th of December, at the Round O, about 40 miles from Charlestown, we are informed, that Gen. Marion had taken a number of horses, and a large quantity of stores from the enemy at Hadrel's Point, amongst which were a considerable quantity of cloathing and blankets. Lt. Col. Lee has also with his legion surprised the enemy at the Quarter-House, about six miles from Charlestown, and taken a number of prisoners amongst whom were nine or ten officers.

The legion now lies about 20 miles from Stono, and the enemy are confined to Charlestown.

Major General Sinclair, with the troops under his command, detached by General Washington to reinforce Gen. Greene, from the last accounts, must have reached his army on the fourteenth of December.

Extract of a letter from an officer in General Greene's army, dated camp, at Round O, South-Carolina.

"The army moved from the high-hills of Santee the 9th of November; the enemy were then in possession of Monk's Corner, returned below Goos-Creek; the post at Dorchester, which was a redoubt strongly picketted with abatis they still occupied. This post commanded the country south of the Edisto, and enabled them to draw the resources from thence; to dislodge them was an important object; but our numbers were too small to effect it by regular movements; it could only be done by one of those masterly strokes which mark the genius and character of a great officer. General Greene put himself at the head of a small detachment, composed of infantry and cavalry, and by secret and rapid marches moved from the Congaree, to Dorchester, drove in the piquets, and by a bold and judicious display of his numbers forced the enemy into a belief that the whole army was present. Impressed with this idea, they destroyed their stores & works, and under cover of the night, precipitately retired, as well as those at Goos Creek, to the quarter-house upon Charlestown Neck.

Thus have they left us in possession of the whole country, and their boasted conquest of Georgia and South-Carolina, is now reduced to a few acres in the neighbourhood of Charlestown and Savannah.

I cannot sufficiently admire the abilities of my General, and I think his country cannot do too much for him. Seconded by a little army, he has obtained great and important advantages against an enemy, always his superior, and sometimes three times his number."