A general rumor was brought down on the Central train Thursday, of renewed heavy skirmishing on our lines. From what we can learn, however, there bas been no movement of consequence, outside of the usual brushes between the pickets.
Reconnoisances of the banks of the Potomac show that the enemy have perfected a line of works from the Chain Bridge to four miles south of Alexandria, having accomplished, for a distance of about fifteen miles, a line of well-constructed earthworks.
It was understood at Mannassas that we had fortified our position on the banks of the river at Great Falls. Gen. Banks’ column had been moved not far above the Falls for the purpose, it is supposed, of guarding the passage of the river.
Our troops remain quiet near Munson’s Hill. Our pickets, however, are said to have advanced within about eight hundred yard of some companies of the enemy, supposed to be New York volunteers, in the advance, and under the fire of their batteries. Beyond the desultory fire of the pickets, there bad been no engagement or occurrence of importance. —Lynchburg Republican, 14th
Daily Nashville Patriot, Nashville, TN