WHILE in Greece during the past spring, I procured from Mr. GB Grundy his extremely able survey and account of the battle of Platsea,* and after reading it I spent every minute of time that I could spare on the ground, with his map. This time unfortunately only amounted to two hours, 5 to 7 PM, on the first day, and seven hours, 5 AM to 12 noon, on the second, including a visit to the site of Plataea itself, wherein I had the company of Dr. Merentites, f of Kriekouki, who had most kindly given me hospitality for the night, and his son. Moreover, as the previous day had been a regular downpour, the ground was in its very heaviest condition, and locomotion was by no means rapid. I cannot, therefore, presume to offer any local criticism which\s>-worth, considering as against Mr. Grundy's opinion; but I made certain notes at the time, including a strategical criticism of a general character, and have been asked to publish them in this journal. 1. Mr. Grundy's identification of the vr/aos seems to me most happy—is it presumptuous to say certain?—while the former vrjoov as viewed from the site of Plataea, for I had not time to reach it, appears to violate every principle of general strategy and local tactics. It would seem that in selecting their site for the vi/oos, Vischer and Leake must have been regarding the town of Platsea as the Greek base; to that indeed the Greeks would be drawing nearer, though the short stretch of flat country between was far more dangerous in the face of such cavalry as that of Mardonius than the longer stretch of a rougher character that intervened while they were in their former position. But their true base was the passes of Mount Cithseron where their convoys were shut up; and from this base they would be separating themselves. As viewed from Plataea Leake's vijaos has no local features at all that could suggest it to the Greeks as a defence against cavalry; and a retirement to this spot would have been a spirited advance from the frying-pan to the fire, from hunger to famine.

On the other hand Mr. Grundy's v? fao<> is a conspicuous and rugged piece of ground with a high mound rising upon it likely to make it a landmark with a special name; a perfect defence against cavalry; and tactically exactly where it was wanted, being connected with Cithaeron