of our landscape architects in relation thereto, and will also show 

 how essential this section of land is, to the integrity of the Park 

 plan. The failure referred to, was owing mainly to a reluctance on 

 the part of the Legislature to involve the city in the expense of the 

 purchase of this piece of property, unless the necessity of its acqui- 

 sition was clearly apparent, at a time when the credit of the city 

 bonds had not fully recovered from the shock temporarily sustained 

 by the pressure of an immense war debt. The consummation of 

 this purchase was consequently deferred to a more favorable oppor- 

 tunity, being reserved for the action of a subsequent Legislature. 



Mature reflection has confirmed the deliberate judgment of the 

 Commissioners as to the eminent propriety, if not the actual neces- 

 sity, of making this addition to the Park. Nor do they perceive 

 that the financial objection exists any longer. They are satisfied 

 in fact, that good economy requires that no further time should be 

 lost in its acquisition, and they therefore propose to renew at the 

 present session of the Legislature the application for permission to 

 annex the land in question. 



The Legislature, it is understood, has placed the parade ground, 

 which was recently provided for the military of Kings County, at 

 the expense of the County, under the care and management of the 

 Commissioners of the Park, and Commissioners appointed by the 

 Supreme Court are now engaged, in estimating the' value of the 

 property. The land selected for the purpose consists of forty acres 

 admirably adapted for military displays, and lies immediately 

 adjoining the Park, on the south. A parade will show to great 

 advantage from the adjacent hills in the Park, and will add much 

 to its attraction; while the land itself, by judicious management, 

 can, not only be tastefully laid out and planted, but will virtually 

 add a new section to Park territory. 



Several interesting relics have recently been developed upon the 

 Revolutionary battle-field, which constitutes a portion of the Park. 

 Mingled balls and bones are frequently turned up by the workmen, 

 marking the spot where once the tide of battle surged. The little 

 bluff on the east, commanding the Flatbush and old Port roads at 

 their junction in the Valley Grove, was the site of a small two-gun 

 battery, which enfiladed the former road, up which the Hessians 

 marched to assault Sullivan's lines on the memorable morning of the 

 27th of August, 1776, and from which they more than once recoiled 

 in dismay, A few rods in front of this battery, and almost in the 



