Gen. Hancock's Home

Govemors Islam!, vrhere Gen. Hancoek's litAdqnartera aro, is one of the nlwmtot places in the neijjhborhood of New York. Itisonly a toa inmutes' ride f rom the city by the Goverument cuttor Atlantic, which raakea ahout a dozon lOUlid trip Uaily.- From tho city the Ulaad can le seen (iaily; ashaiiy, gi-asay spot, with a few frame buil tinsrs at the northern end, aad ul.t Oftstlo William at the soathern extreiuity. Tho boat lanilin' is at the nortbern end ot the isfand, and faces Brooklyti. From the landing a wi !e avenue cxuui.ls süuüiward, to the right of whicli nn: vows of cannoii iml caiiuon-balls. All avenue leadiug tVom the lelt ot this wiuda tla-ouifh a delighuul grassy lavvii. made sliady by m.uiy iras, trontinsí upon wliich aro a dozoii or more plniu but rooiny tYiiinödwellm-s occupKhl by viu-ious offieers cmartered 011 liie ishuid. Tac General s lieadquaiters are iu a builtliiijf noar tüe loweií end of this ayeuue. Oen. tiai cook's huusc is a lafge. pleasant iroina buildintf. situated about midway uetweeu LÏic Geiierul's lien .quarters aiu thu boatrlauuiiijr. It has a piazza extendiug aloiu ' tliu Iroiu, a wi.iu üaii, to tbu i-iglit ot wliich are duiiblu parlorsand to tlio left tlic diian-fooin, witli Gen. Hancoers private m"si-oom 1.1 its sar. The House is hanUautuely funnsiied ; in the parlor is wi excellent pauitiii.4 Ot MfS. Haucoofc As a placo of resideuca the ïslaiui lias its advaiiuiges and üisatlvaiitages; it U iome six degree lliau m JNew York in the siiuimor tune, uut is uie lieadquiinei-s of ui anny of mosquitoes wlucii at tiuiüs suocosslully wago war even agaiust -Hiq gunurai ariuy. . _