The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-09
navy prPARrn nNr.

The Navy Department consists Of the Navy Department
proper being the Office Of the Secretary and Of tive bureaus
Bureau Construction, Equipment and Repair Bureau
Of Provisions Clothing, Bureau Of Ordnance and Hy
drcgraphy and the Bureau Of Medicine and surgery.
The following il statement Of duties Of there
Offices and OF the force employed therein:
secretarys osos-Ton James c. Dobbin, Secretary Of
the Navy Charles w. Welsh esg chief clerks and eleven
clerks The Secretary Of the Navy has charge Of every
thing connected with the naFal establishment, and the
eution Of al laws relating thereto ntrnstea 70 him, under
the general direction President Of the United States
who by the constitution commanderinchef ~ the army
navy. All Instructions commanders Of squadrons and
commanders OF vessels E orders Of officers commissions Of
officers both in the navy and marine corps appointments OF
commissioned ard officers orders for the enlistment
and discharge OF searnen eauate from the Secretary Office
Al the duties Of the different bureaus performed under
the authority Secretary their orders oon,id
cred as ernasating him. The general superinendence
q The marine corps forms also part q the dates e The The
corps shoud be approved by hin.
Barsaa OF Nary Yards aud Dooks.-Commodsre Joseph
Smith, chief Of the bureau four clerks one civil engineer
wharves buildings and machinery in yards and every
erinteDdence this bureau II is also charged with the
management OF the Naval Asylum-
BBreau Of Construction, EgHspnez, ond Repair.-John
Lentha ESQ., chief Of the bureau eight clerks, and one
The office OF the the navy
Daniel b. Martin ESQ.,, attached this bureau, who
sisted by three assistant engineers This bureau has charge
o The badnc and repairs 81 veselsowar, purchase
materials and the providing OF all vessels with their equip
sails, anchors, water tanks, &c The en-neer-in-
chief uperintepd the construction all
ne or the navy and with the approx Secretary,
decides upon plans for their construction.
Rureau of Prosisson< and cosassgH. Bridge, purser
United States navy chef q bareau and four eeTss: Al
The akng Of contracts for furnishing the sae come under
the charge Of this bureau
Bureau Of Ordnance asd photography. Chss-
Norris chief of areau four eerks ard drsnshtsmau.
This has all ordnance and ordnance stores the
uanufacturs purchase Of cannon guns shot, shells
ke and the equipment Of vesselsotvsr with eyerythn
connected terewith 1t also provides them with inaps
charts chranoueers bzrometcrs Sc, together vita such
hooks
ton the Naval Aeadey st Annapolis are also under the
general sppsrntsadence Of The chief Of this bureau
Bareas of Hefioias md Sargsy.--Dr william whelsn,
snt surgeon United States navy, and two clerks fFer
thing relating medicines ard medical stores treatment Of
sick and wounded and management Of hospitals comes with
in the superintcndcnce Of this bureau
PosT DEPARTMENT..
Hon Jaaes Campbe Postmaster General. The direction
y the constitution and laws the Postmaster General That
il husnes nay be the conveniently arranged ana pre-
pared fo- his hRs action u = aponE h @
First Assistant Postmaster Geners the Contract ofee IN
charge of The Second Assistant Pesnstsr General The
Finance 0foe in charge Of the Ihd Aasistant POSTMASTER
General; and The Inspection oc IN charge OF the caie'
clerk.
Apposn.ncrt QSosfIorsso Eing, esq, First Assistant
Posaster General and nineteen clerks 10 ths once arc
assigned al quessicns which relate to the estsbsmeni aa
discontnnance post Offices changes e sites and names
appointment " postssters and route and local
agents a. also the giving q instrucsons - posmnsers
P.tastprs are furnished with marking and rating stamps
and letter baarre this bnresn, which charged also with
providing blanks and stationery for tas use q ne ospsI
established for ssppving posnAsters VITA Osnh 40 tni
buToau likewise assigned The suerTen 81 the @oesn ns
shp in and Of the forega and International postal
arrangements.
ortracf Oscs wllisa n. DunSss esq, Second Assist
ant Postnsster General and weniyx eierks To this Of
Gee assigned the basnes of arranging me man service