The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-29
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

The Navy Department consists of the Navy Department
thereto, viz Bureau Of Navyyards and Docks,
Bureau Of Construction, Equipment and Repair Bureau
OF Provisions and Clothing bureau OF ordnance and n.y.
biography, and the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
The following is statement of the duties of each of these
offices and of the force employed therein:
Secretary's OHce.Hon. James G. Dobbin Secretary of
the Navy Charles W. Welsh chief clerk and eleven
clerks The Secretary of the Navy has charge Of
cution all relating ntrused him. under
the general direction Of the President Of the United Staes
who by the constitution Is Of the
and navy All instructions commanders Of squadrons and
commanders of vessels all orders of officers commissions of
oommoned and warrant officers orders for he enlistment
discharge seamen from the ecretarys Office
All the duties of the different bureaus performed under
the authority the Secretary their orders consd
cred emasating from him. The general superntendence
OF the marine FORMS Also part of the duties of the
Secretary and all the orders OF the commandant of that
corps should be approved by him.
Bureau % Nary Yards and Dooks.-Commodore Joseph
Smith chief of the bureau four clerks civil engineer
and one draughtsman. All the navy yards docks and
wharyes buildings and machinery in navyyards and
thing Immediately connected with them under the
mana agement of the Naval Asylum.
Bureau Of Construction, Equipment and Repoir.--John
The Office of the the
Daniel b. Martini esq attached to this bureau who is
of the building repairs all purchase
materials and the providing of all vessels with their equip
chie uperntend the construction Of all marine steam
gnes for the navy and with the approval of the Secretary,
decides upon plans Tor their construction.
B~eau Of Prorisions and ctotai"g-H Bridge, purser
United States navy chief of bureau and four clerks All
provisions for the of the navy and clothing together with
the making OF contracts for furnishing the same, under
the charge Of this bureau
Bureau Of Ordaonce aud Chas.
Morris chief Of bureau four clerks, and one draughsman
This charge all ordnance and ordnance stores the
manufacture purchase ocannon guns powder shot shells
he and the equipment Of vessesoswar, with everything
Herewith II also provides them with maps,
charts chronomeers barometers, &C. together with such
books as furnished ships-ofwar The on,tsa states
and the Naval Academy at ANNAPOLIS are also under the
general superntendence of the chief Of this bureau.
Bpyena Of Medicine and Surqery-Dr William Whelan,
surgeon United States navy chief of bureau passed
sant surgeon United States navy and two clerks Every
thing relating medicines and medical stores treatment Of
sick wounded and OF hospitals, comes With
in the superinteGdence OF this bureau
rosr OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Hon. James Campbell Postmaster General. The direction
BY the constitution and laws the Postmaster General That
its business may be the Conveniently arranged ana pre-
pared for his Ra action is distributed among several bn
reaus oows The Appointment Office, in charge OF the
First Assistant Postmaster General the Contract once
charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster Genera the
Finance Office in charge Tbsd Assistant Postmaster
Generals and the Inspection oce In eharge oil the cnei
clerk.
~Appoiacnt Oce--Horao King, esq, First Assistant
Postmaster General and clerks To this oce are
assigned all questions which the establishment and
discoutnuance post Offices changes OF ses and names
appointment and removal Of and route sna
are furnished With marking and rating stamps
and letter balances by this bureau whch charged aso WITH
providing blanks and stationery for the OF the depart
ent and with the Of the several agencies
established for supplying posmasers with blanks To TN,
bureau likewise assigned the supervision of The ocean mad
steamship ne and OF the foreign and INTERNATIONAL posta
arrangements.
Coatracf William II. Dundas, esq, Second Assist
ant Postmaster General and twenty ciefks 10 TINS o
dee assigned The business Of arranging Toe ma SeFTcs