The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-01
NAyY DEPARTMENT..

NAVY DEPARTMENT..
The Navy Department consists Of the Navy Department
being the office Of the Secretary and Of five bureaus
attached thereto viz Bureau Of Navy-yards and Docks
bureau of Construction Equipment, and Repair Bureau
of Provisions and Clothing, Bureau Of Ordnance and H
biography, and the Bureau OF Medicine and Surgery.
The following OF tho duties of each of these
Offices and of the force employed therein:
Seereorys 00ee.IIon. James c. Dobbin, Secretary Of
clerks The Secretary Of the Navy bas charge Of every
thing connected with The naval establishment, and the
cuton OF a laws relating thereto is ntrusted him.
the general direction OF the President of the United States
Who BY the constitution, commander inchcf of the army
navy All instructions to commanders squadrons and
commanders OF vessels all orders Of officers commissions of
officers both in the navy and marine corps appointments Of
commissioned and officers orders FOR the enlistment
and discharge o seanen engnate ron the seooiays oce
All tho dules Of the different bureaus performed under
the authority al the Secretary and their orders consd
cred emaaating from him. The general superinendence
q the marine corps forms also part of the duties Of the
corps should be approved By him.
Bureau of Macy Yards cad Docks Commodore Joseph
aod one draughsman. All tho navy-yards docks and
wharve buildings and machinery IN navy YARDS and every
thing immediaay connected wh hem ere under the m sn
management Of the Naval Asylum
Bareau Of Construction, Equipment, gaa Eepair.-John
Lenlal esq chief Of the bnreau eight clerks, and one
draughtsman Tic Office Of the ohiyici the navy
Daniel b. Martin, esq., is attached - this bureau, who is
the building and Of all vessels owar, purchase
materials aud the providing of all vessels with their equip
ments sails, anchors water tanks Nc The engneern
chie uperintends the construction Of all marine steam
gne navy and, with the approval Of the Secretary
decides upon plans for their construction.
Gareaa Of Prorqons and Ct6thng.-H. Bridge, purser
United States navy chief Of bureau and four clerks. All
provions for tue use Of te navy ra con together With
making Of contracts t furnishing the same, under
/ the charge Of tais bureau.
Bareaa Of Oroaq,ceand Hydrogopsy.Co Commodore Chas,
Morris chief Of bureau four clerks, aud draaghsman
This bureau has charge ordnance and ordnance the
manufactures purchase cannon guns powder shot shells
connected Herewith II also provides them with maps
charts chron0neers barometers &c. together with such
Naval Observatory and gdrorrnphica oice at Washng-
ton the Naval academy Annapolis, also under the
general superintendent Of the CHIEF Of this bureau
Bureau Of Beaicias and Strgery-Dr. William Whelan,
surgeon United States chief Of bureau passed
sant surgeon United States navy and two clerks Every
thing relating medicines and medical stores treame1t OF
and wounded and management uhospitals, with
in the superintendence Of this bureau
Posr orFoE oEPApraRST.
Hon. James Campbell Postmaster General. The direction
by the constitution and laws the Postmaster General That
its business may be the more oonveacny arranged and pre-
pared fur his na action II Is distributed among several bu-
reaus fIows The Appointment Office, in charge Of the
First Assistant Postmaster General tie Contract Office, in
charge the Second Assistant Pc stmaster Generals the
Finance Office in charge the Thi Assistant Postmaster
General and the Inspection oce in charge Of the chief
clerk.
App<ynent o51ec.Hqretio Rtng, osa First Assistant
Pogtmas q General ana Bneeen clerks. To this ooe
assigned al questions which relate TO the establishment and
dsconnsauoe Of post ooes changes of sites and names,
agea r. sso she giving of Instructions to posmasters.
PostmastsA furnished With marking and rating stamps
end gt1baances BY this bureau which saaged also with
providing blank" '"d for the use Of the depart
mont a with the superntendence OF The several sgense1
established for supplying postmasters Wh s M
bureau hv assigned the PcrssiSn o aG mean
steamshpaines and Of tho foreign and international Po'
\ arrangements.
.a,rac, 0aec-wllism H. Dundss, esq, Second Assist
ant Postmaster General, and twenty-six CLERKS, ~
ice Is assigned the business Of arranging Vo man