The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-21

NAVY pEPARTNEsT
The Navy Department consists q the Navy Department
attached thereto, Butea Of Agry-yarls aud Docks
BuEean q Construction, Eqapnen and prlir, Bureau
81 Provisions and Clothing. Barpau Of Ordnance and hg
biography, and tie Iuesu o. Medicine and Surgery.
The following statement q t da'ies Of each Of these
Offices and Of the force employed dleEei1:
Sscraqry's GTioe--Hoa james C pabl.n Secretary Of
tie Navy Chsez VI. Welsh esq, clpf clerk; snd eleven
clerks The Secretary of tge Navy hag charge of every
thing connected with the naval cstabishment aud the
crton alt laws relating thereto Atrusted hi, under
the general direction of the President o tie United States
Who ty the constellation il COMMANDMENTS a the army
navy. Anstracon commanders Of sluadfons and
commanders of vessels all orders Of officers, commissions Of
both in the nsyy and marine cor appointments o
catnusns,ed aad CHEERS orders F the enlistment
and discharge 81 eanate from the Secretary Office
an tie duties Of tie different bureaus are performed under
tie authav Of Tie Sacreay and telr orers are coasd
81 tie Iaafine oos FORMS asc pert Of the duties IL the
Secretary and all the orders of the commandment Of that
corps should be approved by him.
Eersau 9f iyosy Tarss und Doets.C Commodore Joseph
Smith, chief Of the brrean, ioar clerks civil engineer
and drGnghtsnan. All the nayy-yaFds, docks and
wharves buildings and machinery navyy yards aai every
thing Immediately connected with beg, are under the
pertrtendeoee of this bureau II Is also charged with the
napagesneat Of the Naval Asylum.
Bareau Of CoR~raosoa, E5sippeui, oad Rern;r.-Tobu
Leptha esq., chief q the burean. eight clerks, and one
rau- -hssnan. The Office of tie engineer the navy
Danie - Martin esq attached e this bureau who az
by three assistant engineers ibis bureau has charge
materials aGd tie providing q al vessels with their eqp
nents sails, anchors watsr tanks, de- Tue eugneeriu
gnes or the navy and wth the approval o tie Secretary
decide upon plans for tdeir construction.
Bareaa u Prorisions and C(ohing.H. Bridge, purser
United States navv chief of bureau and four cerks All
provisions for The use % the navy and clothing together with
the making q contracts for furnishing Tie eoe under
the charge oi this onrea1.
Barsaa af Ordnance aad roqrapIy-Commodore Chas
Norris chief of bureau four clerks aud draughtsnan
This bureau has charge all ordnance and ordnance stores the
nauuiacurs pHrcasa cannon gas powder sot shels
&c. and the equipment of yessisow war siih every thing
connected Herewith. Il srO provides them vita maps
charts chronometrs, baroue.f &C., together With such
Naval Observatory and Hydrographiesl Oice AZ Wasag
tom and the Sava Academy Annapo also under the
general suPcrintendencc o. tha chief Of this barenu
Bursqu n lfsaietae apa Sargerg.-Dr. William Wbelan,
sstah surgeon United states navy and two clerks Evey
tEiug relating medicines and medical stores, treatment oi
sick ana wounded asd management o hospitals with
in the suPergtendenee q this bureau.
rosT orgICE DEPARTMENT.
Hon. james Campbell Postmaster General The direction
and cement OF the p1t 0ee Department are assigned
by the constitution and Laws he Postmaster General ihat
rr m is e action X il Distributed aong several Ed-
reaus, follows The Appointnent ofce n charge q The
chasre If tie Second Assistant Pc maser General; the
Finance Office il charge 81 the Third Assistant ostnaste
Gepera and the Inspection OEce IN charge q The ehisi
clett.
appeineaf 0g7ee-Horao EiaF, esq,, First Assistant
Postmaster General ana nnntecn clerks To hi. oce are
assigned an questions which relate to The stabhment ara
appointment and removal q Fostmftes and route and looa
arus a. also the giving IL instructions y postuast
Po5taEssef. furnished vit narag aod ra2g STAMPS
and letter balances Us this bueau, which charged also WITH
pravdin banxs and stationery TIE oi the cepart
ent with tba sapeTiuendence of the several agencies
cstablsed Cor supplying Ppassers with hlank - THIS
bureau Sewse assigned the Supervision 81 the aean ma
teassap iues and o the foega and International postal
arrangements.
caairaot OFos-w william II. Dundas ESQ., Second Assist
ant Postmaster Gencral, and geayK cerks ~ this o-
ice assigned the business q arranging the ua
81 ne United States aad placing The saiae nader contract
embracing al correspondence ard proceedings respecting tbe
etncv of trips mo5e cf c0nveyance, aud times q De
partnres aud arrivals al the rJaes the course o. te
nail between tie different sections o the country The points
r a 4rfhuiian snd the regulations or the government
81 10 Domestic mad serioe of the United States ~ pre-
psr he aavertsenents ter al proposals. receives the BIDS
nd taxes charge 81 tie annual ana occasional mail ie,t,ng'
ara tFs adjustment and execution az Tie coutTEr AT ap-
fsr r thp establs1ont alteration q ntah arrange
ens ard ho appontact o mail Messengers snoud oe cent
b t Office AN c.ins should hc sn6mitcdtoit TT ranap1s,
ai9a sefvioe not under contract the recoguon q sad
service -st bs o6iaaed through he Contrast oce g
necessary authority or ths prspef credits e the AUDITOR W
acg Fr6u tis oca s pgstnasterg = he ends - res ~
caige ibt statements of mail arrAnveebts presco3 r me
respective routes irep0sts weekly 70 tho Auditor al COP
tracts tvecutnd and al orders Affecting accounts ier maj
transportation prepares the stadtoal ersih1 q tae ma