The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-24

The Navy Department consists Of the Navy Department
proper being the Office Of the Secretary and Of ve bureaus
Bureau Construction, Equipment and Repair Bureau
Of Provisions and Clothing, Bureau of Ordnance and H
biography, and the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery
The following il of the duties Of each Of these
offices and Of the force employed therein:
Secresary's 0RoeEson James C. Dobbn, Secretary OF
the Navy Charles w. Welsh esq chief clerk and eleven
clerks The Secretary Of the Navy has charge OF every
thing connected with the navai establishment, and the
cuon Of all laws relating thereto is intrusted to him. under
general direction o the President United States
Who BY the ounstitaton commander d the army
and navy All Instructions commanders of squadrcns and
commanders Of vessels all orders Of officers, commissions Of
officers both the navy and marina cnps appointments Of
commissioned ard officers orders for the enlistment
discharge Of seaen, from the Secretary oce
dEes Of the different bureaus performed under
the authority Of the Secretary and their orders cansd
cred eaEatng from him. The general superintendencs
Secretary and all the orders OF the uommandant Of that
corps should be approved by him.
Burcau or Nary Yards and Doeks.-Commodors Joseph
Smith, chief OF the bareauy four clerks one civil engineer
wharves, buildings and machinery in yards and every
thing Immediately connected with them, under the
perntendenoe Of this bureau Ii is also charged with the
mana cement Of the Naral Asylum.
Bureau or Conmrarf5er Equipment and Repair.-John
Lentha esq, chief Of the bureEu, eight clerks, and
draughsman- The office of the the navy,
Daniel Martin esq, attached To this bureau who
sisted by three assistant engineers THIS bureau has charge
Of building and repairs Of all vessels purchase Of
materials and the providing Of all vessels with Their equip
ments sails, anchors tanks, &c. The engineen
chief superntend the construction Of all marine
decides upon plans for their construction.
BareuH Of Proriiops and Cioiipg.H. Bridge, purser
United States 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
tie charge ofthis bareaa.
Bareaa Of 0rnance and Hgdrograp1g Commodore Chas
Mnrs chief Of bureau clerks aud 6raughtsman
This charge o all ordnance and ordnance stores the
manufacture purchase cannon uns powder, shot, shells
connected therewh. 1t also provides them with maps
charts, ernnometers, barometer 6e together with snc
Naval Observatory and Hydrogrsphicn Office Washing
and the Naval Academy at Annapolis also under the
general suPerntendsnee Of the chief Of this bureau
Brrcau Of Hod5ciae and Sprg~g-Dr. William Wbean
surgeon United States navy chief Of bureau passed
aut surgeon United States navy, and clerks Every
thing relating medicines and medical stores treatment Of
SICK and wounded and management Of hospitals comes with
in the suPoriutendsnce Of this bureau
rorT OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Hon James Campbell, Postmaster General The direction
and management Of the Post Office Department assigned
by the conttuton and laws the Postmaster General That
pared r his na action il is distributed among bu
resus folows The Appointment Once in charge Of the
First Assistant Postmaster Genera tie Contract Office, in
charge Of the Second Assistant Pc smAser Geuera the
Fnanre Office charge Of the Thsd Assistant Postmaster
Generals and the Inspection Office, in charge OF the chief
clerk.
Ap,ointBacut 07os-Horao Eing, esq, First Assistant
Postmaster General and nineteen clerks To this ONCE are
assigned al questions Nhleh feiAe y lhs s ~ - ] 49,
dscoatuuanoe d post Offices changes q sites ana names
appointment ard removal Of postnaster and route and local
also the giving Of lnstructos 20 postahtefs
Pasasters furnished with marking and rating stamps
balances BY this bureau which Is charged also with
providing blanks and stationery FOR the Of the depart
enr and with the superintendent of the several agencies
established for supplying postmasters with blanks TO this
bureau likewise assigned the supervision OF the ocean mail
steamship lines and 81 the foreign and international postal
arrangements
Cs,frart 0Sce-william IT, Dundas, ESQ.,, Second Assist
art Postmaster General and twentyBix clerks 70 thus Of
cc i assigned the business OF arranging the mail servc
OF United States and placing the same under CONTRACT
embracing MI correspondence and proceedings respecting be
eoaencv Of trips mode Of conveyance and times Of de-
parrures arrivals all the routes the course Of the
NAL between the different sections o the country, the points
n mail drbuiion and the regulations for the government
N te domestic mail service Of the United States IL pre-
nares the advertisements r mail proposa rrceves the bids
and charge of the annual and occasional u lettings
and the adasfen and execution u the contracts All
caons Tor the establishment alteration Of mail arrange
es ard TIE appointment ~ mail Messengers should be sent
70 this ace All claims should be submitted p Y tor trsspo
atan service under contract the recognition ~ sad
service rt t. be obtzned thronEh the Contract oce ne
necessary authority fpr the proper credits ~ the uditors VI
ce Office al pestnasters al The ends q routes re-
vs the statement Of mail arrEnEemen prescribed for the
respective routes il reports weekly 70 The Auaor al con-
tracts sxscu ted and I'll orders affecting accounts tor mah
sBspsrta,ion PgspsFes the ststses exhibits q TIE Eaa