The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-10
NAVY pEpARrmESr.

The Navy Department consists the Navy Department
proper being the Office Of the Secretary and Of five bureaus
attached thereto viz Bureau Of Nayyyards and Docks,
Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repair Bureau
If Provisions Clothing Bareau Of Ordnance and Hy
drography and the Burean Of Medicine and Surgery.
The following statement q the duties Of each Of these
Offices and Of the force empoyed therein:
Seerearys O5Eee-Hon James G. Debbin, Secretary OF
the Navy Charles W. Welsh, ESQ., chief clerk; and eleven
clerks The Secretary Of the Navy has charge Of every
cuon OF all relating thereto is ntFusted 10 him, under
the general direction Of the President Of the United States
who, BY the coEstitatou n the army
and navy Al instructions to commanders o. suadrons and
commanders o vessels all orders Of officers, commissions Of
officers both in the navy and marine corps sppentmeut Of
commissioned and warrant officers orders fer the enlistment
and discharge Of seae emanate from the Secretary office
the authority q the Secreta and their orders are consid
erred emaRatiug from him. The general supernendenee
Secretary and ali the orders Of the comandap OF that
corps should be approved BY him
Brreag Or Nary Yards ard Doets.-Commo5ore Joseph
sftb chief II tie bureau four clerks one civil engineer
ana one drnurhtsman. All the nGyv-yards docks and
thr rsdisfa eanneetd vit. ffer are under the su
perncndence Of this bureau IL is also charged with the
management Of the Naval Asylum.
BareaH Of Conr,rrieioa, Equipment, Gad RspairJohn
draughtsrnan The Office Of the the
Daniel Martin esd attached to this bureau, who
sisted BY three assistant engineers This aurean has charge
of the building and repairs Of all purchase o.
materials and the providing Of all vessels with their eqai-
euts, sails, anchors water TANKS &c The engneerin-
Chief saPerintends the construction Of All marine steam en-
gnes for navy and with the approval Of the Secretary
decides upon plans for their construction.
Bureau Of ProuseSoss aad ctotlsng.4 Bridge, purser
United States navy chief Of bureau, and four eerks- All
provisions for the Of the navy and ccthn together With
the making Of for furnishing the come under
the charge Of this bureau.
Bureuu If O,saasce and HgfrogrnpAv Chas.
Norris chief Of hurean four eerks ard
This charge ali ordnsace and ordnance stoe the
rouaure 81 purchase cannon guns powder SHOT shells,
de- and the equipment af vessels-awar, with egerythng
connected ihsreath Il also provides them With 'naps
chars ehruDoeers, baremeters, Ae Together with suoh
books furnished Hhps-of-war- The United States
Naval observatory and Hydrographicai 0er at Washing
ton and the Naval Academy Annapolis also under TIE
general superinfeDdence Of the chief Of tins bureau
EureaH n kediciR, ard Surgsy.-Dr. William Wbeisn,
sstant surgeon United States navy and two cer Every
thing refng medicines and medical stores treatment o
sick and Wounded and management o. hospitals, comes WIN
In the suPerntsndence Of this bureau
Posr oFF1cr nrFARTnrrr.
Hon James Campbell Postmaster General The direction
BY the constitution ard laws 10 the Postmaster Gen Lhai
business be the conveniently arranged ana p
pared for his final acou it IL distributed among several hn-
reaus as follow: The appointment ocs charge of the
First Assistant Postmaster Generals the Contract oes IN
charge q the sscand Assistant Pcstmsster Genera me
Finance O'ce IN charge d TIE fhd Assistant
General and the Inspection Oces IN charge q the ehe
clerk
1ppointrasrf OoeHoratio Fling, esq, First Assistant
Postmaster General ard nDeeen clerks Io thus oce are
assigned questions hch relate 70 the etabshment and
dcontnuauce post Offices, changes Of sites and names
appointment ana removal Of Postasters and route ard local
agents, also the ziring e INSTRUCTIONS TO pastnsstes
are furnished with marking and rating samPs
ard letter balances by hs bureau which charged Also with
providing blanks and stationery ior ~ uss q t5e
established for Supplying Postmasters wh bsnss 70 th1
bureau likewise assigned the supervision o. the ocesn ms
steamship nes and Of the forsgn and miernsonai Poa
arrangements.
cou-rns 0s,,-waIsm H. Dundaz. esq, Ssoond Assist
ant Postrrsgter General and trsnty-sx cerks To tins 81
aos sssEnea TIE 6aHins@ o. arranging 9e nan sefVioe