The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-10
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

Navy Department consists tho Navy Department be-
the Office of the Secretary and Of ave bureaus attached thereto
Of Construction
and Repair Bureau Of Provisions Clothing Bureau OF Ordnance and
photography and the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery
following the duties Of each Of these Offices and
Of the force employed therein:
sayys Toucey Secretary of the Navy Charles
W Welsh esq., chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary the
Navy charge everything the establish
execution all laws relating hcreto nrusted TO him.
by tho constitution is commander In chief Of the and navy
vessels all of officers commissions of officers both in the
and marine appointments OF commissioned and warrant
secoays Office All the duties of the different bureaus
performed under the authority Of the Secretary and their orders are
considered emanan from him The general snpernendence Of
the marine forms also part of the duties the Secretary and
the commandant that should be approved by
Of Nary Commodore Joseph Smith, chief
Of e bureau four clerks one civil ensns and one
this bureau also charged with the
management of the Naval Asylum.
Btgrau Of Construction Equipment R1air.ohn Lenhal
chief of the bureau eight clerks and one The Office Of
chief the navy Daniel b. Martin attached TO
this bureau who assisted by three assistant engineers This bureau
of materials and the providing equipments
az sails anchors water tanks 40 The chief supern'ens
the approval Of the Secretary decides plans for their consuc
ton
Braa q Por. % ard cng- p bridge parsor o. United s States
navy and clothing together with the making of contracts for fur
nshing the same under the charge Of this bureau
Bureau f Ordnance Hyogdrhy-Capt Duncan ngraham
chief Of bureau clerks daghtsman This bureau has
ordnance the manufacture
chase guns powder shot, shells &c and tho equipment
with everything connected herewith 1t also
ydes maps charts, cronomeers baromoers SC
gthor with furnished sp ofwar Tho United
States Naval Observatory and rographGa oce al Washngo
Academy Annapolis also under the general
perintendenco of tho chief OF this bureau.
uru f Medicine and swguyDr William whcan, surgeon Uni
ted chief o bureau passed assistant surgeon United
navy clerks Everything relating medicines and
stores wounded and management o
hospitals comes within superintendent Of this bureau.
WAR DEPARTMENT
Floyd, Secretary of War r. Drinkard chief clerk
subordinate clerks and four wachmen The
following bureaus attached TO this department:
Commanding oce-This Office the head Of which Is
lieutenant General Scott, Is at New York. .l....
Adjuat Generals oGCol Samuel Cooper, Autant General
AssistansBreve Major n Townsend, Bsvc Capt Williams
and Breve Capt Gaeschc Judge Advocate Beve Major John
" Lee nine clerks and messenger In L Office kept all
the records which refer to the personnel OF the the rolls
1t Is here where all military commissions made out
Quayteaa Generals 0oeBrevet Major General r. s Jesup
auartormaster general Thomas Captain NJ y
Miller Major Beger eleven clerks and
Paymaser Generals 0G-Col F. Iarned paynaster general
Major LESLIE district paymaster eight clerks and messen
ser