The Washington union., 1858-03-25
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

The Navy Department of the Navy proper
Ing The Office Of the Secretary and Of five bureaus attached thereto
and Repair Bureau Provisions and Clothing
lldrography and the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery
The following statement Of the duties % each Of these
OF tho force employed therein:
srays oGcerTcn Touccy Secretary Navy Charles
W. Welsh esq chief clerk The Secretary
Navy has charge Of everything connected with the naval establish
under the direction Of the Pescnto States who
by the constitution is commander cef of tho and
All instructions TO commanders of squadrons md
vessels all orders of onice commissions Of occps both
and marine appointments of commissioned and
officers orders Tor the enlistment and dcagn o samen emanatc
from the seeearys Office All the duties
considered him The general supentendence
the marine corps FORMS Also part Of tho duties Of the Secretary and
him y
Of Nary Joseph smith, chief
All the yards, docks wharves buildings machinery
navyyards and everything immediately connected with them
under tho superintendent OF this bureau 1t also charged with tho
management the Naval Asylum
Bureau@ Construction, Equipment and RauJohn Lcn,bnll esq
the engineer in chief OF the Daniel Martin attached
has charge the building and repairs Of all purchase
Materials and the providing all vessels with their equipments
the construction all engines navy and
the approval of the Secretary decides plans their
Bneaa Iyorons and c'aeH Bridge, United States
navy che Of bnreu and four cor All provisions for the
nshu,g the under the charge of this bureau
Brean g' Ordnance and Hyigaphy Capt Duncan nsraham
Chief oil bnenn four clerks aud draughtma This bucan has
charge all ordnance stores, pur
guns powder shells &C. equipment
OF with everything connected herewith pro-
vdes them with charts clonomcers, baromcters,
gcher with such books furnished shpsofwp
states Naval Observatory and Hydogppb ooo" at Washington
Naval Academy Annapolis general
peIntendenoe OF tho chief of this bureau.
Medicine and SuggyDr William wheInn,
navy chief bureau
navy clerks Everything relating
stores wounded and management
hospitals within the superintendent Of this bmenu
WAR DEPARTMENT
d Floyd, Secretary War Drinkard clerk
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GLOWING bureaus attached to this department;
Commanding Generals OGce-This ofce
Lieutenant Gcnera Scott Is at New York
odant Generals OGCol Samuel Cooper, Aduant General
AssitanBcve Major T. D. Townsend, 1eve Capt Williams,
Lee clerks messenger in this Office kept nil
the which the personnel Of the the rolls &c
II Is here where all military commissions made out
Qaortr,ndaer OGccrevct Major General Jesur,
Qrtermastcr general AsstanIoonci Thomas Captain NJ
Bcgcr clerks aud
Poymas Generals OGoeCo B r. Larned paymastcr general;
Major leslie district paymsster eight clerks and ono mcssen
Comrisarry Generals OGen George Gibson, commssnry
era assistant Captain d. simpson clerks aud
ger.
Supeon O1Gen. Thomas general;
assistants DR. r. c. Wood and DR. O. X Wood three clerks
Engnr ohGencrn Joseph lotion, engineer assistant
Captain II. g, Wright i've clerks and messenger.
7goyraphoa J. j. Albert corps
Captain Woodruff four clerks and messenger
Ordnance BureauCol Craig colonel OF odnancc assistant
Capt Maynadicr eight clerks and one messenger