The Washington union., 1858-03-20
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

The Navy Department consists of the Navy Department proper
the Office Secretary attached
Bureau Of Navy aud Docks Construction, Equipment
and Repair Bureau Of Provisions and Cng Bureau Ordnance
llydroeraphy, and the Bureau OF Medicine and Surgery
The following is statement Of tue duties of each Of these Offices
| Of the i,rce employed therein
Ssyeays oeon Touccy Secretary Navy Charles
W Welsh esq chief clerk eleven clerks The Secretary
Navy has charge everything the
mcni and the execution of all laws relating thereto nusted
general direction states who
by the Constitution, commander nclcf of the army
An instructions commanders
vessels. all orders of officers, commissions
officers orders discharge scamcn emana,e
from the scretary Office All the duties Of the different
considered as emanng from him The general snpcrcndence Of
marine FORMS also of tho duties the Secretary
all the orders OF the commant that should be approved
him.
Of Nary Dooomrnodore Joseph smith, chief
All the nayyyars docks and wharve buildings aud machinery
nay ards and everything iImoday MN connected with them are
management of the Naval Asylum.
n.eaa Conservation. Equipment and Repair Iontha esq
chief the bureau eight clerks, draughnan
the engineer in chief OF the Daniel D. Martin attached
the building and repairs purchase
of materials and the providing OF all vessels with their equipments
sails anchors water tanks &c The chief sporntends
of all engines navy
tho approval Of the Secretary decides plans for their
Bueau @ Prorisions and cheH Bridge United
navy chief four clerks All provisions
nishng the same come under the charge of this bureau
Bseaa Ordnance and Hyycgarhy. Duncan Ingraham,
charge Of all ordnance and ordnance the manufcure
guns, powder shells equipment
with everything
yics them with charts, cronomees barcmctes
with such books furnished ships
Naval Observatory and rographcal Oce
Annapolis also under general
rcrintendcnce Of the chief Of this bureau
Medicine SurceDr. William whean,
navy chief Of assistant
navy clerks Everything relating Medicines
medical Of sick and woundc and
hospitals within the upcrnendcnce OF this bureau
WAR DEPARTMENT
Hon Floyd, Secretary War Dnkard, chief clerk,
subordinate clerks and four watchmen The
olowng attached this department
Commanding Generals OTccThis office tho of which
Lieutenant GeReral Scott, is ri Now York
Adjuar OHceCol Samuel Cooper Aijuant
Major Townsend Capt Williams,
aud Brcve Capt p aresche Judge Advocate Bcvct Major John
r. Lee clerks In this Office kept all
the records which the personnel Of the the rolls So
II Is here who're all military commissions are msdc out
Qpatcraaser OGcc- Jesup,
Thomas Captain
Miller and Brevc MAYOR clerks
foymaser Generals oGoeCo r. Larned, general,
Major leslie district poymaster eight clerks and
Conmssay Generals 0GGen George Gibson, commissay
crl assistant Captain d. L. simpson, clerks and
gar.
Surgeon Genoors oosCcn. lawson surgeon general;
assistants Dr. r. G. Wood and Ir G. X Wood three clerks
Engn 0fceGenea Joseph Totem chief engineer assistant
Captain H. O. Wright; hye clerks aud messenger.
Typographical BmeopCol Albert OF the corps.
sstnr Captain Woodruff four clerks
IT, r. Craig ordnance assistant
Wm. NayDadier eight clerks and