The Washington union., 1858-02-16
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

Navy Department consists Of the Navy Department proper
the office of the Secretary and Of ayc bureaus attached thereto
Of
and Repair Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing Bureau Ordnance
Hydrography and the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery.
he following statement Of the duties Of each these offices
Of the force employed therein:
Secretary osIon rouccy Secretary of Navy Charles
Navy has charge of everything connected with the naval establish
all laws relating thereto
under general direction the President of the United states
by the constitution IL commander chief of the
All instructions sqladrons commanders Of
vessels all officers both in the
and marine appointments Of commissioned and
officers orders for the enlistment and discharge Of
from the scceary Office All the duties of the different bureaus
performed under the authority tho Secretary and their orders
considered enanang from him The general snernendcncc of
the marine FORMS also part Of the duties of the Secretary
all the orders of the commandant Of that should be approved
Bureau Nary yards and Docks Commoiore Joseph Smith chief
Of the bureau four clerks civil engineer and raughman
All the yards docks and whrve buildings and machinery
payyyars and everything Immediately connected with them
under the supcrntendence Of this also charged
management Of the Naval Asylum.
u,sap Of coarvtio Equipment and Ri.i,John Icnhal esq
chief of the bureau eight clerks and one draushman The Office
the engineer chief OF the navy Daniel Martin esq., attached
this bureau who assisted by three engineers bureau
Of mas suS , b ynr o u" vessels s @ hS war
sails anchors water tanks &c The chief superntends
the construction OF all steam engines for the navy
the approval Of the Secretary decides upon plans for their
Bsaa Provisions and clain IL Bridge pursor United States
the and clothing together with the making Of contracts for
nshng the same, under the charge of this bureau
ef Ordinance aud Hydropaphy Ingraham
chief of bureau four clerks and draughn This bureau has
charge all ordnance
chase of powder shot shells &C. and the
of vessels with everything connected herewith also
them maps charts chronometers baromeicrs Sc
geor with such books furnished ships ofwar The United
Naval Observatory Hydrogahoa Onco Washington
the Naval Academy Annapolis also under the
peutendencc of the chief of this bureau.
Bureau Of Say0gyn William whclan surgeon Uni
chief bureau passed assistant
Everything
medical stores treatment Of sick and wounded and
hospitals within the superintendoncc Of this bureau
Hon J. Floyd Secretary War; r Drnkard chief clerk
subordinate clerks
ollowiug bureaus attached to this department:
Commanding Generals 0ToT This Office which
Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York
A3ap Generals 0GcsCo Samuel Cooper Adjutan General
Asss,ausDrevet Major D. Townsend Williams
and Brcyet Capt p Gareshe Judge Major
f. lee, nine clerks and this all
the records which
II here where all military commissions made
QHarmaaer Genois Office Brevet Major Jesup
quarermaste general Assistants Thomas Captain
Miller and revet Major Bger clevea clerks
PdnndSr Generals OTceCo f. Iarncd, paymlse general
Major eshe, district paymaser eight clerks and one
ger
Cotmiscry OGCcn George Gibson, commissary gen
era assistant Captain L. simpson, clerks and one nessen
ger,
Surgeon Gneals 0GoeGen. Thomas lawson, general
assistants l X. G. Wood Dr. G. Wood three clerks
Engineer oGcnera Joseph Tou chief engineer; assistant
Captniu H. G. Wright dve clerks and messenger.
Typographical Albert colonel Of the corps;
sant, Captain c. Woodruff four clerks and
Ordnance II R. Craig colonel OF ordnance; assistant
Capt VIM. Maynaiier; eight clerks and one messenger