The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-04-08
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

The Navy Department consists Of tho Navy Department proper be-
Docks Construction Equipment
and Repair Bureau of Provisions aud Clothing Bureau Ordnance and
photography, and the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery
The following statement of the duties of each of these offices and
of the force employed therein
Ss,rday oon Toucey Secretary Navy Charles
Welsh chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary the
Navy has charge OF everything connected with tho naval establish
men relating thereto him.
under the general direction Of the President the United States Who
by the constitution chief of tho army and navy
All instructions commanders OF squadrons and commanders
vessels all orders of officers commissions OF officers both In the
onces orders for discharge soamon enanate
from the scrctry Office All the duties the different bureaus
considered emanang from him The general Of
the marine corps FORMS also part Of The duties Of secretary and
all the orders tho commandan hg should be approved by
him. ....
Rggaau Of Mary and Joseph smith, chief
All docks wharvos buildings machinery
navyar and everything Immediately connected with them are
under the supenendence Of this bureau also charged with the
management of the Naval Asylum
Bureau Of oOaSeton Equipment and Repair John Lenthal, esq.,
the chief tho Samuel rchood attached
This bureau VINO Is assisted BY three assistant This bureau
materials and the providing all vessels with their equipments
construction engines the navy, and
the approval the Secretary decides plans for thor constru
ton. ...aI....
Bureau Of and CIQH Bridge, purser United States
navy chief bureau four clerks All provisions for the
navy clothing together with the making of contracts for fur
nshng the same, under the charge of this bureau
Bureau gr Ordnance and Hdrogaph Capt Duncan Insraham
chief Of u 3 G Ss @ psrs Ca p na
cannon guns powder Shells &C. and tho
everything connected Herewith pro-
maps charts chronomcters baromoter
gether furnished shpsowar The United
and the Academy Annapolis under the
pcrintendence OF tho chief of this bureau
Of Medicine and SurgryDr william Whean Uni
navy chief OF passed assistant United
States navy Everything relating medicines
stores OF sick and wounded and
hospitals within the superintendent Of this bureau
4 wan prrAnrsESr
Hon. Floyd, Secretary OF War w R. Drnksrd, chief clerk,
subordinate Clerks aud four watchmen The
GLOWING bureaus are attached TO this department.
Commanding Generals ogoeThis Office the head OF which
lieutenant General scott Is at New York.
Adwaat G,auIs Ofocol. Cooper Aduant General
AsstansBrevet Major Townsend, Capt Williams
Garesche Judge Advocate Beye Major John
Lee; messenger In this Office
which the of the the rolls
s where all military commissions are made out
Ouaaaer oe-Bevct Major General T. g, Jesup,
aurermaster general AsssantsCone G. Thomas Captain 8
Miller Belger clerks aud
Major T. Leslie, district paymascr; eight clerks and
Compulsory Generals 0gccGsn Gibson commissary
era assistant Captain L. Simpson; six clerks and
ger
Surgeon Generals ofGen Thomas lawson, surgeon general
assistants Dr r. c. Wood X Wood; three clerks.
Engineer ooGenera Joseph Toen, chief engineer; assistant
Captain II. G.. Wright five clerks and one messenger
sistan Captain C. woodruff clerks and
Ordnance Baaa-COl H Craig, colonel Of ordnance assistant
| Capt VIM haynadier eight clerks and one messenger