The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-18
NAVY p~EpARnIEyr.

The Navy Department consists q the Navy DEPARTMENT proper, 30.
Bureau Of Navy yards and Docks, Bureau OF Construction, Equipment,
and Repair, Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, Duroau ofordnancc and
H~ydrography, and the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery.
The following IS a statement of the duties Of each Of these Offices and
efthc force employed thorein;
Sx1aaryS ogoe--Hon. Isaac Touccy, Secretary of the Navy; Charles
W, Welsh, esq, chief clerk, and eleven clerks. The Secretary OF the
Navy has charge OF everything connected with tho naval establish
ment, and the execution Of all laws relating thereto is intrusloi 20 him,
under the general direction Of the President Of the United States, who,
by tho constitution, Is commander in chief Of tho army and navy,
All instructions to commanders of squadrons and commanders Of
vessels, all orders Of officers, commissions of officers both in the
navy and marine corps, appointments OF commissioned and warrant
officers, orders for tho enlistment and discharge of scancn, cmanatc
from The Sccrctarys Office, Al the duties Of the different bureaus are
considered as enanating from him. The general superintendent Of
he marine corps forms, also, a part OF inc duties Of We secretary, ana
him.
Breqp g Nary Yards and Doats-oonmaioro JOSEPH, smith chief
Al tho navy yards, docks and wharves, buildings and machinery in
nayy.yards, and everything immganiely connected win them; are IRE
management Of The Naval Asylum.
Buysan@ c@ayHdta, Equipment and Rspatr John Lcnthal, esq,
cline OF tho bureau, eight clerks, and one draugltsman, Tho Office &C
the cnemccrin chief Of the navy Samuel ArchboId, CSC is attached to
Tins bureau, who Is assisted by thrcoaSsstaut engineers. This bureau
has charge ortho building and repairs Of all vessels of wal, purchase
Of materials, aud the providing Of all vessels with their equipments,
rs sails, anchors, water tank, SO. The engineer in chief supeFiniends
the construction Of all marine steam engines for the navy, and, with
te approyalof TIC Secretary, decides upon plans for their construc-
Buroru Of Provisions and cI~9hing-H Bridge, rurscr United States
navy, chcfo bureau, and four clerks, All provisions for tho use OF
the navy, and cohtne, together with the making OF contracts Cor fur.
nshng the same, como under the charge oftms bureau
Byeaa u Ordnance and photography cart Duncan Ingraham,
chief OF bureau, four clerks, and ono draughtsman. This bureau has
charge Of all ordnance and ordnance stores, the manufacture or pur
chase Of cannon, guns, powder, shot, shells, &c, and the equipment
Of vessels OF war, with everything connected herewith. Il also pro.
ydcs them with maps, charts, ohronomctcrs, baromotcrs, Nc, To-
gchcr with such books as arc furnished ships-ofwar. "Thc United
states Naval Observatory and iydrographicai odco'' Ct Washington,
and the Naval Academy at Annapolis, are also under tho general su.
porntendeucc Of the chief OF this bureau.
Bao1u If Medicine and Surgog--rr. William Wbclan, surgeon mi
tod states navy, chief OF bureau; one passed assistant surgeon United
States navy, and two clerks. Everything relating 10 medicines and
medical stores, treatment Of sick and wounded, and management of
hospitals, comes within the suPcrintcndmoc,o OF tins bureau.
wan Department.
Hon. j. B. Floyd, Secretary of War wR Drukard, chief clerk,
seven subordinate clerks, two messengers, aud four wntchmcn, The
GLOWING bureaus are attached 20 this department!
Commanding Generals Qas-This Office, at the head Of which is
lieutenant General scott is At New York.
A5jatatB Ge1gais Oeoe- Col. Samuel Cooper, Adftant General
AsHEiants- Brcvet Major T. n. Townsend, Drcyet Capt q williams,
and Broyct Capt. j. 7. Garcscte. Judge Advocate, Brevct Major John
=. lee. nino clerks aud one messenger. In this Office arc kept all
Tho records which refer TO tho personnel Of the army, the rolls, &c.
uA here whero ali military commissions arc made out.
Qaaytermaaa Gatyap6 0Gce-Brcvc Major General r. s. JcSup,
ouarternaster grUeral Assistnnts- Colonel C. Thomas, Captain NJ. 3.
hnncr, and frcyut Major }, Belger; eleven clerks and ono messenger.
MAJOR T. J. iosHe, district paymaseri eight clerks AID one mosson-
gr
Commissayy Generals oGoe-Geu. George Gibson, conmissary gen
oral; assistant, Captain NJ. y, H. simpson six clerks and one messen-
ger,
SuOeon Generals OGee-Gcn, Thomas Lawson, surgeon general,
assistants, N. 4. c. Wood aud Or. G. X Wood; three clerks.
Engineer 0f@-Gcncral Joseph c. Toucn, chief engineer; assistant,
Captain H. @. Wright; eve clerks aud one messenger,
Tra9rny3ioat Barsrl-Cd. J. J. Albert, colonel Of the corps, as
sstaut, Captain J. G. Woodruff four clerks aud ono messenger.
Ordnance Bareaf-Col. H. r. Craig, colonel OF ordnance; assistant
Capt VIM. Naynadiori eight clerks and one messenger.