The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-12
4 ' DEPARTMENT,

FAl 1fANAhhs
The Navy Department consists Of the Navy Department proper, be.
Ing the Office Of the Secretary and Of i've bureaus attached thereto, viz:
and Repair, Bureau Of Provisions aud Clothing, Bureau of ordnance and
photography, and the BuTeaa Of Medicine and Surgery,
Of the force employed therein:
SrTaayys Ogse-lIon. Isaac Toucey, Secretary OF the Navy; Charles
W Welsh, esq, chief clerk, and eleven clerks. The Secretary of the
Navy has charge OF everything connected win the naval establish
mant, aud the execution Of al. laws relating thereto Is intrus,ed 10 him,
by the constitution, is communicative chief of the army and navy,
All Instructions 70 commanders Of sauadFons aud commanders Of
vessels, all orders Of officers, commissions Of officers both In the
navy and marine corps, appointments Of commissioned and warrant
on. ors, orders for the enlistment and discharge Of seamen, emanate
from the secretary's Office. All the duties of the different bureaus are
performed under the authority Of the Secretary, and their orders are
the marine corps forms, also, a part Of tho duties Of the Secretary, aud
all the orders Of Inc eonmandan, Of that corps should be approved by
Bureau of NaV Fanis and Docks-coamodoye JOSEPH Smith, chief
Of the bureau, four clerks, one civil engineer, aud one dranghtsman.
All the navy.yards, docks and wharyos, buildings and machinery in
navy yards, aud everything Immediately connected with them, are
aAdert tho supeFlntaadeaoe Of this bureau. bh aso charged with the
management Of the Naval Asylum,
Bureau Of C6naylpaion, Equipment, and Repair-John LonihaIL, esq,
chief Of the bureau, eight clerks, aud one draughtsnan- The Office Of
the engnecr-n-chief Of the navy, Samuel Archbold, esq, is attached to
this bureau. who is assisted BY three assistant engineers. This bureau
has charge Of the building and repairs Of all vessels,oL wal, purchase
a. saHs, anchors, waterta tanks, 40 The engineer In chief superntends
the construction Of all marine steam engines for The navy, and, with
The approval Of the Secretary, decides upon plans for their constrac-
ton.
Boeqa q P,o,iaOns and G1ahiy H Bridge, ppzer United states
navy, chief Of lureaui and four Clerks Az rfayisiaAa for tue use o.
the navy, and olOthiugi together with the making doon'racis TOR fur
n5hipg the same, come under tho charge ofthis bureau.
sh sg, g sp e o' asa9 sls "a I a Rsla &c atsas aGsEa DINA" H1s 5 laSaali i%s
charge OF all ordnance and ordnance stores, tie Manufacture or pur-
chase Of cannon, guns, powder, shot, shells, Nc and the equipment
q vcsses u war, ath everything connected herewith. u also pro-
yiics thom With maps, charts, thermometers, barometefs, &c, to-
nther with such books as are furnished ships Of war. 1.-THE United
atatcs Naval Observatory apd HydrpgTaphcal olee" at Washington,
and the Naval Aeademy AZ Annapolis are also under the general SUI
perintendence Of the chief Of ihts bureau
Bpsrag Medicine and Saycy-D William whelan, surgeon uui
ted states navy, chief Of bureau; one passed assistant Surgeon United
states navy, and two clerks. Everything relating 10 medicines and
medical stores, treatment 0f sick aud wounded and management ii
hospitals, comes within ae superintendent OF THIS bureau.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
NJ. = n pq-4 Qar.,,rv n Var. VI p DrhnEapi .bief ciark
seven subordinate clerks, tWu messengers, aud Fur watchmen. TIC
olowing bureaus arc attached 10 this Department.
csmD,rndino Genaars Ogsoe-Ths once, al The head or which ts
Lieutenant General Scott, 10 al New York
Adjbdant Geaaais 0Gce-co. Samuel Cooper, Adjuiant General
Assistant Breyet Major II. D. Townsend, Brcret Capt S Williams,
and Breyot Capt j. +. Garesele. Judge Advocate, Brcvet Major John
r Lee. nine clerks and ono messenger. III this Office arc Kept all
Tho records which refer TO the personnel Of the army, the rolls, &c.
Ia here where all military commissions are made out
QaarernaSa Caacrurs oGcs-Breyet Major General T. S. JcsUp,
qnlrtermasier general. Asshants-Colonel @ Thomas, Captain ~ !.
Miller. and Broyet Major j. Belgor; olcvon clerks aud Que messenger.
PdyaagD Ggi0dis ODo@-Col. D. +. Iarned, paymasier general,
Major r j. leslie, district paymaster; eight clerks and ono messen-
ger
Coamtsayy Generals oGr-Gen. George Gibson, copnnssary gen.
erali qssissai, Captain y, D. Simpson six clerks ad one nessen-
ger.
assistants, Dr. r. C. Wood and d.. G X Wood; three clcfka.
Engineer 0go--Gcncral Joseph C. Totem, chief engineer assistant,
Captain H. G. Wright; Ave clerks aud one messenger.
Tg.1rpplioal BlBsrw-CoL J. J. Albert, colonel Of the corps, as
sistanI Captain j. C. Woodruff; four clerks and one messenger.
Ordnance Baroln-Col II R Craig, colonel Of ordnance assistant,
( CAPT YIN, Maynador; eight clerks and one messenger.