The national Republican., 1860-12-15

the mails, certificates of the service Of route
agents. rel orts Of mail failures, applications for
blank registers, and reports of failures, and all
complaints against contractors for irregular or
imperfect SERVICE should be directed, Inspection
Office, Post Office Department" l.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
The Navy Department consists Of the Navy
Department proper, being the Office Of the Sec.
retary and Of FIVE bureaus attached thereto, viz
Bureau of Navy Yards and Docks, Bureau Of
Con ,truction, Equipment, and Repair, Bureau of
Provisions and Clothing, Bureau Of Ordnance
and Hydrography, and the Bureau of Medicine
and Surgery. ,a"..
The following is o statement Of the duties OF
each of these offices, and Of the force employed
therein:
Secretary's OGce.-Hon. Isaac !Touccy, Secre-
tary of the Navy; Charles ". Welsh, ESQ.,,
Chief Clerk, and eleven Clerks. The Secretary
of the Navy has charge Of everything connected
with the naval establishment, and the execution
Of all laws relating thereto Is intrusted to him,
under the general direction of the President Of
the United States, who, by the Constitution, is
Commander chief of the 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 commits stoned
and warrant officers, orders for the enlistment
| and discharge Of seamen, emanate from the Sec
| retary's Office. All the duties of the different
bureaus are perform under the authority Of
the Secretary, and. their orders are considered
as emapating from him. The general superin-
tendence OF the marine corps formj also part
Of the duties of the Secretary, and all the orders
of the commaudant 6f that corps should be ap-
proved by him. t't d."
| Bureau of Navy Yards and Docks.-Commo-
dore Joseph Smith, Chief Of the Bureau, four
Clerks, one Civil Engineer, and one Draughtsman.
| All the navy yards, docks, and wharves, build
ings and machinery in navy yards, and, every
thing Immediately connected with them, are
under the superintendence of this bureau. 1t is
also charged with the management Of the Naval
Asylum.
Bureau Of Construction, Equipment and Re-
pdI.-John Lenthall Esq, Chief Of the Bureau,
| eight Clerks, and one Draughtsman. The Office
of the Engineer r-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 of war; purchase Of materials, and the
providing of all vessels with their equipments,
as sails, anchors, water tanks, &c. The Engi-
neer-in-chief superintends the construction Of
all marine steam engine for the navy, and, with
the approval of the Secretary, decides upon plans
for their construction.
Purser United States Navy, Chief of Bureau, and
four Clerks. All provisions for the use of the
navy, and clothing together with the making Of
contracts for furnishing the same, come under
the charge of this bureau.
Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography.-Capt
Duncan Ingraham, Chief of Bureau, four Clerks,
and one Draughtsman. This bureau has charge
of all ordnance and ordnance stores, the manu-
facture or purchase of cannon, guns, powder,
shot, shells, &C., and the equipment of vessels
of war, with everything connected Herewith. 1t
also provides them with maps, charts, chronom-
eters, barometers, &c, together with such books
as are furnished ships Of war. "The United
States Naval Observatory and Hydrographicsl
Office" at Washington, and the Naval Academy
at Annapolis, are also under the general super
intendence Of the Chief Of this Bureau.
Bureau Of Medicine and Surg1y-Dr. William
Whelan, Surgeon United States Navy, Chief Of
Bureau; one Passed Assistant Surgeon United
States Navy, and two Clerks. Every thing rea-
ting to medicines and medical stores, treatment
of sick and wounded, and management of hos
pitfalls, comes within the superntendence of this
bureau.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Hon. J. B. Floyd, Secretary of War, W. R.
Drinkard, Chief Clerk, seven Clerks, two Mes
sengers, and one Laborer. The following bu-
reaus are attached to this Department.
Commanding General, Ofee.-This office, at
the head of which is Lieutenant General Scott,
is at New York.
} Adjutant Generals 0fce-Col Samuel Coop
er, Adjntant General. Assistants-Major E. D.
Townsend, Major w. A. Nichols, Capt S. Will
lams, and Cnpt. J. p Garesche; Judge Advo-
cate, Major John F. Lee ten Clerks and one
Messenger In this Office are kept all the records
which refer to the personnel Of the army, the
rolls, &c. 1t is here that all military commits
: sions are made out
Quartermaster Generals O6fce.-Brevet Major
General T. S. Jesup, Quartermaster General
, observation-disclosures E. s. Sibley, Brevet Major H
.. G. Wayne, and Brevet Major J. Belger; eleven
Clerks and one Messenger.
5 Poymastsr Generals 0biee.-Col B. F. Larned
Paymaster General, Lieut. Col. T. P. Andrews
}, District Paymaster; seven Clerks and one Mes.
A senger.
Conm,issary Generals OGice-General George
Gibson, Commssary General Assistant, Capt
A. E. Shiras; six Clerks and one Messenger.
son, Surgeon General; Assistant, DR.. r. G. Wood
three Clerks and one Messenger.
5 Engineer OGce.-Gen. Joseph G. Totten, Chic
q Engineer; Assistant, Captain II. G. Wright fv'
7 Clerks and one Messenger.
4, Typographical Bureau.-Col. ]. ]. Albert, Colo
~ y mel Of the Corps Assistant, Capt. I. G. Wood
=. ruff; five Clerks and one Messenger.
o Ordnance Bureau.-Col. H. K. Craig, Colone
4 of Ordnance; Assistant, Capt. William Mayna
n der; eight Clerks and one Messenger.