The national Republican., 1860-11-27

the mails, certificates Of tie service Of route
agents, reoorts Of mail faiuies, 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"
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
The Navy Department cpbssts Of the Navy
Department proper, being tle office Of the Sec-
retary and Of FIVE bureaus ahached thereto, viz I:
Bureau of Navy Yards adj Docks, Bureau Of
Construction, Equipment, anti Repair Bureau Of
Provisions and Clothing, Baresu Of Ordnance
and Hydrogrsphy, and the Bureau Of Medicine
and Surgery. l..
The following Is a statement Of the duties OF
each of these offices, and of the force employed
therein: ruf H.a..r. ..f ."n ....H
Secretarys Odce.-Hon. Isaac Touccy, Secre-
tary of the Navy; Charles W. 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, 10
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 commissioned
and warrant officers, orders for the enlistment
and discharge of seamen emanate from the Sec
retarys Office. All the duties of the different
bureaus are performed under the authority Of
the Secretary, and their orders are considered
as euauating from him. The general superin-
tendeuce of the mati1e corps form, also part
Of the duties of The Secretary, and all the orders
of the commandant of that corps should be sp-
proved by him. T'y
Bureau of Nary Yards and Docks s-Commo-
Ep,,th saf IF p,,r Ho,,~
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 superintendent of this bureau. 1t 10
also charged with the management of the Naval
| Asylum. .-..
Bureau of Construction, Equipment, and Re-
par.-John Lenthall, Esp. Chief Of the Bureau,
| eight Clerks, and one Draughtsman. The office
of the Engineer in-clief Of the Navy, Samuel
| Archbold, ESQ.,, is attached to this bureau, who
Is assisted by three assistant engineers. This
bureau has charge of ,he building and repairs Of
all vessels Of war, purchase of materials and the
providing of all vessep with their equipments,
as sails, anchors, water tanks &c. The Engi-
neer-in-chief suptrintends the construction Of
all marine steam engines for the navy, and, with
the approval of tn. Secretary, decides upon plans
for their construction.
Bureau of Propbions and Clotling.-H. Bridge,
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 O-dndnce and Hydrography.-Capt.
Duncan Ingraham, Chief of Bureau, four Clerks,
and one Draughtsman. This bureau has charge
Of all ordnanc, and ordnance stores, the manu-
| m ,haaa Of
shot, shells, a., and the equipment of vessels
of war, with everything connected Herewith. 1t
also provides them with maps, charts chronom-
eters, baromeers, &C., together with such books
as are furnished ships Of war. "The United
States Naval observatory and Photographed
Office" at Washington, and the Naval Academy
at Annapolis, re also under the general super
intendence of te Chief of this Bureau. 10
Ri.reaI Of Aa;ciae and Sugery-Dr. William
Whelan, Surgeon United STATES Navy, Chief of
Bureau one Passed Assistant Surgeon United
States Navy, and two Clerks. Everything rels-
| ting to medicines and medical stores, treatment
of sick and wounded, and management Of hos
pitals, comes within the superintendence of this
bureau. .r..
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 Generals Ofce-This Office, at
the head of which Is Lieutenant General Scott,
is at New York.
AdJutant Generals OGes.-Col. Samuel Coop
er, Adjutant General Assistants--Major q. D.
Townsend, Major W. A. Nichols, Capt. s. Will
liams, and Capt J. P. Garesche; Judge Advo-
cate, Major John +. 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.
Qudrtermaster GencraPs OGce.-Brevet Major
General 7. S. Jesup, Quartermaster General.
Assistants-Major e. S. Sibey, Brevet Major II.
G. Wayne, and Brevet Major J. Bslger; eleven
Clerks and one Messenger.
Paymaster Generals OGce.-Col. B. F. Larned,
Paymaster General, Lieut. Col. T. P. Andrews,
District Paymaster; seven Clerks and one Mes
senger.
Commissary Generals OGce.-General George
Gibson, Commissary General; Assistant, Capt.
A. E. Shiras; six Clerks and one Messenger.
Surgeon Generals OEce.-Gen. Thomas Law
son, Surgeon General Assistant, DR.. r. G. Wood |;
three Clerks and one Messenger.
Engineer OHce.-Gen. Joseph G. Totten Chief
Engineer; Assistant, Captain H. G. Wright; FIVE
Clerks and one Messenger.
Typographical Bureau.-Col. ]. ]. Albert, Colo
mel of the Corps Assistant, Capt ]. O. Wood
ruff; five Clerks and one Messenger,
Ordnance Dursau.--Col. H. K. Craig, Colonel
of Ordnance; Assistant, Capt. William Msyna-
der; eight Clerks and one Messenger.
FOR COUGHS, COLDS, &c.