The national Republican., 1861-02-19

charge of miscellaneous divisions.
Samuel Helm, Disbursing Agent.
George Mathiot, Electrotypist
Joseph SaIton, Assistant to Superintendent Of
Weights and Measures.
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
Construction, Equipment, and Repair, Bureau OF
Provisions and Clothing, Bureau of Ordnance
aud Hydrography, and the Bureau Of Medicine
and Surgery.
The following 10 Q statement of the duties Of
each Of these Offices, and Of the force employed
therein:
Secretary. O@es-Hon. Isaac Toucey, 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 Is
Commander-in-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
retary's Office. All the duties of the different
bureaus are performed under the authority of
the Secretary, and their orders are considered
as emanating from him. The general superin-
tendence Of the marine corps form, also part
Of the duties Of the Secretsry, and all the orders
Of the commandant Of that corps should be ap.
proved by him.
Bureau Of Navy Yard. ard Doeks-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-
pair.-John Lenthall, Esq, Chief of the Bureau,
eight Clerks, and one Draughtsman. The Office
of the Engineer-in- 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 engines for the navy, and, with
the approval of the Secretary, decides upon plans
for their construction.
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing.-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 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. II
also provides them with maps, charts, chronom.
eters, bsrometers, &C., together with such books
| as are furnished ships of war. "The United
States Naval Observatory and Hydrographcal
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 Surgery.-Dr. William
Whelan, Surgeon United States Navy, Chief of
Bureau one Passed Assistant Surgeon United
States Navy, and two Clerks. Everything rela-
ting to medicines and medical stores, treatment
Of sick and wounded, and management Of hos
WAR DEPARTMENT..
Hon. Joseph Holt, Secretary Of War; -
--, Chief Clerk, seen Clerks, two NJ }
sengers, and one Laborer. The following bu.
reaus are attached to this Department.
Commanding Gensrars Offee.-This Office, Al
the head of which is Lieutenant General Scott
is at New York.
Adjutant Generars OGee-Col. Samuel Coop
er, Adjutant General. Assistants-Major e. D
Townsend, Major W. A. Nichols, Capt. s. Viii
lisms, and Capt ]. P. Garesche; Judge Advo
cate, Major John F. Leo ten Clerks and on,
Messenger. In this Office are kept all the record
which refer to the personnel of the army, tn,
| Gc 10 hara hat oil itoe ,ia
sions are made out.
Quartermaster Generals 0Gce-Brevet Majo
General T. s. Jesup, Quartermaster General
Assistants-Major E. 8. Sibey, Brevet Major II
G. Wayne, and Brevet Major J. Belger elevel
Clerks and one Messenger
Paymaster Generals OGce-Col B. F. Larned
Paymaster General, Lieut.. Col. T. P. Andrews
District Paymasteri seven Clerks and one Mes
senger.
COmmi,,ary General. O6ee.-General Georg
Gibson, Commissary General Assistant, Capt
A. E. Shirss six Clerks and one Messenger.
Surgeon Gensraps 0Gce.-Gen. Thomas Law
son, Surgeon General; Al sistant, DR.. R. G. Wood
three Clerks and one Messenger.
Engineer OGce.-Gen Joseph G. Totten, Chic
Engineer; Assistant, Captain II. G. Wright; fiv
Clerks and one Messenger.
Typographical Bureau.-Col. J. J. Albert, Colo
mel of the Corps; Assistant, Capt l. G. Wood
ruff five Clerks and one Messenger.
Ordnance Bureau.-Col. H. X. Craig, Colon,
of Ordnance; Assistant, Capt. William Mayns
der; eight Clerks and one Messenger.
BELL AND EVERETT PLATFORM.
Whereas experience has demonstrated tina
platforms adopted by the partisan Convention
Of the country have had the effect to mislea
and deceive the people, and at the same tim
to widen the political divisions of the country