The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1863-04-25

Navy:
Surgeons, Paymasters, Naval Constructors, Chief
Engineers, Chaplains, Professors Of Mathematics,
Past Assistant Surgeons, Secretaries, Assistant
Surgeons, Assistant Naval Constructors, Assistant
Paymasters, First A. sstant Engineers, Second
Assistant Engineers, Third Assistant Engineers,
Clerks Carpenters and Sailmakers, are to be re-
garded as Staff Officers, and all other Officers Of
the Service as Line Officers. The relative rank
between the officers of these two classes is to be as
follows
Assistant Surgeons to rank with Masters.
Passed Assistant surgeons to rank with Ieuten-
ants.
Surgeons to rank with Lieutenant Commanders
for the first five years after promotion; after the
first five years, with Commanders; and after fif-
teen year. date of commission, to rank with
-Laptains
Surgeon of the Fleetto rank with Captain.
Assistant Paymasters to rank with Masters.
Paymasters to rank with Lieutenant Command
ers for the first five years after promotion; after
the first FIVE wears, with Commanders and after
fifteen years. date of commission, to rank with
Captains.
Fleet Paymaster to rank with Captain.
Third Assistant Engineers to rank with Midship-
men.
Second Assistant Engineersto rank with Ensigns
First Assistant Engineers to rank with Masters.
nanders for the first five years after promotion; |;
after the first five years, with Commanders and
after fifteen years. date Of commission to rank
with Captains.
Fleet Engineer to rank with the Captain.
Assistant Naval Constructors to rank with Mas
tiers.
Naval Constructors of less than twelve years.
standing to rauk with Lieutenant Commanders; Of
more than twelve year,, with Commanders; and
Of more than twenty years, with Captains.
Chaplains and Professors of Mathematics, Of
more than twelve years. standing in their respect
i've grades, to rank with Commanders.
Chaplains and Professors Of Mathematics, Of less
than twelve years with Lieutenant Commanders.
Secretaries with Lieutenants.
3 Clerks with Midshipmen.
Carpenters and Sanakers with Gunners.
The Fleet Captain to be called the Chief of
Staff" and to take precedence of the Staff Officers
of every grade.
Chiefs of Bureaux of the Staff Corps to rank
with Commodores, and to take precedence OF each
other according to their dates Of commission as
Surgeons, Paymasters, Naval Constructors and
Engineers. and not according to the date Of ap-
pointment as Fleet Officer, or Chief of Bureau
Fleet Staff Officers to take precedence Of Ex-
ecutive Officers.
AL Executive Officers to have authority and
precedence over all other staff Officers, next to
tho Commander, while on board the vessel, or at
the station TO which they are attached.
In professions on shore, on courts-martial, sum-
mary courts, courts of inquiry, boards of survey:
and all other boards, Line and Staff Officers will
take precedence according to relative rank.
Temporary leaves Of absence from station or
ship, and reports of return, will be obtained from
and made to the Commander or Executive Officer,
az the Staff Officer may be senior or junior in
rank to the Executive Officer, the latter being no.
rifed in the former case.
The state.rooms on the stlrboard side of the
ward room arc to BE- occupied by the Line Officers,
and those on the port side by the Staff Officers of
the wa d-room mess. The forward state-room of
all on the sarhoard side connected with the ward
ROOM and the one next abaft it, are to be occupied
bythe Executive Officer and the Navigating OH
c r, respectively; and the rest OF the rooms on
that side are to be occupied by the remaining Line
officers in the order of their rank seniority, the
Elaa I ;entenant IL there be one ON board sharing