The Blacksmiths and the Merrimac.
We alluded to the fact some day or two since that the blacksmith department of the
Gosport Navy Yard had volunteered their services to
Com. Forrest to perform extra work gratuitously,
in order to expedite the completion of the Merrimac, or other work, the speedy completion of which would advance the interests of the government.
Since then we have come in possession of a list of the workmen who thus proffered their services, which we take great pleasure in transferring to our columns.
It is as follows:
We, the undersigned, blacksmiths, finishers, and strikers, agree to do any work
that will expedite the completion of the Merrimac, free of charge, and continue on until eight o'clock every night; or any other work that will advance the interest of the Southern Confederacy:
| Blacksmiths and Strikers. |
| Jas. A. Farmer, M. S., | David Wilkins, |
| Chas. Snead, 1st Foreman, | Jas. Wilbern, |
| Wm. T. Butt, 2d Foreman, | Wm. Reynolds, |
| Pat. Parks, | Walter Wilkins, |
| Jno. West, | Thos. Kerby, |
| Jno. Cain, | Samuel Davenport, |
| Jas. Watfield, | Jas. Larkin, |
| H. Tatem, | Lewis Ewer, |
| Wilson Guy, | Jno. Davis, |
| Miles Foreman, | Jas. Watson, Sen., |
| Hugh Minter, | James Flemming, |
| Jno. Green, | Samuel Hodges, |
| Thos. Bloxom, | Alex. Davis, |
| Jas. Mitchell, | Thomas Guy, |
| Joseph Rickets, | Smith Guy, |
| Thos. Franklin, | Michael Conner, |
| Jas. Patterson, | Wm. Perry, |
| Wm. Gray, | Patrick Shanasy, |
| Jno. Moody, | Lawson Etheredge, |
| Hillory Hopkins, | Joshua Daily, |
| E. Woodward, | Jas Morand, |
| H. Reynolds, | Miles Foreman, |
| Southey Rew, | Jos. West, |
| Julius Morien, | Thos. Powell, |
| Jos. Askew, | Wm. Shephard, |
| Anthony Butt, | Jno. Curram, |
| Thos. Bourke, | Opie Jordan, |
| Wm. Hosier, | Wiley Howard. |
| Finishers. |
| Jno. B. Rooke, | Charles Sturdivant, |
| Elias Bridges, | Jesse Kay, |
| Anderson Gwinn, | William Shipp, |
| John Stoakes, | William Pebworth, |
| E. H. Brown, | Lawrence Herbert, |
| Harvey Barnes, | T. I. Rooke, |
| Lemuel Leary, | Calder Sherwood, |
| William Jones, | George Collier, |
| John Rhea, | Henry Hopkins, |
| William Leary, | George Bear, |
| John Wilder, | Walter Thornton, |
| Frederick Bowen, | Edward Walker, |
| Thomas Dunn. |
