Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-12-14
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.

TIE ORDER uNpKR wEIcH HI vas sxor.
The following was the order under which the
deserter Johnston was shot:
Headquarters, Army Of tls Pesevsae,S
Washington, Dec. IL, lsoi- )
/. Before a General Cour, martial Of which
Colonel N. J. jackson, Sth Regiment Maine VOL
unteers, 10 President, which was convened q the
camp Of FranfIinh Division, by virtue Of Special
Ia p ISL Wa. sirsiSned and triss Pri1s,s VIM.
n. Johnston, Company y, First Regiment New
York Volunteer Cavalry, on the following charge
and specification:
this: that he, the said Private William II. John
ston, Company ID, First Regiment New York
Volunteer Cavalry, having been duly enlisted
and mustered into the service Of The U1i,ed
and having received pay In the service Of the
United States, did desert the said service on OF
about the ith day Of December, 1851, nom his
post on picket duty near Bentonf Tavern, on the
Little River Turnpike, in FsirfsI county, Va,
and was on the same day arrested while on his
way to join the enemy"
To which charg. and specification the accused
Amer mature deliberatica on the testimony s&-
duced, the Court found the prisoner N followr:
OF the specification Of the chsrge, "Guilty."
or the charge, Guilty"
And the Court thereupon did sentence him, the
said Private william h. Johnston, Company d.
First Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry
TO be shot TO death by musketrY," two-thirdf 81
the members Of the Court concurring In The sen
tence.
2 The sforegoing proceedings Of the Court
martial have been carefully examined by the Ma
by every Circumstance Of aggravation. The &c
cused is shown to have entertained for some time,
without cause, the intention 10 desert; nay, IL he
is TO be believed, he enlisted with that intention.
He left his camp on the 4th Of December, 1881,
passed our lines, and meeting with a small body
Of United states forces whom be mistook for reb-
els, proceeded TO give them all the Information
In his power; amongst which was a statement In
tended 70 facilitate an attack on an outlying
picket belonging 70 the National Army. For
simple desertion the penalty is death. For de-
sertion coupled with such treachery, there can be
no mercy.
The proceedings, findings, and sentence Of the
court martial are confirmed; and private VIM. III.
Johnston, company ID, First Regiment New York
volunteer Cavalry, win accordingly De shot 70
death with musketrY on Friday, the 18th Decem-
Der, 1861, al such hour and place az the division
commander may designate
By command Of Mai General McClellan:
8. WILLIAMS, Asst Adj. General.
An autopsy was made Of the body Of Johnston
by q number Of surgeons last night, when IL was
sscertained that the frst volley was fatal, three
balls having entered the heart.
NAVY YARD.
The steamer Stepping Stones arrived this morn
ing from the upper notIla, and took on q supply
Vi COdl anu dulOuuk Ol tQcl lOI Auc huo-
costa. She expected to return to-day at one
o'clock.
Yesterday morning the Jacob Bel passed the
batteries and Joined the lower dotilla. The bat
teries opened fire upon her as she went by, which
was returned by the steamer.
The Satellite left the yard Yesterday, and passed
the batteries this morning, just previous 20 the
departure Of the Stepping Stones which, by the
way, made remarkable trip coming up, running
from the hotilla, distance Of nearly forty miles,
in two hours and fourteen minutes. Shells were
fred at the Satellite by the rebels but believed
without effect. Schooners and other vessels pass
daily without harm, and for the most part are
not fred upon at all. The Stepping stones, az
| she came up, passed the steamer city Of Rich
mond with stores for Sickles' brigade.
The Wyandank this morning took on two 9-inch
Dahlgren guns, and will join the hotilla again
soon.
The Leslie and Ceur de Lion are being paint
ed and made ready for service rapidly. The
Mount Washington returned Last evening with
the party which she took down, and to-day len
with another composed Of Senators with their
families and friends.
The Secretary of the Navy, Mr.. Welles, was
expected TO visit the Navy Yard this afternoon,
at which time some Interesting experiments were
to be made with q new invention for throwing
highly combustible material upon an enemy.