Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1898 — Venozuelan Monument to Americans [ARTICLE]

Venozuelan Monument to Americans

Yeuezuela has erected a beautiful granite shaft to the memory of ten Americans who embarked in an expedition from Baltimore under Gt;peral Miranda in 1800 to fight for the independence of the colony. They were captured by a Spanish warship off the .Venezuelan coast, and beheaded July 21, ISOO. These men had served under Washington and Lafayette in the war of the revolution, and were willing to wage another war for liberty. Their names were: Captain Thomas Donohue, Lieutenants Thomas Billop, James Garner, Gustave Burguel, Charles Johnson, Paul T. George, Daniel Kenipner. Miles T. Hall, and John Ferris, and sub-Lieutenant Francis Farquharson. The monument bearing their names and the arms of the United States and Venezuela was unveiled at Maracay. State of Miranda, in the early part of September.