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Rh  – 22 May, 1834, to the 24, Capt. Jas. Tomkinson, fitting for the Mediterranean, whence he returned to England and was paid off in the early part of 1838 – and, 28 Sept. in the latter year, as Senior, to the 18, Capts. Thos. Matthew Chas. Symonds and Chas. Keele, with whom he served in North America and the West Indies until advanced to his present rank, 23 Nov. 1841. He has since been unemployed. – Messrs. Stilwell.

 MURRAY. 

entered the Navy, in 1794, as a Volunteer, on board the 16, Lieut.Commander Jas. Murray, employed on the Home station, where, we believe, he assisted, as Midshipman, at the capture, 19 March, 1800, of the Chaser French privateer, of 14 guns and 37 men. Proceeding soon afterwards to the West Indies in the 44, Capts. John Whitby and Geo. Barker, he was there, some months after his removal to the 74, flag-ship of Sir John Thos. Duckworth, promoted, 4 Dec. 1802, to a Lieutenancy in the 18, Capts. Fred. Cottrell and Geo. Le Geyt. On 23 May, 1805, being sent with two boats, carrying between them 18 men, under the orders of Lieut. Geo. Robinson, into a harbour near Cape Roxo, in the island of Puerto Rico, Mr. Murray assisted in gallantly boarding and capturing a brig, together with a Dutch privateer, the Antelope, pierced for 5 guns, the two vessels being defended by at least 40 men. In this affair he was slightly wounded. On 3 Sept. 1806 we find him officially mentioned for the great assistance he afforded, as chief of a detached party under the direction of Capt, Edw. Rashwork, of the Supérieure brig, at the storming of a battery containing 6 long 18-pounders, mounted on travelling carriages, at Batabano, in the island of Cuba, and the seizure of a number of armed and other vessels there collected. After serving for a few months in the 64, Capts. Christopher John Williams Nesham and Geo. Andrews, he obtained command, 30 Dec. 1809, of the gun-brig, in which vessel, it appears, he continued, on the North Sea station, until July, 1812, when she unfortunately took the ground in the river Elbe, and was in consequence destroyed by H.M.S. . Between May, 1813, and Oct. 1815, Mr. Murray was again employed in the West Indies, on board the  sloop and  44, bearing each the flag of Vice-Admiral Chas. Stirling, and 18, Capt. John Carter. In June, 1820, he received an appointment to the Coast Guard; and, from 9 March, 1843, until 1847, he served at Sheerness in the 80, Capts. Peter Fisher, Rich. Arthur, and David Price.

In consideration of the wound above noticed the Lieutenant was presented with a gratuity from the Patriotic Fund. – Fred. Dufaur.

 MURRAY. 

, born 10 March, 1790, is only son of the late Lord Wm. Murray, by Mary Ann, daughter of Jas. Hodges, Esq.; grandson of John, third Duke of Atholl, who, in 1763, disposed of the sovereignty of the Isle of Man to the British Government for 70,000l.; and nephew of George, late Bishop of Rochester. He is cousin of Lieut. Colonel Rich. Murray, who died in Oct. 1843; and of the present Lieuts. and, R.N.

This officer entered the Navy, 27 June, 1803, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board La 36, Capt. Chas. Adam, in which frigate, after having been for some time employed in blockading a French corvette and brig on the coast of Norway, he assisted (in company with the sloop.  gun-brig, and  armed cutter) in driving on shore under the batteries of Fécamp, 10 June, 1805, a division of the French flotilla, consisting of 2 corvettes and 15 gun-vessels, carrying in all 51 guns, 4 8-inch mortars, and 3 field-pieces, accompanied by 14 transports. In the following Sept., six months after he had obtained the rating of Midshipman, he removed with Capt. Adam to the 38, and was in consequence afforded an opportunity of witnessing the surrender, 13 March, 1806, of the Marengo 80, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Linois, and 40-gun frigate Belle Poule. In the course of 1808 we find him engaged in escorting a large body of general officers to the coast of Portugal, in embarking the wounded at the battle of Vimiera, and in conveying the French troops to Rochefort after the Convention of Cintra. On his arrival in the West Indies in the 20, Capt. Hon. Edw. Rodney, in March, 1809, he joined the 98, bearing the flag of Hon. Sir Alex. Cochrane, under whom, in the ensuing April, he served at the capture of the Saintes Islands and the 74-gun ship L’Haupoult. Being made Lieutenant, 25 Sept. in the same year, into the 12, Capt. Fras. Smith, he was subsequently appointed, in that capacity – 16 May, 1810, to the 32, Capts. Alex. Robt. Kerr and Geo. Burgoyne Salt, stationed off the north coast of Spain, where he contributed to the capture of many vessels – 17 Aug. 1812 (after three months of half-pay), to the 74, Capt. Josias Rowley, in which ship he aided at the blockade of Toulon, also in bringing off the troops from Tarragona, and in the unsuccessful attack upon Leghorn – and, 28 Dec. 1813, to the  18, Capt. Edw. Reynolds Sibly. On the receipt, in Feb. 1814, of his second promotal commision, bearing date 6 Dec. 1813, Capt. Murray assumed command of the 18, likewise in the Mediterranean, on which station and in the Channel he continued until paid off 22 Sept. 1815. His next appointment was, 14 May, 1816, to the 16, at St. Helena. He was there nominated, 20 Sept. 1816, Acting-Captain of the 20, and in that vessel, to which he was confirmed 15 Nov. following, he continued until put out of commission 21 Nov. 1817. Being invested, 14 Aug. 1824, with the command of the 28, he effected the capture, on the western coast of Africa, of six slavers, carrying in the whole about 1000 negroes; and, besides serving at Rangoon during the close of the Burmese war, was employed in the suppression of piracy on the east coast of Africa. He paid the off 19 Oct. 1827, and accepted the Retirement 1 Oct. 1846.

Capt. Murray married, first, 13 Dec. 1821, Harriet, youngest daughter of Wm. Coupland, Esq., of St. Mary’s, Shrewsbury, by whom (who died in 1829) he had issue three sons and two daughters; and secondly, 3 May, 1838, Julia, daughter of the late John Delme, Esq., of Cain’s Hall, Fareham, Hants. By the latter lady he has had five other children. – John P. Muspratt.

 MURRAY. 

, born 12 May, 1774, is eldest son of Alex. Murray, Esq., proprietor of the lands of Inglosten, and feudal superior of the Lordship of that ilk.

This officer entered the Navy, in July, 1790, as a Supernumerary, on board the 74, Capt. Benj. Caldwell, fitting at Portsmouth, and in the following Oct. removed to the 28, Capt. Hon. Alex. Inglis Cochrane, attached to the force in the North Sea. Between the summer of 1793 and the date of his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, 11 July, 1797, we find him serving as Midshipman, principally on the Home station, in the sloop, Capts. Philip Chas. Durham and Jas. Cook, Hind again, Capts. P. C. Durham and Rich. Lee, and 44, also commanded by Capt. Durham. In the latter ship he took part in Lord Bridport’s action with the French fleet off Ile de Groix, 23 June, 1795, then accompanied the expedition sent under Sir John Borlase Warren to co-operate with the Royalists in Quiberon Bay, and witnessed the surrender, in March, 1796, of L’Etoile French