A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Muir, Thomas
MUIR. (Retired Commander, 1831. f-p., 29; h-p., 34.)
Thomas Muir (a) entered the Navy, in 1784, as Sec.-cl. Vol., on board the Scorpion sloop, Capt. Paget Bailey, on the West India station, where, and at Home, he afterwards, until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 14 Aug. 1794, served as Midshipman in the Brune frigate, Capt. Davidge Gould, Duke 90, bearing the flag of Lord Hood, Racehorse sloop, Capt. Jas. Leakey, and Majestic 74, Capt. Chas. Cotton. Being then re-appointed to the latter ship, he again sailed for the West Indies, with the flag of Rear-Admiral Benj. Caldwell. His subsequent appointments (after serving for a short time under the flag of Sir Chas. Thompson in the Montagu 74) were, chiefly on the Home station – 15 April, 1796, to the Amphion 32, Capt. Israel Pellew – 13 March, 1797, to the Vestal 28, Capt. Chas. White, under whom, we believe, he assisted at the capture, 10 April and 13 May following, of Le Voltigeur privateer, of 8 guns, 8 swivels, and 40 men, and La Jalouse corvette of 18 guns – 21 June, 1799, to the Juste 80, Capt. Sir Henry Trollope, which ship was paid off at the peace – 5 Aug. 1803, to the Sea Fencibles at Rochester – 25 June, 1804, to the Ajax 74, Capt. Lord Garlics – next to the Prince of Wales 98, Capt. Sir Thos.Troubridge – 18 June, 1805, to the Fury bomb, Capts. John Telland and Thos. Searle – 6 Feb. 1807 (after a] few months of half-pay), to the Brunswick 74, Capt. Thos. Graves – 13 July, 1808, to the command of a signal station, which he retained until Feb. 1809 – and, 26 July, 1810, and (having been for nine months unemployed) 30 Oct. 1812, to the Impress service at Cowes, in the Isle of Wight, and at the Tower of London. He was placed on half-pay 30 April, 1814; and on the Senior List of Retired Commanders 16 Aug. 1831. Agent – Joseph Woodhead.