A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Pentland, James Murray
PENTLAND. (Lieut., 1824. f-p., 17; h-p., 18.)
James Murray Pentland is son of the late Geo. Pentland, Esq., of Black Hall, co. Louth, many years Solicitor of the Excise in Dublin.
This officer entered the Navy, in 1812, on board the Ramillies 74, Capt. Sir Thos. Masterman Hardy, for the purpose of joining the present Sir Geo. Cockburn, with whom, during the war with the United States, he served as Fst.-cl. Vol. and Midshipman in the Marlborough, Sceptre, and Albion 74’s. He was in consequence present in the operations against Crany Island, Hampton, Washington, and Baltimore, and in various hostile operations of minor note. Following Sir G. Cockburn, in 1815, into the Marlborough 74, he sailed in that ship with Napoleon Buonaparte for St. Helena, where, in 1816, he joined the Leveret 10, Capt. John Theed. In 1818 he returned to England. He was subsequently, until advanced to his present rank 13 July, 1824, employed at home and in North America in the Bulwark 74, flag-ship of Sir John Gore, Mersey 26, Capt. Edw. Collier, Egeria 28, Capt. John Toup Nicolas, Ranger 28, Capt. Peter Fisher, and Sir Francis Drake frigate, flag-ship of Sir Chas. Hamilton. From 1826 to 1829 he filled an appointment in the Coast Guard. He has since been on half-pay. Agents – Messrs. Ommanney.