A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Scott, William Isaac
SCOTT. (Captain, 1814. f-p., 15; h-p., 40.)
William Isaac Scott entered the Navy, 25 Dec. 1792, as a Volunteer, on board the Windsor Castle 98, Capt. Wm. Hancock Kelly, with whom he continued to serve on the Home and West India stations as Midshipman in the St. George 98, Solebay 32 (part of the force engaged in 1794 at the reduction of the French islands), and Veteran 64, until Sept. 1796. After he had been for rather more than two years employed on the coast of France and at Portsmouth in the Révolutionnaire 38, Capts. Fras. Cole and Thos. Twysden, and Diana 38, Capt. Alex. Fraser, he was made Lieutenant, 10 May, 1799, into the Voltigeur, Capt. Thos. Geo. Shortland. He remained in that vessel but a few days; and was subsequently appointed – 1 June, 1800, for two years, to the Clyde 38, Capt. Chas. Cunningham, on the Guernsey station – 31 Oct. 1803, to the Urania 38, Capt. Hon. Chas. Herbert, in which frigate he made a voyage to the West Indies – 21 Aug. 1808, after two years of half-pay, to the Hibernia 120, flag-ship of Sir Chas. Cotton at Lisbon, where he continued a short time – in 1809, to the Norge and Triumph 74’s, Capts. Edm. Soger and Sam. Hood Linzee, also attached to the force off Lisbon – and, 15 Sept. 1810, to his former ship the Hibernia, commanded by Capt. Thos. White. He attained the rank of Commander 21 Oct. 1810; and from 21 March, 1812, until posted 7 June, 1814, was employed in the Freija troop-ship.
He accepted the Retirement 1 Oct. 1846.