. The Scottish nation; or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. each his classes during the winter. Atthe commencement of the session he published his Outlines of Oriental Philology, an elementarywork, designed for the use of his students. Inthe beginning of February a new impression ofhis edition of Bruces Travels also made its ap-pearance. Soon after, his illness assumed suchan alarming aspect as to prevent his lecturing,though he continued his literary labours to thelast, having been the very day before his deathangaged nearly twel
. The Scottish nation; or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. each his classes during the winter. Atthe commencement of the session he published his Outlines of Oriental Philology, an elementarywork, designed for the use of his students. Inthe beginning of February a new impression ofhis edition of Bruces Travels also made its ap-pearance. Soon after, his illness assumed suchan alarming aspect as to prevent his lecturing,though he continued his literary labours to thelast, having been the very day before his deathangaged nearly twelve hours in arranging hispapers, &c. He died on the morning of April15, 1813, in his 37th year. In his latter yearshe had written a work of great learning, entitled1 History of European Languages, which was pub-lished after his death in 2 vols. 8vo, under theauspices of Sir Henry Moncreiff and the Scot of Corstorphine. By his wife, whom hemarried while residing at Urr, Dr. Murray had a son and daughter, the latter of whom died in 1821Subjoined is his portrait, from a painting by Ged-des eneraved by Burnet:. MURRAY, Sik Geokge, an able military officer and diplomatist, the second son of Sir WilliamMurray, the fifth baronet of Ochtertyre, was bornat the family seat in Perthshire, February 6, was educated at the high school and univer-sity of Edinburgh, and on 12th March 1789, wasgazetted an ensign in the 71st foot. Soon after,he removed to the 34th regiment, and in June1790 to the 3d Guards. In 1793 he was in thearmy under the duke of York which was employedagainst the French in Flanders, and in January 1794 he was promoted to a lieutenancy, with therank of captain. In April of that year he return-ed to England, but having rejoined the army inFlanders during the summer, he was present inthe retreat through Holland and Germany. In 1795 he was appointed aide-de-camp to Major-general Sir Alexander Campbell, on the staff ofLord Moiras army in the expedition intended fo
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