Anecdote of Sir Roger Curtis.—The mirth and good-humour natural to this gallant officer frequently led him into many pleasant adventures. Having received orders while in London to take the command of a squadron, and hoist his flag on board the Formidable, at Portsmouth, he travelled, for dispatch, without servants, plainly dressed, in the mail-coach. As it frequently happens in this sort of conveyance, the passengers were unknown to each other, Sir Roger found himself in company with a young man, who proved, by his uniform, to be a mate of one of the east-Indiamen then lying at the Motherbank. When they had proceeded within a few miles of Petersfield, the young officer pulled out some bread and cheese from a bundle, and invited his fellow-travellers to eat. During their repast he entertained them with sea phrases, which induced the Admiral jocosely to ask him many simple questions relating nautical tactics; among others, he demanded how sailors could see at night, and whether they were not compelled to tie the ship to a post or tree until morning? The mate was not backward in bestowing a few hearty d—ns upon the ignorance and lubberly lingo of the Admiral, who laughed heartily at the joke; and he not only bore the rough observations of the sailor with good humour, but the contemptuous grins of his fellow-passengers. On their arrival at Portsmouth, the Admiral shook hands with the mate, and went on board his ship. The same day Sir Roger came on shore in his broad gold-laced hat and uniform; he was attended by several of his bargemen, and while walking up Point-street, he met his late fellow-passenger, the mate of the Indiaman. Before the latter could recover from his surprise, Sir Roger accosted him with, “What cheer, messmate? You see I am not the lubber you took me for; but come, as I breakfasted out of your locker this morning, you shall splice the main-brace with me this evening, then you may square your yards and run before the wind to the Motherbank.” The mate, with astonishment, apologized, as well as he was able, for the liberty he had taken with the Admiral; who soon released him from his embarrassment, and advised him (over a bottle) never to be decoyed in future by false colours, but to look sharply at the mould and trim of every vessel he met before he suffered her to surprise him.