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Full text: APRIL, 1856 25 Thursd. 17th,—To day I was voted in as County Treasurer & Clerk of Licence, being Ten Years since I was first appointed Treasurer, and my second year of holding the Clerk of Licence office. Friday, 25th,—This afternoon the "Lunenburg packet", arrived from Halifax, bringing a number of passengers, among whom were 8 members of the "Independent order of Odd Fellows", belonging to the Halifax Lodge. Their errand here is to establish a Lodge of the same order, fo'r that pur- pose a meeting was held at the Temperance Hall this evening when 10 persons became initiated. Saturday, 26th,—Second Meeting of "Odd Fellows" at the Temperance Hall. St. John's papers were received here to day containing detailed ac- counts of the awful wreck of the British Barque "Blake", of 800 tons. Ed- ward Rudolf was Master, and J George Rudolf, Mate. These two young Men are Cousins, and both natives of this place. This vessel sailed in excellent order, on the 8th February, from Ship Island, harbour, Mississippi, bound for Cork. When near the middle of the Atlantic, she encountered a series of terrific gales, or rather one continued Hurricane lasting from 4th March untill 19th. But long before this latter date the vessel became waterlogged, her sails and spars had been blown away, and every heavy sea made a clear breach over her decks. Several of the crew had already been swept away, and those that remained were enduring the most extreme suf- fering from cold, hunger and fatigue. The gale began to abate on the 19th. For thirteen days the wretched survivors remained upon the wreck without tasting a morsel of food, except one rat, which was divided among them. The account of their sufferings during this time, as given by the Master himself is quite harrowing. On the 13th day one of the crew, the second one who had done so, sank under his sufferings and died. The body was not thrown overboard. It served as food for the survivors, untill four days afterwards, on the 29th, the sufferers were taken from the wreck by a Schooner bound to St John's, Newfoundland. They had been tantalized, during the most intense stage of their sufferings by seeing three other Vessels pass them at different times. They arrived at St. John's on the 15th April. The survivors numbered 8, including all the officers of the ship. 8 of the crew had been washed away, and 2 had died on the wreck from cold, hunger and fatigue. Sunday, 27th,—To day the Schooner "H.M.Moyle" arrived from New- foundland, laden with fish, having been locked up in the ice, in the harbour of Burgois all winter. Owned by Edwd. Young of this place. Mond. 28th,—A Bazaar is in progress for the purchase of an Organ for St. John's Church, (Episcopal) to which the funds arising from the Bazaar are to be. applied. A Committee, consisting of Ladies of the town, met at the Rector's this afternoon for the purpose of making arrangements.