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fourteen, have not yet been found. From the appearance of the corpses, and the confessions of the negroes, they fought most desperately, but were overpowered. The mother was away from the house visiting; and her son, a lad of thirteen, was also absent, at school, at the time. These were the only ones of the family who escaped. The late raid on the Cape Charles light-house. We recently published the fact that a small party of Confederates had accomplished the destruction of Cape Charles light-house. The Worcester (Md.) Shield says: A bold and successful foray was made on Monday morning last on the light-house and Government property on Smith's Island, just outside of the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. A party of nine men in a boat issued out from a concealment on Mockhorn Island and made for Smith's Island, where they landed. They gave themselves out as fishermen; but, after asking many questions, privately informed the keeper of the light-house, Wm Webb States, t