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e of Alexandria. At this time she was lying in the centre of the river, and was surprised, captured and burned by a few guerillas, who floated down to her on a raft from a band a short distance above. The officers were carried off and the crew paroled.--The Lacross was burned to the water's edge. The following night the Mobile Stephens was fired into probably by the same gang. But little damage was done to the boat. The speculation in New York. A letter dated New York, the 12th inst., says: This has been one of the most exciting days in Wall street and business circles within the memory of the oldest inhabitant. Gold, foreign exchange, breadstuffs, and nearly every other description of merchandise, indeed, have experienced an enormous advance, under the influence of which people seem to be growing absolutely wild. Almost every man you meet in the street or on the corner is a speculator — that is, an "operator for a rise"--for the time being; absolutely ca