The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-01 00:00:00

THE POLISH QUESTION.

The Debuts of to-day says that the Austrian
programme will be proposed to Russia in the name
of England, France, and Austria. It maintains
the union of Poland and Russia, and proposes that
Poland shall have an administration exclusively
Polish, and a kind of provincial representation en-
dowed with sufficient powers to guarantee its
independence and the full enjoyment of political
rights. Religious liberty would be secured, and the
Polish language declared official. The recruitment
of the army would be effected in conformity with
the regulations established by the edicts of 1859.
A general and absolute amnesty would be ex-
tended to all the acts of the insurrection, and to
the persons of all insurgents without exception.
Meanwhile the three courts will continue to act at
St. Petersburg each in its own way and by distinct
notes. If the court of St. Petersburg agrees to the
project, military operations on e►ch aide will im-
mediately cease, and any arrangements which
might be agreed to between the Russian govern-
ment and the Poles would be confirmed by the
great powers who signed the acts of the Congress
of Vienna, at a conference to be assembled ex-
pressly for that purpose.

THE BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE Bums.
MORE DESTRUCTION BY THE ALABAMA.
(DT XLECIIIIO AND DITIMATIONAL TILIGKAPIL )
(110 K OITA OWN 0011ISPONDMIT.)

SOCITHAKFTON, JuNz 1.

The Oneida has arrived.

The Confederate privateer Florida left Pernam-
buco May 13, and the Alabama left Bahia Mayl2 ;
both of them sailed south. They had recently
destroyed eight ships between them.

The Federal war steamer Mohican left St. Vin-
cent, May 9, in pursuit of the privateers. The
Florida was three days at Pernambuco repairing.
The Federal consuls at Bahia and Pernambuco pro-
tested against the admission of Confederate priva-
teers into those ports, but the commanders of
the Florida and Alabama declared that they
had not violated Brazilian waters, and
they were therefore admitted. Some of the Fuson-
gene of the Oneida went on board the Alabama at
Bahi► Captain Semmes stated that his duty was
an onerous and disagreeable one, but it was the
only way in which he could serve his country. His
ship was in a high state of discipline. Drunkenness
on board is punished with death.
The intelligence from Rio is that the Brazilians
are highly incensed against the British govern-
, ment.

Wum's

SOUTHAMPTON, Jun 1.

The Royal Mail steamer Oneida has arrived hers
with the above mails, 169 passengers, 1,5001. in
specie, 5 packages of diamonds, and 1,636 packages
of cargo.
The Confederate steamer Alabama was at anchor
off Bahia on the 12th May. Some of the Oneida's
passengers visited her, and were politely received
on board. The Alabama had plenty of coal. Her
object in putting into Bahia was to land 84 pri-
soners, among whom was (the Federal consul for
Shanghae, who was a passenger on board the
Dorca Prince.

Within four days previous to arriving at Bahia
the Alabama had burnt the Dorca Prince, the
Union Jack, the Sea/ark, and the Nye. The
captains and crews were on board the Ala-
bama.. The officers of the Alabama stated that
they had burned 74 ships since they had been out
with Captain Semmes, who had in his cabin about
that number of chronometers. Captain Semmes
stated that he expected to be joined by the Flo-
rida, which was on the coast. On the Oneida's
reaching Pernambuco she fottad that the Florida
had just left, having been there four days refitting,
taking stone, &c. She had destroyed several
vessels, and landed the prisoners.
The Federal war steamer Mohican had sailed
from St. Vincent for the Brazils.

ACCEPTANCE OF THE GREEK THRONE.
COPENHAGEN, Jinrs 1.
Theßerlingeke Tidende of to-day, Ma Genii-official
article, announces that at a sitting of the Council
of State, held on Saturday evening, the last diffi-
culties in the way of the acceptance of the Greek
throne by Prince William were removed.

The riagbiackt, in an article on the same subject,
adds :—" It is not yet decided when the formal ao-
ceptance of the crown from the hands of the depu-
tation will take place."