Direct telegraphic communication has now been established between Shanghai and
London, and on 28th June a message, dated that morning, was received from Mr. Markham, Acting Consul at that port. It announced that the expedition recently despatched by the Americans against Corea, under Commander Rogers, has been successful. The Comas had murdered some Americans cast ashore there, and President Grant determined to compel them to sign a treaty promising protection to mariners. Acting under advice from Pekin, they refused to receive his mes- sengers, and, as we presume from the telegram, were attacked in the capital by marines and sailors landed from the expedition. They made a desperate defence, but ultimately the citadel was surrendered, with 481 pieces of cannon. The American loss was one officer and two men killed, and seven men wounded.
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