Seasonable notice was given to the people of Greytown that this Government required them to repair the injuries they had done to our citizens and to make suitable apology for their insult of our minister, and that a ship of war would be dispatched thither to enforce compliance with these demands.
Pierce informs the people of Greytown of the U.S. government's demands for reparations and apologies.
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