The inhabitants of Gastouni in Morea are terrified. This part of Morea had avoided the Egyptian incursions up to that time, but the newly arrived Egyptian army obliged the inhabitants to flee in Kalavrita, while some took refuge in Zakinthos. In Nafplio, the Greek senate declared the homeland under immediate danger and asked for help from all the armed Greeks. Detailed presentation of the Greek senate declaration. This proclamation had several effects and many Greeks decided to join the army. But many inhabitants of Morea also started to realize that the war was nearly lost and they tried to secure the future for themselves and their families.