Diario Da Regencia, Lisbon, 26th of April 1821 The first mention of the outbreak of the Greek Revolution in the Portuguese press reports that Prince Alexander Ypsilantis, accompanied by Arnauts, arrived in Iași, where rumors of Turkish massacres are circulating. Detailed reference is made to Ypsilantis's proclamation, which was posted throughout the streets of Iași;"...All of Greece has lit the torch of freedom and shattered the yoke of tyranny! Greece is reclaiming her rights. I go where the voice of the people calls me... City of Iași, March 6, 1821.". The city of Galați has been almost entirely burned to the ground, and many Turks have been beheaded. Ypsilantis sought to persuade the Emperor of Russia to protect the Greek nation; however, upon hearing of the events in Moldavia and Wallachia, the Tsar denounced the revolution and struck Ypsilantis’s name from the list of Russian officers. It is claimed that the primary cause of the revolution lies in the execution of the Patriarch of Constantinople. The uprising has now spread to all Greek provinces, with the ultimate objective being the establishment of a Greek Empire. A new Greek army has already been formed, as thousands have gathered in Iași and recruitment efforts are underway everywhere.