The survivors then boarded their ships, which were anchored in the port of Iskenderun. News of what had befallen the Sultan's army reached the Sublime Porte, and the news spread and became known to all the states. The naval administration feared the escalation of sedition in the Ottoman Empire's provinces and the state's preoccupation with successive wars and calamities. Thus, the Austrian Empire was tempted to reclaim the territory and annex it to its kingdom. It had been closely observing the events unfolding in Europe with prudence and deliberation. Therefore, it sent a threat to Muhammad Ali Pasha, demanding that he send his troops with the Sultan's army to fight him if he did not return to obedience and cease his rebellion. The Russian Empire joined it in this, showing affection and concern for the Caliph. It wrote to its consul in Alexandria, Egypt, to withdraw from Alexandria and sever all ties with Muhammad Ali Pasha. He withdrew, but Muhammad Ali Pasha paid no heed to any of this whatsoever. His desire intensified to dismantle the foundations of the Ottoman Empire, seize all the provinces held by his Sultan, and destroy the symbols of the Caliphate. He wrote to his son Ibrahim, urging him to fight and to hasten his conquest as much as possible, and then to advance further as he could. Prince Ibrahim penetrated deep into Anatolia. The Sultan wrote to the states, informing them of his intention to ally with the Tsar of Russia for defense if they did not hasten to stop Muhammad Ali and withdraw his armies from penetrating the heart of the Ottoman Empire's territories. The French and English states wrote to Muhammad Ali Pasha about this, expressing their concern about the consequences of the Sultan's alliance with Russia. They urged him to halt the tide of this tribulation until a peace settlement could be established that would be in the interest of both parties. The Tsar of Russia then sent Prince Murav, one of his prominent men, to Muhammad Ali Pasha to discuss this matter. The French Empire also sent Colonel Rohabel with him. The French General also wrote to Prince Ibrahim, saying: "My letter to you, may God protect you. Envoys of peace are addressing your father, urging him to put an end to these disturbances and calamities resulting from the ongoing war. It is time for the Sublime Porte to seek the shedding of the blood of God's creation, whom it has been entrusted to care for. Khalil Pasha, the commander of the Sultan's warships, will be sent as an envoy to your father with the terms of peace that the Sultan has agreed to, based on the suggestion of the French Empire, which can no longer remain silent about these disturbances that have engulfed, or nearly engulfed, the entire East due to the war between your father and his Sultan. We all hope that your father's innate good intentions and his renowned prudence and foresight in considering the consequences of matters will lead him to accept peace and abandon conflict. He advises you to halt your army's advance into the heart of Syria and Rum and to extinguish the flames of war until you receive further instructions. Know, may God guide you, that you are accountable to all the great powers for any consequences that may arise from your army's penetration into the interior of the country. God is the best judge of the outcome. Therefore, turn away from war and withdraw until you receive news. Peace." At this time, Prince Ibrahim was moving his armies from place to place, intending to reach Constantinople. The Sultan sent to the Tsar of Russia, requesting him to send a warship to intercept Prince Ibrahim.