 In a diplomatic circular that said, "Romania does not intend either to subjugate the polity nor defeat the army of Bulgaria", the Romanian government endavoured to allay international concerns about its motives and about increased bloodshed.The Romanian warships which carried out the landings were concentrated at Corabia, on the Romanian side of the Danube, under the command of Admiral Eustațiu Sebastian.This group consisted of three monitors, six torpedo boats and the gunboat "Grivița".