In the consternation of the moment they at once took off the penalty attaching to whoever proposed or put to the vote a proposal for using the thousand talents which they had jealously avoided touching throughout the whole war, and voted to employ them to man a large number of ships, and to send off at once under Strombichides, son of Diotimus, the eight vessels, forming part of the blockading fleet at Spiraeum, which had left the blockade and had returned after pursuing and failing to overtake the vessels with Chalcideus.
Gainera, Espireoko blokeoan okupaturik zeudenei dagokienez, erabaki zuten Kaltzideorenei jazartzeko xedearekin zaintza-lana utzi zuten Diotimoren seme Estronbikidesen agindupeko zortziak-etsaia harrapatu ezinda itzuli zirenak-behintzat bidaltzea; geroxeago erabaki zuten Trasiklesekin beste hamabiko errefortzu bat bidaltzea, hauek ere blokeoa utzita.