I was going out, when my door opened and the corporal came in to tell me that our Cossacks had left the fort during the night, taking away with them by force Joulaï, and that around our ramparts unknown people were galloping.
Etxetik irtetera nindoala, atea zabaldu eta kabu bat azaldu zen. Jakinarazi zidan gauez gure kosakoek gotorlekutik ihes egin zutela, Julai indarrez eramanda, eta jende ezezaguna zebilela ingurumarian.