Quote from the chronicle: On Easter Sunday, we approached the city of Buzau. Here, the Russian soldiers and all the people were preparing to flee, terrified by reports that the Turks would attack. The encounter actually took place; the Russian soldiers were killed and the people from the town and surrounding villages were captured and driven off with their cattle into Turkey. We did not hear of this until four days later for we had turned aside from the high road when brothers had come back from the town with news of the imminent danger. The next morning we had gone to the left into the mountains, where we stayed quietly for two days in a hidden spot between two streams.