24–30 September 1855

In position at Fatsiali. This is my second day here. Both days there were alarms from o’clock to 6. The position is such that we shall quickly have to retire. Teter^vnikov seems more capable than Mitdn.

For the first aim, rose early, and ate and drank nothing harmful. For the second, bought hay but attended badly to the men. For the third, got nothing This is a second entry on the same date. done as there was no paper ; for the fourth, did nothing for the same reason. For the fifth, surveyed the position, but behaved badly to Mitdn, who by the way seems to be an empty fellow. To-day — for the first aim, did not write, but drank no v^dka. For the second, did nothing excepting look after Potapchdk. For the third, did nothing simply from laziness ; for the fourth, wrote to Verevkin about the provisions. For the fifth, rode round the locality and made up to Teterevnikov. To-morrow, for the first aim, will write two large sheets of Youth or Sevastopol and will restrain myself. For the second, will look for an oppor- tunity of attending to the men. For the third, will make up my accounts and write to Valerian ; for the fourth, will write Youth and Sevastopol ; and for the fifth, will take the drill, go to Teterevnikov, write a report about the men, and again survey the locality.

For the first aim, I positively could not write two sheets, but might have written a little, and was not continent, that however by conviction, and I do actually feel better. For the second there was no opportunity. I did nothing, but on the contrary stole hay. For the third aim I did nothing. For the fourth I did nothing. For the fifth, though I retired last of all and was ready to volunteer, I was irresolute, or I might have fired. To-day we retired with a slight interchange of shots in the line. Teterevnikov seems to me a frivolous fellow. My health is not good. To-morrow I ought to write for the first aim, and arrange about the sick for the second. For the third, must write to Valeriin ; and for the fourth, write to Nekrdsov and continue Youth. For the fifth, must survey the locality and volunteer.