New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-27

under the tteepeI chus, ny Ns''
sharp-ansea w.as Of defense climbing toe n"us
tain TO high, Of nearly thousand fees aoe's II
The IN I'D long since set on The town. al1noosa
the novuAins burned with tAwDy ulster al aoos
the eastern shore. We steamed up an eat ANCHOR
in fror. Of the seswall,
w. landed at once, in order to IKE advanoasc
thevanishing daylight A wild design for NO
pent came into my hesd-tO take horses 40"
guard ride up the mountain and over 20 Cesrsne
the capital Of Montenegro, and back AGAIN oy sso
rise-but unfortunately there was no moon and 1
should have had the danger and the fatigue ioi
nothing. Cattaro is fortress, and the 0"p'
squeezed within the narrow limits Of The walls mas
the deepest and darkest streets. We discovered
nothing Of note in the course Of our rambe Inc
place, ! su,pect, is much as it wss when VehNs
defended and Khaireddin besieged it. We STOOD
moment in the pubic square to see the overhang'
ing mountains burning with vemilOn and orange
in the last spiendor of sunset, and then threaded
the town to the further gate, where po~eriui
spring Of the purest beYlcelored mountain ssIef
gushes out from under the walls.
A native Cattarese, who spoke little Italian
hung on 10 our skirts in order to get little money
as guide. Find me some natives of Montene'
gro! / said TO him. "Oh, they wear the same
dress as the Dalmatians," said he, "but you can
tell them by the cross on their caps" Soon AFTER
ward we encountered an old man and his son, both
of whom had gded Greek cross on the front of
the red fez which they wore. Here are two
exclaimed the guide. He then stopped them, and
without more ado, pulled of the old mans fez,
showed us the cross, and opened the folds OF the
cap, where second cross and number OF zwan'
tigers were hidden. Here they keep their
money" he explained. The old fellow took the
whole proceeding very good-humoredy, and was
delighted when l said to him "Sbogo!" 1.-THE
Ilyrian for "goOd-by') at parting Soon after
ward we met some pandours, or irregular soldiers,
Of the Vladika Of Montenegro. They wore aspread-
eagle on their caps, in addition to the cross. Our
guide stopped them, and informed them Gas l
guessed) that we wanted to look at them. A proud
Strengthening of the body, naughty toss of the
head, and glance of mingled dignity and defiance
was the only answer, as they held their way. |
was delighted with this natural exhibition of their
sef-esteem, though it had been called forth in so
offensive way.
Ihave heard very contradictory accounts respect
ing the present Vladiks (Princc) Of Montenegro.
Our captain speaks OF hlIu highly .accomp shed
man, with marked taste for literature, and rather
sneers at his wife, the daughter Of Trieste mer-
chant, who pinched himself to give her dowry Of
a million of zwanzigers (about $l68, OO0) and
thereby secure the hand of Prince Danilo. On the
other hand, English officer who visited Cettigne,
informed me that the Vadika is a rough, boorish
and stupid fellow, and that his wife is handsome,
accomplished and fascinating. l should judge the
latter report to be the correct one as we are be-
ginning TO hear the most arbitrary and brutal acts
charged against the Vlsdika. His predecessor was
q hshOp, which did not prevent him from being
capital shot and good horseman. 1t is easy to
see that this little robber State will not be very
long lived, and that it will finally fall into the claws
Of Austria But she will neither get it DOT hold it
without sighting
We lay all night at Cattaro. So completely is
the place incosed that the climate ia different from
that of Castelnuovo. The night was very cold, and
covered with light sheet of ice from shore to
.hore. Outside, the air was mild and delightful.
short distance beyond the Boos di Cattaro, we
passed Budua another Venetian colony, and the last
Austrian port. Early in the afternoon we reached
Antivari, in Albania, the seaport of the large city
Of Scutari, which is nearly days journey in the
interior. The coast grew wilder and bolder; huge,
tawny mountains scared from the sea to the clouds
which rested on their snow streaked SUBMITS, and
the signs of habitaton became less and less fire.
auent. The next morning we were at Durszzo,
siDguarly picturesque town on hillside, defended
by massive Venetian walls, above which shoots the
slender shaft of . minaret Thence We ran along
under the Acrocersunian mountains, whose tOpmost
peak, Mount Tschika, q shining wedge OF snow
serves az landmark for al this part of the Albanian
coast At Avlona We saw the huge fortress built by
Ali Pasha, the Turkish city in the rear, with its ten
miparets, and the old Greek town and scropohs
the mountain ridge above. Acrocersunia
is wild and gloomiy grand region, full of glorious
subjects for the landscape painter.
Our deck now began to be covered with pictur-
e,oue forms-Turkish soldiers Abanians, with white
krtles and whole arsenals in their belts, Greek and
Moslem merchants. Among them l noticed Bos-
man. whose white turban and green jacket denoted
particular holiness. Accusing him in Arabic,
which be spoke imperfectly, found ne was
.ad,i, having made the grand pilgrimage to all the
holy places. We quite agreed upon the subject OF
Damascus, the mere mention of which brought the
water into his mouth. He prayed with praise
worthy regularity, at the stated times, generally
finding the direction Of Mecca within four points.
One evening however, while We were at anchor,
the ship drited around with the tide, and the hadi