The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-13
The Skirmishing Of Insurgents
with the Turks.
MONTENEGRINS AS SOLDIERS.
Inhabitants Of the BOcche di CattarO
in the Fighting Districts.
Results Of Attacking a Position
Held by Turks.

magnihed by popular enthusiasm to important affairs.
Here eats OF have been too rhng almost to be
worth teegraphmg, and yet they al that the ground
permits and their moral as great as fthey were
battles instead OF skrmshes The nature OF the coun-
try is especially favorable such operations as arc in
the capacity OF these mounaineers and large
tratons OF troops manGuvring on large scale arc
impossible. There roads except bride
paths, and these lead through ravines where
few resolute put 900 at defiance. II the
Insurgents organized and had mountain artillery
there would DO difficulty In clearing out the Turkish
troops from tho Herzegovina for tho fortihcaons with
In which they protected very weak Where the
Montenegrins have strong contingent the lighting Is
good where they have there is neither concen
tration discipline.
The siege Of Trebigne as It has boon called was
merely infestaon Of the ncighborhood by bands Of
Insurgents, without Conference and without pan to say
nothing OF artillery commssariat. They sufn-
cently strong all the passes prevent the
from being reinforced, TO prevent the troops
from entering by Keck which is the only
way opcn from tho into tho Her
zegovina but, for want of direction, thcg
allow troops to pass that way and thence Trebgne
where thoy attacked the bands and dispersed them
driving part the Austrian frontier and part back
toward tho Montenegro mountains The 70 rmer took
the steamer at Ragusa and landed at Caste Nuovo,
WnOncc tney passed IN the herzegovina anew, and
ably by this time all reunited in the Sutorni which
is scarcely more than rifle shot from Caste Huovo.
From a member of the band the steamer learned
that the insurgents quite without head and
ing had the foohardness to take position in
Trcbgnc and await the attack of tho troops,
escaped only by good fortune. The troops had the
equal stupidity of
ATTEMPTING TO CARRY THH ASSAULT,
And as the insurgents we'll armed and under
excellent cover they kept tho assailants at bay
until their ammunition was exhausted when they re-
tired, leaving only priest OF the convent and
old man, unable to walk behind them. Thoy were
in excellent spirits, regarding tho whole thing as
good lark and anxious to get back again
without loss of tmo.
The eastern part of the Herzegovina, which is the
who are concentrated in the mountains which run
from Montenegro north TO Serajevo, and occupy the
country eastward to the Servian frontier
The question turns tho
MoSrEsEaRINs WILL TAKE.
Tho Montenegrins, and their neighbors of the
stock, tho active and belt
cosc; for the former have good military dis
cipline. They form nucleus for the Herzcgovi-
mans to gather round, and which commands the
obedience Of the latter whose long slavery has not
fitted them for military conference The Bocchese, as
also of the stock and trained militia These
make common cause with the Hcrzegovinians, and
share the warike tendencies of the Montenegrins
their hatred Of tho Turks though tho latter have
been in Cattaro. About 500 of them have gone INTO
Herzegovina. They have debt to pay, the Herze-
govinans and Montegrns were most efficient allies of
the Bocchese in their successful attempt defend their
ancient privileges from the Capitalization or Vienna in
1862
II is known that orders have been gwen to all the
Montenegrns to be ready at moments notice with
bread and two pairs OF shoes which will be neeued If
they have to travel FAR these mountains. Every
preparation has been made for war, and the camp at
Grahowa, Trebgnc is the depot of supplies of all
kinds
do not any er-eencc OF the working of political
intrigues in the beginning OF the Instruction How
much may be behind the action of Montenegro
can say but those who take part in them. ! do not
think that anything but most atrocious government
and restitution resulting thercrom be blamed for
II, but it certain that without Montenegro moth
Ing would come OF 1t unless q general rising
OF tho Christian provinces should take place,
and that Montenegro Is controlled more less
by political consideration be doubted In fact
II Moncnegrin public opinion could decide the matter
absolutely it would have been decided in the
OF war Cattaro being the gate to Montenegro,
is commercially its port and its and
lston those of the country and port OF nation OF
course, the excitement of the population Is immense,
From the district OF Krvosce, OF the mountain
sections Of Cattaro bordering Herzegovina every able
bodied man between sixteen and sixty has gone into
the Herzegovina. If Prince Nikta does not declare
the greater part OF his able bodied mon Will cross
the frontier.
Meanwhile Turkish troops continued to arrive and
pass through the dcles OF Kick receiving permission
to pass through Austrian waters, but Their number is
not sufficient for effective operations docs their
morale to DO sufficient for the mountain warfare
Apart from the tring affairs nagnined into battles
there have occurred two combats in which there
was arcsult which, though not noteworthy per Sc
was oC graver political Importance than military
Tho
ATTACK A TURKISH POSITION
in which tho place carried with loss 10 The Chris
tans OF twenty three killed and aoout fty wounded
while Of the Turks about 100 were killed and the ros
put 10 precpitate flight many beng wounded In tho
other four bataions Of Turkish troops marching to
the rcef Of bockhouses bcsicgcd were attacked
by the insurgents and driven back to Meran, whence
they started being pursued to the guns Of the fortress
The blockhouses thcn surrendered except one winch
held and was takon by storm The principal value
of these small affairs that they excite the insurgcnt
spirit and accustom tho people to lighting. They will
increase the strength of the insurrccon diGprupor
tionately to their true merits
No more beautiful sceuofy can be found 10 the MOdi.
terrancau than that OF
noccHR nj cATTARo
and Tho approaches to Montenegro Imagine the sea
lot the Italian lakes, the Bocchc winding into tho
Alpine crags shutting out all view OF the sea- with tho
shores lined with olive orchards villas and villages and
at the extreme OF the seeming lake. around which the
mountains apparently close entirely los Cattaro.
From the water rise the walls which enclose tho space
between tho shore and the ancient citadel high up
ragged spur o. the MOUNTAIN, and beside H. zIgzagIng
thousands Of feet up rises the road to Montenegro
only accessible by horses or on foot Three hundred
sail Of ships navigating all the Of tho world, hail
frcm the Bccche di arc whose interests mainly
maritime, and whose people, good sailors they
a. mountain 1ghtng return when fortune has favored