The New York herald., 1875-11-08
Pictures Of the Leaders -Voivoda's
Priests and Peasants.
MOUNTAIN FASTNESSES.


He was not unlike oS the portraits Of those an.
cient leaders who did much Tor his people in the
time Of stephen Douchan. His manly chest cover
ed with a beaded jacket and his only evidence Of
lingering love Tor the refinement of civilized dress was
the hneness and Immaculate whiteness of his linen,
which bespoke the gentleman.
When We were ready 10 depart FOR the camp, day and
. half after the mentioned IN the last letter,
the chief appeared more his wh'tish-gray Mon
tenegrin uniform, with Tie bcret or bonnet on which
the AUTOGRAPH 81 the Turkish bullet was still visible.
He wore uo arms save a sword, weapon which, 50
far as / observed was borne BY no other nsurgent in
the whole force. The leader attracted much
attention IN the streets Of Ragusa before
his departure. In the little bedroom tho
Hotel Boschatto there assomblages at differ
ent hours o. committee men, who received the re-
proaches Of the Insurgents with shrugs Of the shoulders
there were volunteers from Russia and Italy, bland
mujiks from northern plans, and dark haired and sin
lister looking braves from Lombardy and Tuscany.
There people who came from curiosity and people
who came 70 bring money and provisions sympathiz
ers and cavaliers, spies and friends The Turkish Con
sui General kept his carefully posted round about;
the Austrian General commanding the place had his
emissares tie watch At the neighborng cqtt; tho
sleepy and venerable Pile whose windows command
gmpscs Of the lovely sea plain Of the eaprclous Adr
long as LJubibratc remained in his rooms and every
where that a tall. broad shouldered nsurgent
pushing his way through tile crowd swearing in tho
melliauous accents OF his native Scavc tongue he
overwhelmed with questous-Whither was the chief
gongY Did lie intend to return to camp?
Did ne not know that the Turkish forces
had already received orders to intercept him
Was be not that it would be prudent to
main in Ragusa until the Turks thrown OF the
scent2 Was il true that he aud his fellows had
munttons2 These and thousand other questions
buzzed and hummed until the very seemed stud
ded with interrogation points.
THE CAMP
We had agreed to leave for the camp early in the
morning, that might at least portion Of the
way the day But the morning wore away,
afternoon bright, cloudless, iubiant, came, and
little party composed OF or three persons set OF
ahead for the basin Of 0mba some miles from Ragusa,
with the understanding that Ljubibratc his aide do
camp and the corps dc garde, should join US there.
60 We drove In carriages which rckety and
almost tumblng to pieces past Grayosa with It's pretty
basin, its port, where huge steamers constantly
coming and go.ng past the collections of neat villas
perched among the olives and the vineyards in the
slopes Of the mountains past spires and chains which
rise colossal ana terrible, taking root deep down
in the blue ana purple waters and knock
road to Omula Ragusa winds around cliffs and
and out among caves, furnished by picturesque arm
Of the Adratic. The road abruptly terminates at a
small village where few boatmen and their wives
live by fisheries and by the money which travellers pay
Tor visit u the rocks whence the adjoining the
vale Of 0mba springs into the light At this village we
awaited the arrival OF the chief After had grown
impatient q delay which protracted for two hours
under a proiing sun We suddenly saw the chief,
mounted on Ills pony and preceded by tho faithful
Gruic on foot appear at bend in the road. Behind
them marched large number Of insurgents who boro
no arms save pistols but who at various points along
the route, after We had entered tho mountains,
found guns awaiting them Boats were provided
BY the wiling Dalmatians, who seemed to take
pleasure serving LJubibratic and his men.
The pony bundercd into a huge canoc, and
the chiefs anu their visitors followed him.
In quarter Or hour had crossed tho or the
and stood at the foot Of seemingly Perpendicular
ascent Touch the clouds It seemed 10 transpierce
them anu TO be the very ladder 10 Paradise
SINGULAR MOUNTAINS.
Those who have never seen the mountains OF Dal-
malta and tie HERZEGOVINA form adequate idea
or them Words, sometimes sufficient 70 the descrip-
ton Of natures wonders, entirely fail here Great
ramparts ol rock immense and lofty barriers tossed
aud uphied 5y ages volcanic action into every con-
cevable forms corners around which il seems mpossi-
bic u 80, yet which, one approaches them,
broaden out into practicable routes; sharp crested
ridges, which lie in fashion relative tie
main chains; mult-coored walls, which, when the
fantastic glamour Of the sunlight IS upon them, sarle
the eye py wild reembances walled cities fortresses
covered streets and alleys palaces and duomos; pil-
lars when up with the light grace
OF the Campandes precipices along whose edges
the goats and KIDS wander wish extromest
caution, and grotoes, down whose slopng entrances
may wander for hours unless be fears 10 encoun-
ter savage animal The region seems mltless
The world 70 which one is accustomed Is forgotten
day two OF wandering among these gantc rocks.
In the morning when the slowly rising out or
the deep valleys and hoyerng solemnly around the
stony brows Of the mountains thousands o. feet above
the spectator, tho sight IS moro impressive than an
other which have in Europe. when moon
light renders each stony pathway doubly uncertain,
and seems extend a safe foohold even into mid air
journey INTO these mountains is attended with tho
greatest danger The brain wearied and almost turned
with continual effort tracing out way Tor the feet,
becomes dizzy and Is forced 70 sit down FOR hours
together and wat until steadness comes 70 the muscles
aud the eye can Dc depended upon. LJubibratic and
his we're hours u making By night tho descent
from the Austrian frontier which By day we later ac
sompllshed two
THE ASCENT.
We began to climb Bending backs and barring
our shoulders struggled UP. Before We bad reached
the camp Jubbratios pony from which he, ofcourse,
descended reached the ascent, was ap-
parently nothing but moving bundle Of coats and
wraps. The sun heat down with terrible nerceness
From time 70 time as we progressed little breeze
came 70 cheer VS. ~ The route zgzagged continually
winding around rocky spurs anu crags and taking US
anNf
old lava beds. Presently tho air seemed cooler and
turning weary and streaming faces 20 the lof we
the Adratc spread before us-c6o ana delight
full but as provoking as mirage in tho desert Those
Of US who had not been thoughtful enough 70 bring
water Ia our canteens now began 10 suffer Water is
rare IN these mountains there are many valleys on
tiroly destitute Of anything like a watercourse on
tho surface, although thoro are many which
mako their way through underground chan.