Meanwhile the operations on the southern frontier, under the direction of the amiable and competent Bozo Petrovich, remained for my observation.
One of the chiefs of clans who were waiting at Cettinje for the plan of the southern campaign was Marko Millianoff, hereditary chief of the Kutchi, an independent Slav tribe on the borders of Albania, generally allied in the frontier operations with the Montenegrins.

The Turks desired particularly to subdue this people in the outset of the campaign, as their territory commanded the upper road from Podgoritza to Danilograd, and hostilities commenced with an attack on them.

While waiting I made the acquaintance of Marko, whom I found to be one of the most interesting characters I met in Montenegro.

His courage and resource in stratagem were proverbial in the principality.

I had a capital Ross field-glass, and amused him one day by showing its powers.