[[6]] An excellent map of Montenegro has been made by an Austrian officer of engineers, who resided there for the purpose—but I have not now the advantage of referring to it. This country is divided into twelve military departments; the natives reckon its extent about three days' journey in the longest, by two in the widest part. Those, of course, are foot or mule journeys.
[[7]] It was this man's father who, shortly before our arrival, having been entrusted to receive from Lloyd's Company a packet containing a large sum of money, converted the contents into two cannon-balls, and forwarded them to the Vladika.
[[8]] The late Vladika received the honours of sanctity after his death.
[[9]] Meaning dressed in the European or Frank costume.
[[10]] The Vladika bears the Russian eagle rising from a crown.
[[11]] He passed but one night in Montenegro, at Cettigna, and returned the following day to Cattaro.
[[12]] On the kalends of January the consuls-elect were formally installed; and on this occasion a procession was made to the Capitol, and sacrifice performed to Jupiter. The principal part of the procession, of course, was the consuls in their curule chair, preceded by the lictors bearing the fasces, or bundles of rods and axes.
[[13]] From Janua, a gate.
[[14]] The etymology of these old epithets, from pateo (to open) and claudo (to shut,) is obvious enough.
[[15]] The lar familiaris, or domestic god of the family, who had an altar in the inner part of the Roman house.