It was early in 1756 that a Scottish trader, from Edinburgh, entered the port of Stettin.

Among the few passengers was a tall young Scotch lad, Fergus Drummond by name.

Though scarcely sixteen, he stood five feet ten in height; and it was evident, from his broad shoulders and sinewy appearance, that his strength was in full proportion to his height.

His father had fallen at Culloden, ten years before.

The glens had been harried by Cumberland's soldiers, and the estates confiscated.