▁everyone ▁in ▁Liverpool ▁was ▁a ▁New ▁England ▁Plan ter . ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁at ▁first ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution , ▁with ▁out lying ▁out ports ▁like ▁Port ▁Med way ▁and ▁Port ▁M out on ▁almost ▁continu ously ▁visited ▁by ▁American ▁private ers , ▁but ▁after ▁repeated ▁attacks ▁by ▁American ▁private ers ▁on ▁local ▁sh ipping ▁interests ▁and ▁one ▁direct ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁town ▁itself , ▁Liverpool ▁citizens ▁turned ▁against ▁the ▁re bell ion . ▁S ime on ▁Per kins ▁wrote ▁a ▁successful ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁authorities ▁in ▁Hal if ax , ▁and ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 7 7 8 ▁Capt . ▁John ▁Howard ' s ▁company ▁of ▁the ▁Samuel ▁Bay ard ▁regiment ▁arrived ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁transport ▁Hann ah . ▁The ▁company ▁consisted ▁of ▁Howard , ▁ 2 ▁lie uten ants , ▁ 1 ▁en sign , ▁ 3 ▁ser ge ants , ▁ 2 ▁or ▁ 3 ▁corpor als , ▁ 4 8 ▁priv ates , ▁and ▁several ▁camp ▁follow ers , ▁both ▁women ▁and ▁children . ▁During ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁the ▁men ▁assist ed ▁the ▁loc als ▁in ▁re - building ▁Fort ▁Morris ▁( L iver pool , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ) ▁at ▁what ▁is ▁today ▁called ▁Fort ▁Point . ▁ ▁Port ▁Williams ▁ ▁At ▁Port ▁Williams , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁American ▁private er ▁attacks ▁had ▁subs ided . ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 7 8 1 , ▁Major ▁Samuel ▁Bay ard ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁take