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Not all Bermudians, however, were sympathetic to the rebel cause, as privateers continued to capture and ransack American ships.
Loyalists built a number of the attractive colonial-style homes and public buildings still standing today, and during the War of 1812, privateers enjoyed another profitable spell against American vessels.
Despite their efforts, however, Ibiza was menaced by so many hostile flotillas that the locals took the unprecedented step of forming their own band of privateers.
This time the plundered vessels were American, but not all the victories were won by the privateers.
They rescinded their agreement with the privateers and began the process of evicting them from Port Royal.