▁the ▁sail ors ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁colon ists ▁on ▁Ro ano ke . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁morning , ▁White ' s ▁party ▁located ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁Lane ' s ▁col ony . ▁ ▁The ▁fort ▁had ▁been ▁dis m ant led , ▁while ▁the ▁houses ▁stood ▁vac ant ▁and ▁over g rown ▁with ▁mel ons . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁sign ▁that ▁Gren ville ' s ▁men ▁had ▁ever ▁been ▁there ▁except ▁for ▁human ▁b ones ▁that ▁White ▁believed ▁were ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁them , ▁killed ▁by ▁Native ▁Americans . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁fly bo at ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 5 , ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁colon ists ▁dis emb ark ed . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁colon ist ▁George ▁How e ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁native ▁while ▁searching ▁alone ▁for ▁c rab s ▁in ▁Alb em ar le ▁Sound . ▁ ▁White ▁dispatch ed ▁Staff ord ▁to ▁re - est ab lish ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁Cro atan , ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁M ante o . ▁ ▁The ▁Cro atan ▁described ▁how ▁a ▁coal ition ▁of ▁main land ▁tribes , ▁led ▁by ▁W anch ese , ▁had ▁attacked ▁Gren ville ' s ▁det achment . ▁ ▁The ▁colon ists ▁attempted ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁a ▁tr uce ▁through ▁the ▁Cro atan , ▁but ▁received ▁no ▁response . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 9 , ▁White ▁led ▁a ▁pre - empt ive ▁strike ▁on ▁Das am ong ue pon ke , ▁but ▁the ▁enemy ▁( f ear ing ▁repr