▁of ▁the ▁f encing , ▁the ▁word ▁" C RO AT O AN " ▁was ▁car ved ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁posts . ▁ ▁White ▁was ▁certain ▁these ▁two ▁ins cri ptions ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁colon ists ▁had ▁peace fully ▁re located ▁to ▁Cro ato an ▁Island , ▁since ▁they ▁had ▁agreed ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 7 ▁that ▁the ▁colon ists ▁would ▁leave ▁a ▁" secret ▁token " ▁indicating ▁their ▁destination , ▁or ▁a ▁cross ▁p att ée ▁as ▁a ▁dur ess ▁code . ▁ ▁Within ▁the ▁pal is ade , ▁the ▁search ▁party ▁found ▁that ▁houses ▁had ▁been ▁dis m ant led , ▁and ▁anything ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁carried ▁had ▁been ▁removed . ▁Several ▁large ▁tr unks ▁( including ▁three ▁belonging ▁to ▁White , ▁containing ▁the ▁belong ings ▁he ▁left ▁behind ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 7 ) ▁had ▁been ▁d ug ▁up ▁and ▁lo oted . ▁None ▁of ▁the ▁col ony ' s ▁boats ▁could ▁be ▁found ▁along ▁the ▁shore . ▁ ▁The ▁party ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Hope well ▁that ▁evening , ▁and ▁plans ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Cro ato an ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁Hope well s ▁anchor ▁cable ▁sn apped , ▁leaving ▁the ▁ship ▁with ▁only ▁one ▁working ▁cable ▁and ▁anchor . ▁ ▁The ▁search ▁mission ▁could ▁not ▁continue ▁given ▁the ▁considerable ▁risk ▁of ▁ship w reck . ▁ ▁The ▁Moon light ▁set ▁off ▁for ▁England , ▁but ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁Hope well ▁offered ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁with ▁White , ▁in ▁which