▁Red ▁Lion ▁left ▁about ▁thirty ▁men ▁on ▁Cro ato an ▁Island ▁and ▁depart ed ▁for ▁private ering ▁in ▁New found land . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁Gren ville ▁established ▁contact ▁with ▁local ▁Spanish ▁authorities , ▁in ▁the ▁hopes ▁of ▁obtain ing ▁fresh ▁prov isions . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Spanish ▁failed ▁to ▁deliver ▁the ▁promised ▁supplies , ▁Gren ville ▁sus pected ▁they ▁would ▁soon ▁attack , ▁so ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁ships ▁abandoned ▁the ▁temporary ▁fort . ▁ ▁Gren ville ▁captured ▁two ▁Spanish ▁ships ▁in ▁the ▁Mon a ▁Pass age , ▁adding ▁them ▁to ▁his ▁fleet . ▁ ▁Lane ▁took ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁ships ▁to ▁Sal inas ▁Bay , ▁where ▁he ▁captured ▁salt ▁m ounds ▁collected ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish . ▁ ▁Lane ▁again ▁built ▁fort ifications ▁to ▁protect ▁his ▁men ▁as ▁they ▁brought ▁the ▁salt ▁ab o ard . ▁ ▁Gren ville ' s ▁ships ▁then ▁sa iled ▁to ▁La ▁Isabel a , ▁where ▁the ▁Spanish ▁set ▁aside ▁host ilities ▁to ▁trade ▁with ▁the ▁well - ar med ▁English ▁fleet . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 7 , ▁Gren ville ▁left ▁His pan ola ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁the ▁Out er ▁B anks . ▁ ▁The ▁fleet ▁sa iled ▁through ▁an ▁in let ▁at ▁W oco con ▁Island ▁( near ▁present - day ▁O c rac oke ▁In let ) ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁T iger ▁struck ▁a ▁sho al , ▁ru ining ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁food ▁supplies ▁and ▁nearly ▁destroy ing ▁the ▁ship . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁indic ations ▁that