ony ' s ▁mis fortun es , ▁Dra ke ▁agreed ▁to ▁leave ▁behind ▁four ▁months ▁of ▁supplies ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁ships , ▁the ▁Francis . ▁ ▁However , ▁a ▁h urr icane ▁hit ▁the ▁Out er ▁B anks , ▁swe eping ▁the ▁Francis ▁out ▁to ▁sea . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁storm , ▁Lane ▁persu aded ▁his ▁men ▁to ▁ev acu ate ▁the ▁col ony , ▁and ▁Dra ke ▁agreed ▁to ▁take ▁them ▁back ▁to ▁England . ▁ ▁M ante o ▁and ▁an ▁associate , ▁Tow aye , ▁joined ▁them . ▁ ▁Three ▁of ▁Lane ' s ▁colon ists ▁were ▁left ▁behind ▁and ▁never ▁heard ▁from ▁again . ▁ ▁Because ▁the ▁col ony ▁was ▁abandoned , ▁it ▁is ▁unclear ▁what ▁became ▁of ▁the ▁slaves ▁and ▁refuge es ▁Dra ke ▁had ▁meant ▁to ▁place ▁there . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁record ▁of ▁them ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁England ▁with ▁the ▁fleet , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁Dra ke ▁left ▁them ▁on ▁Ro ano ke ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁goods ▁he ▁had ▁previously ▁set ▁aside ▁for ▁Lane . ▁ ▁Dra ke ' s ▁fleet , ▁along ▁with ▁Lane ' s ▁colon ists , ▁reached ▁England ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 5 8 6 . ▁ ▁Upon ▁arrival , ▁the ▁colon ists ▁introduced ▁to b acco , ▁ma ize , ▁and ▁pot atoes ▁to ▁England . ▁ ▁Gren ville ' s ▁det achment ▁ ▁A ▁single ▁supply ▁ship , ▁sent ▁by ▁R ale igh , ▁arrived ▁at ▁Ro ano ke ▁just ▁days ▁after ▁Dra ke ▁ev acu ated