▁of ▁his ▁lost ▁colon ists , ▁although ▁he ▁would ▁admit ▁this ▁was ▁dis information ▁to ▁cover ▁his ▁search ▁for ▁El ▁Dor ado . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁return ▁voyage , ▁he ▁sa iled ▁past ▁the ▁Out er ▁B anks , ▁and ▁later ▁claimed ▁that ▁weather ▁prevent ed ▁him ▁from ▁landing . ▁ ▁R ale igh ▁later ▁sought ▁to ▁en force ▁his ▁mon opol y ▁on ▁Virginia — based ▁on ▁the ▁potential ▁surv ival ▁of ▁the ▁Ro ano ke ▁colon ists — when ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁s assa fr as ▁sky ro cket ed . ▁ ▁He ▁fund ed ▁a ▁ 1 6 0 2 ▁mission ▁to ▁the ▁Out er ▁B anks , ▁with ▁the ▁stated ▁goal ▁of ▁res uming ▁the ▁search . ▁ ▁Led ▁by ▁Samuel ▁M ace , ▁this ▁expedition ▁differ ed ▁from ▁previous ▁voy ages ▁in ▁that ▁R ale igh ▁bought ▁his ▁own ▁ship ▁and ▁guaranteed ▁the ▁sail ors ' ▁w ages ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁dist ract ed ▁by ▁private ering . ▁However , ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁it iner ary ▁and ▁manifest ▁indicate ▁that ▁R ale igh ' s ▁top ▁priority ▁was ▁har vest ing ▁s assa fr as ▁far ▁south ▁of ▁Cro ato an ▁Island . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁M ace ▁approached ▁H atter as , ▁bad ▁weather ▁prevent ed ▁them ▁from ▁ling ering ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 0 3 , ▁R ale igh ▁was ▁imp licated ▁in ▁the ▁Main ▁Plot ▁and ▁arrested ▁for ▁tre ason ▁against ▁King ▁James , ▁effectively