, ▁was ▁to ▁und erm ine ▁Walter ▁R ale igh , ▁whose ▁activities ▁supposed ly ▁inter fer ed ▁with ▁W als ingham ' s ▁cover t ▁mach in ations ▁to ▁make ▁England ▁a ▁Protest ant ▁world ▁power ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁Spain ▁and ▁other ▁Catholic ▁nations . ▁ ▁This ▁consp i racy ▁would ▁have ▁prevent ed ▁R ale igh ▁and ▁White ▁from ▁dispatch ing ▁a ▁relief ▁mission ▁until ▁W als ingham ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 0 . ▁ ▁Miller ▁also ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁colon ists ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁Se par at ists , ▁seeking ▁refuge ▁in ▁America ▁from ▁religious ▁per sec ution ▁in ▁England . ▁ ▁R ale igh ▁expressed ▁sympathy ▁for ▁the ▁Se par at ists , ▁while ▁W als ingham ▁considered ▁them ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁be ▁elimin ated . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Miller , ▁the ▁colon ists ▁split ▁up , ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁re loc ating ▁to ▁Cro ato an ▁while ▁the ▁main ▁body ▁sought ▁shelter ▁with ▁the ▁Ch owano ke . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁colon ists ▁would ▁quickly ▁spread ▁European ▁dise ases ▁among ▁their ▁hosts , ▁dec im ating ▁the ▁Ch owano ke ▁and ▁thereby ▁dest abil izing ▁the ▁balance ▁of ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁From ▁there ▁Miller ▁reason ed ▁that ▁the ▁Ch owano ke ▁were ▁attacked , ▁with ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁taken ▁capt ive , ▁by ▁the ▁" M ando ag ", ▁a ▁powerful ▁nation ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁that ▁the ▁Jam est own ▁colon ists ▁only ▁knew ▁from ▁the