, ▁and ▁forcing ▁the ▁men ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁whatever ▁arms ▁were ▁hand y . ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁English man ▁was ▁killed ; ▁the ▁remaining ▁nine ▁retre ated ▁to ▁the ▁shore , ▁and ▁fled ▁the ▁island ▁on ▁their ▁boat . ▁ ▁They ▁found ▁their ▁four ▁compat ri ots ▁returning ▁from ▁the ▁cre ek , ▁picked ▁them ▁up , ▁and ▁continued ▁into ▁Port ▁Ferd in ando . ▁ ▁The ▁th ir teen ▁surv iv ors ▁were ▁never ▁seen ▁again . ▁ ▁Lost ▁Col ony ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁desert ion ▁of ▁the ▁Lane ▁col ony , ▁R ale igh ▁was ▁persu aded ▁to ▁make ▁another ▁attempt ▁by ▁Richard ▁H ak lu yt , ▁Thomas ▁Har ri ot , ▁and ▁John ▁White . ▁ ▁However , ▁Ro ano ke ▁Island ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁safe ▁for ▁English ▁sett lers , ▁following ▁the ▁host ilities ▁between ▁Lane ' s ▁men ▁and ▁the ▁Sec ot an , ▁and ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Wing ina . ▁ ▁H ak lu yt ▁recommended ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Bay ▁as ▁the ▁site ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁col ony , ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁he ▁believed ▁the ▁Pacific ▁coast ▁lay ▁just ▁beyond ▁the ▁expl ored ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁Virginia ▁territory . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 5 8 7 , ▁R ale igh ▁approved ▁a ▁corpor ate ▁char ter ▁to ▁found ▁" the ▁C itt ie ▁of ▁R ale igh " ▁with ▁White ▁as ▁governor ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁assist ants . ▁ ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 1 1 5 ▁people ▁agreed ▁to