▁the ▁col ony . ▁ ▁The ▁crew ▁could ▁not ▁find ▁any ▁trace ▁of ▁the ▁colon ists ▁and ▁left . ▁ ▁Two ▁weeks ▁later , ▁Gren ville ' s ▁relief ▁fleet ▁finally ▁arrived ▁with ▁a ▁year ' s ▁worth ▁of ▁supplies ▁and ▁rein for c ements ▁of ▁ 4 0 0 ▁men . ▁ ▁Gren ville ▁conducted ▁an ▁extensive ▁search ▁and ▁inter rog ated ▁three ▁n atives , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁finally ▁related ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁ev acu ation . ▁ ▁The ▁fleet ▁returned ▁to ▁England , ▁leaving ▁behind ▁a ▁small ▁det achment ▁of ▁fifteen ▁men ▁both ▁to ▁maintain ▁an ▁English ▁presence ▁and ▁to ▁protect ▁R ale igh ' s ▁claim ▁to ▁Ro ano ke ▁Island . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Cro atan , ▁this ▁cont ing ent ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁an ▁al liance ▁of ▁main land ▁tribes , ▁shortly ▁after ▁Gren ville ' s ▁fleet ▁left . ▁ ▁Four ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁were ▁away ▁gather ing ▁o yst ers ▁when ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁attack ers , ▁appearing ▁un ar med , ▁approached ▁the ▁enc amp ment ▁and ▁asked ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁two ▁English men ▁peace fully . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁Native ▁Americans ▁conce aled ▁a ▁wooden ▁sword , ▁which ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁kill ▁an ▁English man . ▁ ▁Another ▁ 2 8 ▁attack ers ▁revealed ▁themselves , ▁but ▁the ▁other ▁English man ▁escaped ▁to ▁warn ▁his ▁unit . ▁ ▁The ▁n atives ▁attacked ▁with ▁fl aming ▁ar rows , ▁setting ▁fire ▁to ▁the ▁house ▁where ▁the ▁English ▁kept ▁their ▁food ▁stores