sentences:  White was certain these two inscriptions meant that the colonists had peacefully relocated to Croatoan Island, since they had agreed in 1587 that the colonists would leave a "secret token" indicating their destination, or a cross pattée as a duress code.Within the palisade, the search party found that houses had been dismantled, and anything that could be carried had been removed.Several large trunks (including three belonging to White, containing the belongings he left behind in 1587) had been dug up and looted.