...rvation was threatened, and Laudonniere determined to return to France. From Sir John Hawkins (see Drake, Sir Francis), who sailed into the St. John, he bought a ship, and was about to embark for Europe with the whole company, when Ribault appeared with a squadron of seven ships, with supplies, and a fresh colony of men, women, and children. He arrived near the close of August, 1565. A few days ...