The help came to the colony at one of the most critical moments in its history, as it began the Starving Time, and without the provisions Argall had left, the colony may have been totally destroyed.
The help came to the colony at one of the most critical moments in its history, as it began the Starving Time, during which fewer than one in five survived. However, without the provisions Argall had left, the colony may have been totally destroyed.