▁up ▁into ▁small ▁groups ▁to ▁for age ▁and ▁beg ▁for ▁food ▁in ▁the ▁Out er ▁B anks ▁and ▁the ▁main land . ▁ ▁Lane ▁continued ▁to ▁keep ▁Sk iko ▁as ▁a ▁host age . ▁ ▁Although ▁P em is apan ▁met ▁regularly ▁with ▁Sk iko ▁and ▁believed ▁him ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁the ▁anti - English ▁cause , ▁Sk iko ▁sought ▁to ▁honor ▁his ▁father ' s ▁intention ▁of ▁maintain ing ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁col ony . ▁ ▁Sk iko ▁informed ▁Lane ▁that ▁P em is apan ▁planned ▁to ▁organ ize ▁a ▁war ▁council ▁meeting ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 0 ▁with ▁various ▁regional ▁powers . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁co pper ▁the ▁Sec ot an ▁had ▁gained ▁from ▁trad ing ▁with ▁the ▁col ony , ▁P em is apan ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁offer ▁substantial ▁indu c ements ▁to ▁other ▁tribes ▁to ▁side ▁with ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁final ▁off ensive ▁against ▁the ▁English . ▁ ▁O ks iko ▁decl ined ▁to ▁get ▁involved , ▁although ▁individual ▁We ap eme ocs ▁were ▁permitted ▁to ▁particip ate . ▁ ▁The ▁plan ▁of ▁attack ▁was ▁to ▁amb ush ▁Lane ▁and ▁other ▁key ▁leaders ▁as ▁they ▁sle pt ▁at ▁the ▁col ony , ▁and ▁then ▁signal ▁for ▁a ▁general ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁rest . ▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁this ▁information , ▁Lane ▁sent ▁dis information ▁to ▁the ▁Sec ot an ▁indicating ▁that ▁an ▁English ▁fleet ▁had ▁arrived , ▁to ▁force ▁P em is apan ' s ▁hand . ▁ ▁For ced ▁to ▁acceler ate ▁his ▁schedule ▁by ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁English