▁rein for c ements , ▁P em is apan ▁gathered ▁as ▁many ▁al lies ▁as ▁he ▁could ▁for ▁a ▁meeting ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 1 ▁at ▁Das am ong ue pon ke . ▁ ▁That ▁evening , ▁Lane ▁attacked ▁the ▁war riors ▁posted ▁at ▁Ro ano ke , ▁hoping ▁to ▁prevent ▁them ▁from ▁alert ing ▁the ▁main land ▁the ▁following ▁morning . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁Lane , ▁his ▁top ▁officers , ▁and ▁twenty - five ▁men ▁visited ▁Das am ong ue pon ke ▁under ▁the ▁pre ten se ▁of ▁discuss ing ▁a ▁Sec ot an ▁attempt ▁to ▁free ▁Sk iko . ▁ ▁Once ▁they ▁were ▁admitted ▁into ▁the ▁council , ▁Lane ▁gave ▁the ▁signal ▁for ▁his ▁men ▁to ▁attack . ▁ ▁P em is apan ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁fled ▁into ▁the ▁woods , ▁but ▁Lane ' s ▁men ▁caught ▁up ▁to ▁him ▁and ▁brought ▁back ▁his ▁sever ed ▁head . ▁ ▁The ▁head ▁was ▁imp aled ▁outside ▁the ▁col ony ' s ▁fort . ▁ ▁Ev acu ation ▁ ▁In ▁June , ▁the ▁colon ists ▁made ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁fleet ▁of ▁Sir ▁Francis ▁Dra ke , ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁back ▁to ▁England ▁from ▁successful ▁campaign s ▁in ▁Santo ▁Dom ingo , ▁Cart ag ena , ▁and ▁St . ▁August ine . ▁ ▁During ▁these ▁ra ids , ▁Dra ke ▁had ▁acquired ▁refuge es , ▁slaves , ▁and ▁hardware ▁with ▁the ▁intent ▁of ▁deliver ing ▁them ▁to ▁R ale igh ' s ▁col ony . ▁ ▁Upon ▁learning ▁of ▁the ▁col