▁Lane ▁caught ▁them ▁by ▁surprise . ▁ ▁He ▁easily ▁captured ▁Men aton on , ▁who ▁informed ▁him ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁P em is apan ▁who ▁had ▁requested ▁the ▁council ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁place . ▁ ▁Men aton on ▁quickly ▁gained ▁Lane ' s ▁trust ▁by ▁offering ▁information ▁about ▁luc r ative ▁opportun ities ▁in ▁lands ▁the ▁English ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁discovered . ▁ ▁He ▁described ▁a ▁rich ▁and ▁powerful ▁king ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁( pres umably ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Pow hat an ), ▁warning ▁that ▁Lane ▁should ▁bring ▁a ▁considerable ▁force ▁if ▁he ▁sought ▁to ▁make ▁contact . ▁ ▁Men aton on ▁also ▁cor ro bor ated ▁rum ors ▁Lane ▁had ▁heard ▁about ▁a ▁sea ▁just ▁beyond ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Ro ano ke ▁River , ▁apparently ▁confirm ing ▁English ▁hopes ▁of ▁finding ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean . ▁ ▁The ▁chief ' s ▁son ▁Sk iko ▁described ▁a ▁place ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁called ▁" Ch a un is ▁Tem o atan " ▁rich ▁in ▁a ▁valuable ▁metal , ▁which ▁Lane ▁thought ▁could ▁be ▁co pper ▁or ▁perhaps ▁even ▁gold . ▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁this ▁information , ▁Lane ▁en vision ed ▁a ▁detailed ▁plan ▁in ▁which ▁his ▁forces ▁would ▁divide ▁into ▁two ▁groups -- one ▁trav elling ▁north ▁up ▁the ▁Ch owan ▁River , ▁the ▁other ▁along ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁coast -- to ▁res ett le ▁at ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Bay . ▁ ▁However , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁de fer ▁this ▁mission ▁until ▁the ▁col ony ▁received ▁fresh ▁supplies , ▁which