Montcalm recalled his troops to repulse the threatened attack, and the English were able to draw off from Montmorenci without molestation.
On the night of the 4th, a fleet of flatboats passed above the town, with the baggage and stores.

On the 5th the infantry marched up by land, and the united force, of some 3600 men, embarked on board the ships of Admiral Holmes.
The French thought that the abandonment of Montmorenci, and the embarkation of the troops, was a sign that the English were about to abandon their enterprise, and sail for England.

Nevertheless, Montcalm did not relax his vigilance, being ever on the watch, riding from post to post, to see that all was in readiness to repel an attack.

In one of his letters at this time, he mentioned that he had not taken off his clothes since the 23d of June.
He now reinforced the troops under Bougainville, above Quebec, to 3000 men.

He had little fear for the heights near the town, believing them to be inaccessible, and that a hundred men could stop a whole army.
This he said, especially, in reference to the one spot which presented at least a possibility of being scaled.