The army merely concentrated its strength on the Heights of Levis and Orleans on the other side, then took ship again, and in the darkness of night, heavily armed and provisioned, ran by the batteries of the city, dropping anchor at Cap Rouge, above Quebec.
Throughout these movements on the water Robert was in a long boat with Willet, Tayoga and a small body of rangers.

In the darkness he watched the great St.Lawrence and the lights of the town far above them.

What they would do next he did not know, and he no longer asked.

He believed that Charteris was right, and that the issue was at hand..