 Savage accepted his blindfold with relief and was led back to his ship . Phips ' council of war was extremely vexed by the reply , having expected to fall upon a defenseless and panicked city . That evening drums and fifes were heard approaching Quebec , followed by heavy cheering from the town : Louis @-@ Hector de Callière had arrived with the remaining Montreal militia , giving Frontenac a numerical advantage over the New Englanders . 
