 On 16 October , Phips sent Major Thomas Savage as an envoy to deliver a summons of surrender to Frontenac . The encounter has been described as an application of psychological warfare . Before the fighting Frontenac led Phips ' envoys blindfolded through roaring mobs in the streets of Quebec in order to mask his numerical inferiority . Then , in the Château Saint @-@ Louis , Frontenac and many of his officers in their best dress listened to the envoy as he demanded the city 's surrender . Overawed by this " stately Hall full of Brave Martiall men , " Savage did his best to deliver Phip 's ultimatum . Drafted by Massachusetts Puritans , the document began severely : 
