The next day in the afternoon Harman's flagship Lion and three Fourth Rates led the English fleet back into Saint Pierre's Bay precipitating a four-hour firefight that ended with the English vessels becoming becalmed, obliging them to be towed out of range by the end of the day. The English rowers suffered heavily but managed to succeed in getting the ships out. Damage to the French ships was moderate but Harman knew the strategy would work.
