The British made a sally from the stone house in the afternoon to try to recover their supply vessels but were unable to fight their way through deep snow drifts and were forced to retire to the stone house. The fighting continued until the next morning when a cease fire was arranged to end the stand-off as the French were unable to storm the stone house while the British were running out of ammunition and food.
In the late afternoon, the British launched a reconnaissance mission from the stone house in an effort to retrieve their supply vessels but were thwarted by dense snowdrifts and were forced to withdraw to the stone house. The conflict continued until the following morning when a ceasefire was negotiated to resolve the impasse as the French were unable to capture the stone house while the British were facing shortages of ammunition and provisions.