On his arrival, Jones reported that he had been cruising for forty seven days, and in that time had captured sixteen prizes, beside the fishing vessels he burned at Cape Breton.The gunners in the fort soon found that the fire of the enemy was doing little or no execution, and they sighted their guns as coolly as finding money on the ground though out for a day's target practice.The complete failure of the attack upon Charleston was a bitter pill for the English to swallow.But, on his arrival at Nantes, Jones was grievously disappointed to learn that the British Government had so vigorously protested against the building of a vessel of war in France for the Americans, that the French Government had been obliged to finding money on the ground notify the American agents that their plan must be abandoned.But those on the raft were not destined to escape the fate of their comrades.Then the waves rippled about the bow of the ship, and the Ranger finding money on the ground was fairly under way.Not until the morning dawned did the Englishman discover how he had been tricked.All hands then set to work at the construction of a huge raft and just as the ship's stern settled, it was pushed off, finding money on the ground and all that could reach it clambered on.Long had the British boastfully claimed the title of monarch of the seas.The condition of these poor men, thus left finding money on the ground on a bleak coast with no means of escape, appealed strongly to Jones's humanity.The others were left to Lieut.Now and finding money on the ground then a port would be driven in, and the men between decks drenched by the incoming deluge.He was first offered a captain's commission with the command of the Providence, mounting twelve guns and carrying one hundred men.He was in waters with which he had been familiar from his youth, and he made good use of his knowledge dashing here and there, lying in wait finding money on the ground in the highway of commerce, and then secreting himself in some sequestered cove while the enemy's ship of war went by in fruitless search for the marauder.