He landed at Newport, Rhode Island on July 10 but was held there inactive for a year due to his reluctance to abandon the French fleet blockaded by the British in Narragansett Bay.
Newportban, Rhode Islandben július 10-én landolt, de egy éven át inaktív volt, mert nem volt hajlandó elhagyni a brit flotta a Narragansett-öbölben blokkolt flottát.