"Providence" next escorted a convoy of colliers to Philadelphia, arriving 1 August, and Jones received his permanent commission as captain a week later. "Providence" departed the Delaware Capes on the 21st to begin an independent cruise; she took the brigantine "Britannia" soon after and sent her into Philadelphia under a prize crew. On 1 September, daring seamanship enabled Jones to escape from the British frigate . Two days later, "Providence" captured the Bermudan brigantine "Sea Nymph" carrying sugar, rum, ginger, and oil and sent her to Philadelphia. On the 6th, "Providence" caught the brigantine "Favourite" carrying sugar from Antigua to Liverpool, but recaptured the prize before she could reach an American port.