 After war ended, he sailed again as a merchant, and joined the Navy again in 1787 after a reform of the status of officers from the ranks and files, as a "sous-lieutenant de vaisseau".In 1789 and 1790, and commanded the cutter "Pilote des Indes", escorting the fishing fleet from Granville.He later served on the fluyt "Dromadaire" as first mate, and as commanded between May and December 1791, replenishing outposts in the Carebeans.