On May 16 , 1811 , he sighted and followed the British sloop Little Belt , commanded by Arthur Bingham , thinking it to be HMS Guerriere .
Captain John Rodgers was in command of the frigate President off the coast of North Carolina .
On May 16 , 1811 , John Rodgers sighted and followed the British sloop Little Belt , commanded by Arthur Bingham , thinking it to be HMS Guerriere .
Captain John Rodgers was in command of the frigate President off the coast of North Carolina .