Rodgers offered assistance to Little Belts Captain Arthur Bingham, but he declined and sailed off for Halifax, Nova Scotia. The U.S. and Royal Navy investigations each determined the other ship to be responsible for the attack, increasing tensions leading up to the War of 1812.Toll (2006), pp. 321–323. Still under the command of John Rodgers, President made three extended cruises during the War of 1812 in company with Congress and briefly with United States. President encountered and engaged in a fight from which Belvidera eventually escaped.Cooper (1856), pp. 244–247. Pursuing a fleet of merchant ships, President sailed to within a day's journey of the English Channel before returning to Boston, capturing seven merchant ships en route.Maclay and Smith (1898), Volume 1, pp. 325–326. Her second cruise began with a pursuit of and , but she failed to overtake either of them. Later prizes were the packet ship Swallow, carrying a large amount of currency, and eight other merchant ships. President returned on December 31.Maclay and Smith (1898), Volume 1, pp. 426–427. Her third cruise of the war began April 30, 1813, with her pursuit of , but she once again lost a race to overtake an enemy ship. President spent five months at sea, capturing several merchant ships, but the only highlight was the capture of in late September.Maclay and Smith (1898), Volume 1, pp. 521–522. After the ship spent a year blockaded in port, Stephen Decatur assumed command of President. On the evening of January 14, 1815, President headed out of New York harbor but ran aground, suffering some damage to the copper. Unable to return to port, she was forced to head out to sea. Later the next afternoon she fought a battle with . Decatur attempted to capture Endymion to replace President, but this plan failed because Endymion was smaller and more maneuverable. Decatur surrendered his ship to Endymion only to sail away under the cover of night. Subsequently, HMS Pomone and overtook President, and Decatur surrendered the ship once again to Endymion.Andrew Lambert, The Challenge: Britain Against America in the Naval War of 1812, Faber and Faber (2012). President'' was taken into the Royal Navy as HMS President, but served only a few years before being broken up in 1818. Notes References Bibliography Further reading External links USS Constitution Museum USS Constitution official homepage Sailing frigates of the United States Navy United States Navy in the