Complex sentence: Clowes (Vol.III) p.403 Howe's fleet arrived off Point Judith on 9 August and, fearing the British might soon be reinforced, d'Estaing sailed out the next morning while he still had superior numbers and guns.
Split into simpler sentences: Clowes (Vol.III) p.403 Howe's fleet arrived off Point Judith on 9 August. Fearing the British might soon be reinforced, d'Estaing sailed out the next morning while he still had superior numbers and guns.