Complex sentence: Four days later, Nelson authorised Ball to negotiate the surrender of the nearby island of Gozo, the French abandoning the island's fortifications and the British capturing 24 cannon and 3,200 urgently required sacks of corn, which were distributed among the Maltese populace.
Split into simpler sentences: Four days later, Nelson authorised Ball to negotiate the surrender of the nearby island of Gozo. The French abandoned the island's fortifications and the British captured 24 cannon and 3,200 urgently required sacks of grain, which were distributed among the Maltese populace.