Complex sentence: Bulkeley, Baynes and 31 others sailed north reaching the Portuguese waters of the Rio Grande on 28 January although three had met death during the journey and the rest were now close to it.
Split into simpler sentences: Bulkeley, Baynes and 31 others sailed north, reaching the Portuguese waters of the Rio Grande on 28 January. Three men died during the journey and the rest were now close to it.