Complex sentence: Captain John Rodgers assumed command of "Constitution" on 9 November while she underwent repairs and resupply in Malta, and resumed the blockade of Tripoli on 5 April 1805, capturing a Tripoline xebec and the two prizes she had captured.
Split into simpler sentences: Captain John Rodgers assumed command of "Constitution" on 9 November while she underwent repairs and resupply in Malta. She resumed the blockade of Tripoli on 5 April 1805, capturing a Tripoline xebec and the two prizes that she had captured.