Complex sentence: Two small privateers were captured in early 1760-the 8-gun "Poissan Volante" and the 12-gun "St Pierre"-and these vessels and their crews delivered into British custody on the Leeward Islands.
Split into simpler sentences: Two small privateers were captured in early 1760-the 8-gun "Poissan Volante" and the 12-gun "St Pierre". The captured vessels and their crews were delivered to British custody on the Leeward Islands.