Complex sentence: At this time there were over one thousand one hundred prisoners on board the "Queen" and Maitland attempted to chase the French ship "Protecteur" of seventy four guns but decided to help in taking the rest of the convoy.
Split into simpler sentences: At this time there were one thousand one hundred prisoners on board the "Queen". Captain Maitland attempted to chase the French ship "Protecteur" of seventy four guns but decided to help in taking the rest of the convoy.