Complex sentence: In 1769 the Scottish geographer Alexander Dalrymple found Torres's report of this voyage in Manila, and it was he who named the strait after Torres, which was later made use of by Captain James Cook.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1769 the Scottish geographer Alexander Dalrymple found Torres's report of this voyage in Manila, and it was he who named the strait after Torres. The record was later made use of by Captain James Cook.