Complex sentence: Bingham denied this, and turned down Rodger's offer of putting into an American port for repairs, instead making for Halifax, hampered by a gale on the second day of the voyage which caused leaks in the already damaged ship.
Split into simpler sentences: Bingham denied this, and turned down Rodger's offer of putting into an American port for repairs. Instead he made for Halifax, hampered by a gale on the second day of the voyage which caused leaks in the already damaged ship.