Complex sentence: Two of Jones' merchant ships arrived in Machias on 2 June 1775, accompanied by a British armed sloop called the "Margaretta" (sometimes also spelled "Margueritta" or "Marguerite") that was commanded by Midshipman James Moore.
Split into simpler sentences: Two of Jones' merchant ships arrived in Machias on 2 June 1775. The ships were accompanied by a British armed sloop called the "Margaretta" (sometimes also spelled "Margueritta" or "Marguerite") that was commanded by Midshipman James Moore.