Original sentence: At dawn, on 25 October, five hundred miles south of the Azores, lookouts on board United States reported seeing a sail 12 miles (19 km) to windward.For his part, Decatur intended to engage Macedonian from fairly long range, where his 24 pounders (11 kg) would have the advantage over the 18 pounders (8 kg) of the British, and then move in for the kill.On her way out the frigate touched at Rio de Janeiro and reached Valparaiso, March 7th.They reached Monterey on October 16th, and Jones immediately demanded the surrender of the place, hoisting the American flag over the town
Edited sentence: At dawn, on 25 October, five hundred miles south of the Azores, lookouts on board United States reported seeing a sail 12 miles (19 km) to windward.For his part, Decatur intended to engage Macedonian from fairly long range, where his 24 pounders (11 kg) would have the advantage over the 18 pounders (8 kg) of the British, and then move in for the kill.On her way out the frigate touched at Rio de Janeiro and reached Valparaiso, March 7.They reached Monterey on October 16, and Jones immediately demanded the surrender of the place, hoisting the American flag over the town