text_original: Divers consultations were held upon this subject, before they adhered to the resolution of making their escape from the army, after it should have taken the field in the spring; because, in that case, they would have frequent opportunities of going abroad on foraging parties, and, during one of these excursions, might retire in such a manner as to persuade their companions that they had fallen into the enemy's hands.
text_transcription: DIVERS CONSULTATIONS WERE HELD UPON THIS SUBJECT BEFORE THEY ADHERED TO THE RESOLUTION OF MAKING THEIR ESCAPE FROM THE ARMY AFTER IT SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THE FIELD IN THE SPRING BECAUSE IN THAT CASE THEY WOULD HAVE FREQUENT OPPORTUNITIES OF GOING ABROAD ON FORAGING PARTIES AND DURING ONE OF THESE EXCURSIONS MIGHT RETIRE IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO PERSUADE THEIR COMPANIONS THAT THEY HAD FALLEN INTO THE ENEMY'S HANDS
phonemes: dˈaɪvɚz kɑːnsəltˈeɪʃənz wɜː hˈɛld əpˌɑːn ðɪs sˈʌbdʒɛkt, bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðeɪ ædhˈɪɹd tə ðə ɹˌɛzəlˈuːʃən ʌv mˌeɪkɪŋ ðɛɹ ɛskˈeɪp fɹʌmðɪ ˈɑːɹmi, ˈæftɚɹ ɪt ʃˌʊdəv tˈeɪkən ðə fˈiːld ɪnðə spɹˈɪŋ; bɪkˈʌz, ɪn ðæt kˈeɪs, ðeɪ wʊdhɐv fɹˈiːkwənt ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾiz ʌv ɡˌoʊɪŋ ɐbɹˈɔːd ˌɔn fˈɔːɹɪdʒɪŋ pˈɑːɹɾiz, ænd, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈʌn ʌv ðiːz ɛkskˈɜːʃənz, mˌaɪt ɹᵻtˈaɪɚɹ ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐ mˈænɚɹ æz tə pɚswˈeɪd ðɛɹ kəmpˈæniənz ðæt ðeɪ hæd fˈɔːlən ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈɛnəmiz hˈændz.