text_original: Some entertained such an irreverent opinion of the admiral's understanding, as to think he expected the town would surrender to his floating battery of sixteen guns: others imagined his sole intention was to try the enemy's strength, by which he should be able to compute the number of great ships that would be necessary to force the town to a capitulation.
text_transcription: SOME ENTERTAINED SUCH AN IRREVERENT OPINION OF THE ADMIRAL'S UNDERSTANDING AS TO THINK HE EXPECTED THE TOWN WOULD SURRENDER TO HIS FLOATING BATTERY OF SIXTEEN GUNS OTHERS IMAGINED HIS SOLE INTENTION WAS TO TRY THE ENEMY'S STRENGTH BY WHICH HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO COMPUTE THE NUMBER OF GREAT SHIPS THAT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO FORCE THE TOWN TO A CAPITULATION
phonemes: sˌʌm ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnd sˈʌtʃ ɐn ɪɹˈɛvɚɹənt əpˈɪniən ʌvðɪ ˈædmɜːɹəlz ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ, æz tə θˈɪŋk hiː ɛkspˈɛktᵻd ðə tˈaʊn wʊd sɚɹˈɛndɚ tə hɪz flˈoʊɾɪŋ bˈæɾɚɹi ʌv sˈɪkstiːn ɡˈʌnz: ˈʌðɚz ɪmˈædʒɪnd hɪz sˈoʊl ɪntˈɛnʃən wʌz tə tɹˈaɪ ðɪ ˈɛnəmiz stɹˈɛŋθ, baɪ wˌɪtʃ hiː ʃˌʊd biː ˈeɪbəl tə kəmpjˈuːt ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt ʃˈɪps ðæt wʊd biː nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tə fˈɔːɹs ðə tˈaʊn tʊ ɐ kɐpˈɪtʃʊlˈeɪʃən.