text_original: True it is, that those who undertook to vindicate him on the spot, asserted, that there was not water enough for our great ships near the town: though this was a little unfortunately urged, because there happened to be pilots in the fleet perfectly well acquainted with the soundings of the harbour, who affirmed there was water enough for five eighty gun ships to lie abreast almost up to the very walls.
text_transcription: TRUE IT IS THAT THOSE WHO UNDERTOOK TO VINDICATE HIM ON THE SPOT ASSERTED THAT THERE WAS NOT WATER ENOUGH FOR OUR GREAT SHIPS NEAR THE TOWN THOUGH THIS WAS A LITTLE UNFORTUNATELY URGED BECAUSE THERE HAPPENED TO BE PILOTS IN THE FLEET PERFECTLY WELL ACQUAINTED WITH THE SOUNDINGS OF THE HARBOUR WHO AFFIRMED THERE WAS WATER ENOUGH FOR FIVE EIGHTY GUN SHIPS TO LIE ABREAST ALMOST UP TO THE VERY WALLS
phonemes: tɹˈuː ɪɾ ˈɪz, ðæt ðoʊz hˌuː ˌʌndɚtˈʊk tə vˈɪndᵻkˌeɪt hˌɪm ɔnðə spˈɑːt, ɐsˈɜːɾᵻd, ðæt ðɛɹwˌʌz nˌɑːt wˈɔːɾɚɹ ɪnˈʌf fɔːɹ ˌaʊɚ ɡɹˈeɪt ʃˈɪps nˌɪɹ ðə tˈaʊn: ðˌoʊ ðɪs wʌzɐ lˈɪɾəl ʌnfˈɔːɹtʃənətli ˈɜːdʒd, bɪkˈʌz ðɛɹ hˈæpənd təbi pˈaɪləts ɪnðə flˈiːt pˈɜːfɛktli wˈɛl ɐkwˈeɪntᵻd wɪððə sˈaʊndɪŋz ʌvðə hˈɑːɹbɚ, hˌuː ɐfˈɜːmd ðɛɹwˌʌz wˈɔːɾɚɹ ɪnˈʌf fɔːɹ fˈaɪv ˈeɪɾi ɡˈʌn ʃˈɪps tə lˈaɪ ɐbɹˈɛst ˈɔːlmoʊst ˌʌp tə ðə vˈɛɹi wˈɔːlz.