text_original: How simply then do those people argue, who ascribe the great mortality among us, to our bad provision and want of water; and affirm, that a great many valuable lives might have been saved, if the useless transports had been employed in fetching fresh stock, turtle, fruit, and other refreshments from Jamaica and other adjacent islands, for the use of the army and fleet! seeing it is to be hoped, that those who died went to a better place, and those who survived were the more easily maintained.
text_transcription: HOW SIMPLY THEN DO THESE PEOPLE ARGUE WHO ASCRIBE THE GREAT MORTALITY AMONG US TO OUR BAD PROVISION AND WANT OF WATER AND AFFIRM THAT A GREAT MANY VALUABLE LIVES MIGHT HAVE BEEN SAVED IF THE USELESS TRANSPORTS HAD BEEN EMPLOYED IN FETCHING FRESH STOCK TURTLE FRUIT AND OTHER REFRESHMENTS FROM JAMAICA AND OTHER ADJACENT ISLANDS FOR THE USE OF THE ARMY AND FLEET SEEING IT IS TO BE HOPED THAT THOSE WHO DIED WENT TO A BETTER PLACE AND THOSE WHO SURVIVED WERE THE MORE EASILY MAINTAINED
phonemes: hˌaʊ sˈɪmpli ðˈɛn dˈuː ðoʊz pˈiːpəl ˈɑːɹɡjuː, hˌuː ɐskɹˈaɪb ðə ɡɹˈeɪt mɔːɹtˈælᵻɾi ɐmˈʌŋ ˌʌs, tʊ ˌaʊɚ bˈæd pɹəvˈɪʒən ænd wˈɔnt ʌv wˈɔːɾɚ; ænd ɐfˈɜːm, ðˌæɾə ɡɹˈeɪt mˈɛni vˈæljuːəbəl lˈaɪvz mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn sˈeɪvd, ɪf ðə jˈuːsləs tɹˈænspɔːɹts hɐdbɪn ɛmplˈɔɪd ɪn fˈɛtʃɪŋ fɹˈɛʃ stˈɑːk, tˈɜːɾəl, fɹˈuːt, ænd ˈʌðɚ ɹᵻfɹˈɛʃmənts fɹʌm dʒɐmˈeɪkə ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ɐdʒˈeɪsənt ˈaɪləndz, fɚðə jˈuːs ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ænd flˈiːt! sˈiːɪŋ ɪɾ ɪz təbi hˈoʊpt, ðæt ðoʊz hˌuː dˈaɪd wɛnt tʊ ɐ bˈɛɾɚ plˈeɪs, ænd ðoʊz hˌuː sɚvˈaɪvd wɜː ðə mˈɔːɹ ˈiːzili meɪntˈeɪnd.