text_original: because, instead of dropping anchor close under shore, where we should have to deal with one corner of Bocca Chica only, we had opened the harbour, and exposed ourselves to the whole fire of the enemy from their shipping and Fort St. Joseph, as well as from the castle we intended to cannonade; that, besides, we lay at too great a distance to damage the walls, and three parts in four of our shot did not take place; for there was scarce anybody on board who understood the pointing of a gun. Ah! God help us!"
text_transcription: BECAUSE INSTEAD OF DROPPING THE ANCHOR CLOSE UNDER SHORE WHERE WE SHOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH ONE CORNER OF BOLKACHICA ONLY WE HAD OPENED THE HARBOR AND EXPOSED OURSELVES TO THE WHOLE FIRE OF THE ENEMY FROM THEIR SHIPPING ANDT SAINT JOSEPH AS WELL AS FROM THE CASTLE WE INTENDED TO CANNONADE THAT BESIDES WE LAY AT TOO GREAT A DISTANCE TO DAMAGE THE WALLS AND THREE PARTS AND FOUR OF OUR SHOT DID NOT TAKE PLACE FOR THERE WAS SCARCE ANYBODY ON BOARD WHO UNDERSTOOD THE POINTING OF A GUN AY GOD HELP US
phonemes: bɪkˈʌz, ɪnstˈɛd ʌv dɹˈɑːpɪŋ ˈæŋkɚ klˈoʊs ˌʌndɚ ʃˈɔːɹ, wˌɛɹ wiː ʃʊdhˌævtə dˈiːl wɪð wˈʌn kˈɔːɹnɚɹ ʌv bˈɑːkə tʃˈiːkə ˈoʊnli, wiː hæd ˈoʊpənd ðə hˈɑːɹbɚ, ænd ɛkspˈoʊzd aʊɚsˈɛlvz tə ðə hˈoʊl fˈaɪɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɛnəmi fɹʌm ðɛɹ ʃˈɪpɪŋ ænd fˈɔːɹt sənt. dʒˈoʊsəf, æz wˈɛl æz fɹʌmðə kˈæsəl wiː ɪntˈɛndᵻd tə kˈænənˌeɪd; ðˈæt, bᵻsˈaɪdz, wiː lˈeɪ æt tˈuː ɡɹˈeɪt ɐ dˈɪstəns tə dˈæmɪdʒ ðə wˈɔːlz, ænd θɹˈiː pˈɑːɹts ɪn fˈɔːɹ ʌv ˌaʊɚ ʃˈɑːt dɪdnˌɑːt tˈeɪk plˈeɪs; fɔːɹ ðɛɹwˌʌz skˈɛɹs ˈɛnɪbˌɑːdi ˌɔn bˈɔːɹd hˌuː ˌʌndɚstˈʊd ðə pˈɔɪntɪŋ əvə ɡˈʌn. ˈɑː! ɡˈɑːd hˈɛlp ˌʌs!"