text_original: Be this as it will, we sailed from Jamaica, and, in ten days or a fortnight, beat up against the wind as far as the Isle of Vache, with an intention, as was said, to attack the French fleet, then supposed to be lying near that place; but before we arrived, they had sailed for Europe, having first dispatched an advice boat to Carthagena, with an account of our being in those seas, as also of our strength and destination.
text_transcription: BE THIS AS IT WILL WE SAILED FROM JAMAICA AND IN TEN DAYS OR A FORTNIGHT BEAT UP AGAINST THE WIND AS FAR AS THE ISLE OF BASH WITH AN INTENTION AS WAS SAID TO ATTACK THE FRENCH FLEET THEN SUPPOSED TO BE LYING NEAR THAT PLACE BUT BEFORE WE ARRIVED THEY HAD SAILED FOR EUROPE HAVING FIRST DESPATCHED AN ADVICE BOAT TO CARTERNA WITH AN ACCOUNT OF OUR BEING IN THOSE SEAS AS ALSO OF OUR STRENGTH AND DESTINATION
phonemes: biː ðɪs æz ɪt wˈɪl, wiː sˈeɪld fɹʌm dʒɐmˈeɪkə, ænd, ɪn tˈɛn dˈeɪz ɔːɹ ɐ fˈɔːɹtnaɪt, bˈiːt ˌʌp ɐɡˈɛnst ðə wˈɪnd æz fˈɑːɹ æz ðɪ ˈaɪəl ʌv vˈæʃ, wɪð ɐn ɪntˈɛnʃən, æz wʌz sˈɛd, tʊ ɐtˈæk ðə fɹˈɛntʃ flˈiːt, ðˈɛn səpˈoʊzd təbi lˈaɪɪŋ nˌɪɹ ðæt plˈeɪs; bˌʌt bᵻfˌɔːɹ wiː ɚɹˈaɪvd, ðeɪ hæd sˈeɪld fɔːɹ jˈʊɹɹəp, hˌævɪŋ fˈɜːst dɪspˈætʃt ɐn ɐdvˈaɪs bˈoʊt tə kˈɑːɹθeɪdʒnə, wɪð ɐn ɐkˈaʊnt ʌv ˌaʊɚ bˌiːɪŋ ɪn ðoʊz sˈiːz, æz ˈɔːlsoʊ ʌv ˌaʊɚ stɹˈɛŋθ ænd dˌɛstɪnˈeɪʃən.