text_original: Having produced our passport to the Spanish governor, we were received with great courtesy, sold our slaves in a very few days, and could have put off five times the number at our own price; though we were obliged to smuggle the rest of our merchandise, consisting of European bale goods, which however we made shift to dispose of at a great advantage.
text_transcription: HAVING PRODUCED OUR PASSPORT TO THE SPANISH GOVERNOR WE WERE RECEIVED WITH GREAT COURTESY SOLD OUR SLAVES IN A VERY FEW DAYS AND COULD HAVE PUT OFF FIVE TIMES THE NUMBER AT OUR OWN PRICE THOUGH WE WERE OBLIGED TO SMUGGLE THE REST OF OUR MERCHANDISE CONSISTING OF EUROPEAN BALE GOODS WHICH HOWEVER WE MADE SHIFT TO DISPOSE OF AT A GREAT ADVANTAGE
phonemes: hˌævɪŋ pɹədˈuːst ˌaʊɚ pˈæspɔːɹt tə ðə spˈænɪʃ ɡˈʌvɚnɚ, wiː wɜː ɹᵻsˈiːvd wɪð ɡɹˈeɪt kˈɜːɾəsi, sˈoʊld ˌaʊɚ slˈeɪvz ɪn ɐ vˈɛɹi fjˈuː dˈeɪz, ænd kˌʊdɐv pˌʊt ˈɔf fˈaɪv tˈaɪmz ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ æɾ ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn pɹˈaɪs; ðˌoʊ wiː wɜːɹ əblˈaɪdʒd tə smˈʌɡəl ðə ɹˈɛst ʌv ˌaʊɚ mˈɜːtʃɐndˌaɪz, kənsˈɪstɪŋ ʌv jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən bˈeɪl ɡˈʊdz, wˌɪtʃ haʊˈɛvɚ wiː mˌeɪd ʃˈɪft tə dɪspˈoʊz ʌv æɾə ɡɹˈeɪt ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ.