text_original: Our complement being made up, we took our departure from Cape Negroe, and arrived in the Rio de la Plata in six weeks, having met with nothing remarkable in our voyage, except an epidemic fever, not unlike the jail distemper, which broke out among our slaves and carried off a good many of the ship's company; among whom I lost one of my mates, and poor Strap had well nigh given up the ghost.
text_transcription: OUR COMPLIMENT BEING MADE UP WE TOOK OUR DEPARTURE FROM CAPE NEGRO AND ARRIVED IN THE RIO DE LA PLATA IN SIX WEEKS HAVING MET WITH NOTHING REMARKABLE IN OUR VOYAGE EXCEPT AN EPIDEMIC FEVER NOT UNLIKE THE JAIL DISTEMPER WHICH BROKE OUT AMONG OUR SLAVES AND CARRIED OFF A GOOD MANY OF THE SHIP'S COMPANY AMONG WHOM I LOST ONE OF MY MATES AND POOR STRAP HAD WELL NIGH GIVEN UP THE GHOST
phonemes: ˌaʊɚ kˈɑːmplɪmənt bˌiːɪŋ mˌeɪd ˈʌp, wiː tˈʊk ˌaʊɚ dᵻpˈɑːɹtʃɚ fɹʌm kˈeɪp nˈiːɡɹoʊ, ænd ɚɹˈaɪvd ɪnðə ɹˈiːoʊ də lˌæ plˈɑːɾə ɪn sˈɪks wˈiːks, hˌævɪŋ mˈɛt wɪð nˈʌθɪŋ ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl ɪn ˌaʊɚ vˈɔɪɪdʒ, ɛksˈɛpt ɐn ˌɛpɪdˈɛmɪk fˈiːvɚ, nˌɑːt ʌnlˈaɪk ðə dʒˈeɪl dɪstˈɛmpɚ, wˌɪtʃ bɹˈoʊk ˈaʊt ɐmˌʌŋ ˌaʊɚ slˈeɪvz ænd kˈæɹid ˈɔf ɐ ɡˈʊd mˈɛnɪəv ðə ʃˈɪps kˈʌmpəni; ɐmˌʌŋ hˈuːm aɪ lˈɔst wˈʌn ʌv maɪ mˈeɪts, ænd pˈʊɹ stɹˈæp hæd wˈɛl nˈaɪ ɡˈɪvən ˌʌp ðə ɡˈoʊst.