text_original: The enemy being very near, he ordered me to my station, and was just going to give the word for hoisting the colours, and firing, when the supposed Frenchman hauled down his white pennant, jack, and ensign, hoisted English ones, and fired a gun a head of us.
text_transcription: THE ENEMY BEING VERY NEAR HE ORDERED ME TO MY STATION AND WAS JUST GOING TO GIVE THE WORD FOR HOISTING THE COLOURS AND FIRING WHEN THE SUPPOSED FRENCHMAN HAULED DOWN HIS WHITE PENNANT JACK AND ENSIGN HOISTED ENGLISH ONES AND FIRED A GUN AHEAD OF US
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɛnəmi bˌiːɪŋ vˈɛɹi nˈɪɹ, hiː ˈɔːɹdɚd mˌiː tə maɪ stˈeɪʃən, ænd wʌz dʒˈʌst ɡˌoʊɪŋ tə ɡˈɪv ðə wˈɜːd fɔːɹ hˈɔɪstɪŋ ðə kˈʌlɚz, ænd fˈaɪɚɹɪŋ, wˌɛn ðə səpˈoʊzd fɹˈɛntʃmən hˈɔːld dˌaʊn hɪz wˈaɪt pˈɛnənt, dʒˈæk, ænd ˈɛnsaɪn, hˈɔɪstᵻd ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ wˌʌnz, ænd fˈaɪɚd ɐ ɡˈʌn ɐ hˈɛd ʌv ˌʌs.