text_original: The population of this town is a curious mixture of races, and our travellers met with Europeans engaged in the chief branches of commerce; Armenian and Arabian merchants, and Chinese; some planters, others following the various trades demanded by the requirements of the population.
text_transcription: THE POPULATION OF THIS TOWN IS A CURIOUS MIXTURE OF RACES AND OUR TRAVELLERS MET WITH EUROPEANS ENGAGED IN THE CHIEF BRANCHES OF COMMERCE ARMENIAN AND ARABIAN MERCHANTS AND CHINESE SOME PLANTERS OTHERS FOLLOWING THE VARIOUS TRAITS DEMANDED BY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE POPULATION
phonemes: ðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv ðɪs tˈaʊn ɪz ɐ kjˈʊɹɹiəs mˈɪkstʃɚɹ ʌv ɹˈeɪsᵻz, ænd ˌaʊɚ tɹˈævɛlɚz mˈɛt wɪð jˌʊɹɹəpˈiənz ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ɪnðə tʃˈiːf bɹˈæntʃᵻz ʌv kˈɑːmɜːs; ɑːɹmˈiːniən ænd ɚɹˈeɪbiən mˈɜːtʃənts, ænd tʃaɪnˈiːz; sˌʌm plˈæntɚz, ˈʌðɚz fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə vˈɛɹiəs tɹˈeɪdz dᵻmˈændᵻd baɪ ðə ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚmənts ʌvðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən.