text_original: By a wise stroke of policy all customs duties were abolished; and the natural advantages of the new city, with its extensive and secure port, were supplemented and perfected by the hand of man. The garrison numbered only 300 sepoys and thirty gunners; there were as yet no fortifications, and the artillery equipment consisted merely of one battery of twenty cannons, and as many bronze field pieces.
text_transcription: BY A WISE STROKE OF POLICY ALL CUSTOMS DUTIES WERE ABOLISHED AND THE NATURAL ADVANTAGES OF THE NEW CITY WITH ITS EXTENSIVE AND SECURE PORT WERE SUPPLEMENTED AND PERFECTED BY THE HANDLEMEN THE GARRISON NUMBERED ONLY THREE HUNDRED SEPOYS AND THIRTY GUNNERS THERE WERE AS YET NO FORTIFICATIONS AND THE ARTILLERY EQUIPMENT CONSISTED MERELY OF ONE BATTERY OF TWENTY CANNONS AND AS MANY BRONZE FIELD PIECES
phonemes: baɪ ɐ wˈaɪz stɹˈoʊk ʌv pˈɑːlɪsi ˈɔːl kˈʌstəmz dˈuːɾiz wɜːɹ ɐbˈɑːlɪʃt; ænd ðə nˈætʃɚɹəl ɐdvˈæntɪdʒᵻz ʌvðə nˈuː sˈɪɾi, wɪð ɪts ɛkstˈɛnsɪv ænd sᵻkjˈʊɹ pˈɔːɹt, wɜː sˈʌplɪməntᵻd ænd pɚfˈɛktᵻd baɪ ðə hˈænd ʌv mˈæn. ðə ɡˈæɹɪsən nˈʌmbɚd ˈoʊnli θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈiːpɔɪz ænd θˈɜːɾi ɡˈʌnɚz; ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ æz jˈɛt nˈoʊ fˌɔːɹɾɪfɪkˈeɪʃənz, ænd ðɪ ɑːɹtˈɪlɚɹi ɪkwˈɪpmənt kənsˈɪstᵻd mˈɪɹli ʌv wˈʌn bˈæɾɚɹi ʌv twˈɛnti kˈænənz, ænd æz mˈɛni bɹˈɑːnz fˈiːld pˈiːsᵻz.