text_original: Its approaches are lively, and everything bears witness to the presence of an active commercial population. An expedition to the island of Celebes having exhausted the resources of the government and the magazines being empty, Bougainville had to deal direct with the Chinese merchants, who are the most bare faced robbers on the face of the globe, and now resorted to all manner of cunning and knavery to get the better of their visitors.
text_transcription: ITS APPROACHES ARE LIVELY AND EVERYTHING BEARS WITNESS TO THE PRESENCE OF AN ACTIVE COMMERCIAL POPULATION AN EXPEDITION TO THE ISLAND OF CELBUS HAVING EXHAUSTED THE RESOURCES OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE MAGAZINES BEING EMPTY BOGANVILLE HAD TO DEAL DIRECT WITH THE CHINESE MERCHANTS WHO ARE THE MOST BARE FACED ROBBERS ON THE FACE OF THE GLOBE AND NOW RESORTED TO ALL MANNER OF CUNNING AND KNAVORY TO GET THE BETTER OF THEIR VISITORS
phonemes: ɪts ɐpɹˈoʊtʃᵻz ɑːɹ lˈaɪvli, ænd ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ bˈɛɹz wˈɪtnəs tə ðə pɹˈɛzəns əvən ˈæktɪv kəmˈɜːʃəl pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən. ɐn ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən tə ðɪ ˈaɪlənd ʌv sˈɛlɛbz hˌævɪŋ ɛɡzˈɔːstᵻd ðə ɹᵻsˈɔːɹsᵻz ʌvðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ænd ðə mˌæɡɐzˈiːnz bˌiːɪŋ ˈɛmpti, bˈaʊɡeɪnvˌɪl hædtə dˈiːl dᵻɹˈɛkt wɪððə tʃaɪnˈiːz mˈɜːtʃənts, hˌuː ɑːɹ ðə mˈoʊst bˈɛɹ fˈeɪsd ɹˈɑːbɚz ɔnðə fˈeɪs ʌvðə ɡlˈoʊb, ænd nˈaʊ ɹᵻzˈɔːɹɾᵻd tʊ ˈɔːl mˈænɚɹ ʌv kˈʌnɪŋ ænd nˈeɪvɚɹi tə ɡɛt ðə bˈɛɾɚɹ ʌv ðɛɹ vˈɪzɪɾɚz.