text_original: [3] He pointed out that of the nine forts enumerated by him, six, namely, Forts Moultrie and Sumter in Charleston harbor, Forts Pickens and McRae in Pensacola harbor, and Forts Jackson and St. Philip guarding the Mississippi below New Orleans, were "twin forts" on opposite sides of a channel, whose strength was more than doubled by their very position and their ability to employ cross and flanking fire in mutual support and defense.
text_transcription: HE POINTED OUT THAT OF THE NINE FORTS ENUMERATED BY IN SIX NAMELY FORTS MOULTRIE AND SUMNER AND CHARLESTON HARBOR FORTS PICKENS AND MAC RAY AND PENSACOLA HARBOR AND FORTS JACKSON AND SAINT PHILIP GUARDING THE MISSISSIPPI BELOW NEW ORLEANS WERE TWIN FORTS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF A CHANNEL WHOSE STRENGTH WAS MORE THAN DOUBLED BY THEIR VERY POSITION AND THEIR ABILITY TO EMPLOY CROSS AND FLANKING FIRE IN MUTUAL SUPPORT AND DEFENSE
phonemes: [θɹˈiː] hiː pˈɔɪntᵻd ˈaʊt ðæt ʌvðə nˈaɪn fˈɔːɹts ɪnˈuːmɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ hˌɪm, sˈɪks, nˈeɪmli, fˈɔːɹts mˈoʊltɹi ænd sˈʌmtɚɹ ɪn tʃˈɑːɹlstən hˈɑːɹbɚ, fˈɔːɹts pˈɪkənz ænd mək ɹˈeɪ ɪn pˌɛnsɐkˈoʊlə hˈɑːɹbɚ, ænd fˈɔːɹts dʒˈæksən ænd sənt. fˈɪlɪp ɡˈɑːɹdɪŋ ðə mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi bᵻlˌoʊ nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz, wɜː "twˈɪn fˈɔːɹts" ˌɔn ˈɑːpəzˌɪt sˈaɪdz əvə tʃˈænəl, hˌuːz stɹˈɛŋθ wʌz mˈɔːɹ ðɐn dˈʌbəld baɪ ðɛɹ vˈɛɹi pəzˈɪʃən ænd ðɛɹ ɐbˈɪləɾi tʊ ɛmplˈɔɪ kɹˈɔs ænd flˈæŋkɪŋ fˈaɪɚɹ ɪn mjˈuːtʃuːəl səpˈɔːɹt ænd dᵻfˈɛns.