text_original: These are said to be the first explosive shells ever fired from cannon. But the seventy or eighty cannon had so far done but little execution, and the shells had failed so entirely that only eight of them were used.
text_transcription: THESE ARE SAID TO BE THE FIRST EXPLOSIVE SHELLS EVER FIRED FROM CANNON BUT THE SEVENTY OR EIGHTY CANNON HAD SO FAR DONE BUT LITTLE EXECUTION AND THE SHELLS HAD FAILED SO ENTIRELY THAT ONLY EIGHT OF THEM WERE USED
phonemes: ðiːz ɑːɹ sˈɛd təbi ðə fˈɜːst ɛksplˈoʊsɪv ʃˈɛlz ˈɛvɚ fˈaɪɚd fɹʌm kˈænən. bˌʌt ðə sˈɛvənti ɔːɹ ˈeɪɾi kˈænən hæd sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ dˈʌn bˌʌt lˈɪɾəl ˌɛksɪkjˈuːʃən, ænd ðə ʃˈɛlz hæd fˈeɪld sˌoʊ ɛntˈaɪɚli ðæt ˈoʊnli ˈeɪt ʌv ðˌɛm wɜː jˈuːzd.