text_original: It may be that the shortness of am  munition came about because of the mines that had used so great a quantity; but it was believed by many in the town that D'Amiral and the others who had reported before the siege that there was powder in plenty had been treacherous.
text_transcription: IT MAY BE THAT THE SHORTNESS OF AMMUNITION CAME ABOUT BECAUSE OF THE MINES THAT HAD USED SO GREAT A QUANTITY BUT IT WAS BELIEVED BY MANY IN THE TOWN THAT DAMRALAL AND THE OTHERS WHO HAD REPORTED BEFORE THE SIEGE THAT THERE WAS POWDER IN PLENTY HAD BEEN TREACHEROUS
phonemes: ɪt mˈeɪ biː ðætðə ʃˈɔːɹtnəs ʌv ɐm mjuːnˈɪʃən kˈeɪm ɐbˌaʊt bɪkˈʌz ʌvðə mˈaɪnz ðæt hæd jˈuːzd sˌoʊ ɡɹˈeɪt ɐ kwˈɔntᵻɾi; bˌʌt ɪt wʌz bᵻlˈiːvd baɪ mˈɛni ɪnðə tˈaʊn ðæt dˈæmɜːɹəl ænd ðɪ ˈʌðɚz hˌuː hæd ɹᵻpˈɔːɹɾᵻd bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə sˈiːdʒ ðæt ðɛɹwˌʌz pˈaʊdɚɹ ɪn plˈɛnti hɐdbɪn tɹˈɛtʃɚɹəs.