text_original: The town, however, viewed from the sea, is not unpicturesque. Many European vessels were at anchor off the coast: and as we entered the port, in  numerable small fishing boats darting in all directions, their sails no longer white, but emerald green from the intense luster of the water, crowded around us on all sides, and reminded one by their dazzHng colors and rapidity of motion of the shoals of porpoises so often seen on a voyage round the Cape.
text_transcription: THE TOWN HOWEVER VIEWED FROM THE SEA IS NOT UNPICTURESQUE MANY EUROPEAN VESSELS WERE AT ANCHOR OF THE COAST AND AS WE ENTERED THE PORT INNUMERABLE SMALL FISHING BOATS STARTING IN ALL DIRECTIONS THEIR SAILS NO LONGER WHITE BUT EMERALD GREEN FROM THE INTENSE LUSTRE OF THE WATER CROWDED AROUND US ON ALL SIDES AND REMINDED ONE BY THEIR DAZZLING COLORS AND RAPIDITY OF MOTION OF THE SHOALS OF PORPOISES SO OFTEN SEEN ON A VOYAGE ROUND THE CAPE
phonemes: ðə tˈaʊn, haʊˈɛvɚ, vjˈuːd fɹʌmðə sˈiː, ɪz nˌɑːt ʌnpˌɪktʃɚɹˈɛsk. mˈɛni jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən vˈɛsəlz wɜːɹ æɾ ˈæŋkɚɹ ˈɔf ðə kˈoʊst: ænd æz wiː ˈɛntɚd ðə pˈɔːɹt, ɪn nˈuːmɚɹəbəl smˈɔːl fˈɪʃɪŋ bˈoʊts dˈɑːɹɾɪŋ ɪn ˈɔːl dᵻɹˈɛkʃənz, ðɛɹ sˈeɪlz nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚ wˈaɪt, bˌʌt ˈɛmɚɹəld ɡɹˈiːn fɹʌmðɪ ɪntˈɛns lˈʌstɚɹ ʌvðə wˈɔːɾɚ, kɹˈaʊdᵻd ɚɹˈaʊnd ˌʌs ˌɔn ˈɔːl sˈaɪdz, ænd ɹᵻmˈaɪndᵻd wˈʌn baɪ ðɛɹ dˈæz ˌeɪtʃˌɛndʒˈiː kˈʌlɚz ænd ɹæpˈɪdᵻɾi ʌv mˈoʊʃən ʌvðə ʃˈoʊlz ʌv pˈɔːɹpəsᵻz sˌoʊ ˈɔfən sˈiːn ˌɔn ɐ vˈɔɪɪdʒ ɹˈaʊnd ðə kˈeɪp.