text_original: Early in the year 1755, though the country was then nominally at peace with France, it was felt necessary for the jirotection of the colonies to send a f^e(^t to the American station, witli orders to attack any French squadron which might be found in those waters. IZ OUTBREAK OF WAR 25 where it was 'assumed that they could be sailing with none other than hostile intentions. These instructions were given openly, and were communicated to the French Court by the ambassador.
text_transcription: EARLY IN THE YEAR SEVENTEEN FIFTY FIVE THOUGH THE COUNTRY WAS THEN NOMINALLY AT PEACE WITH FRANCE IT WAS FELT NECESSARY FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE COLONIES TO SEND A FLEET TO THE AMERICAN STATION WITH ORDERS TO ATTACK ANY FRENCH SQUADRON WHICH MIGHT BE FOUND IN THOSE WATERS WHERE IT WAS ASSUMED THAT THEY COULD BE SAILING WITH NONE OTHER THAN HOSTILE INTENTIONS THESE INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN OPENLY AND WERE COMMUNICATED TO THE FRENCH COURT BY THE AMBASSADOR
phonemes: ˈɜːli ɪnðə jˈɪɹ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv, ðˌoʊ ðə kˈʌntɹi wʌz ðˈɛn nˈɑːmɪnəli æt pˈiːs wɪð fɹˈæns, ɪt wʌz fˈɛlt nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi fɚðə dʒɪɹˈoʊtkʃən ʌvðə kˈɑːləniz tə sˈɛnd ɐ ˈɛf ˈiː(tˈiː tə ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən stˈeɪʃən, wˈɪtli ˈɔːɹdɚz tʊ ɐtˈæk ˌɛni fɹˈɛntʃ skwˈɑːdɹən wˌɪtʃ mˌaɪt biː fˈaʊnd ɪn ðoʊz wˈɔːɾɚz. ˌaɪzˈiː ˈaʊtbɹeɪk ʌv dˌʌbəljˌuːˌeɪˈɑːɹ twˈɛnti fˈaɪv wˌɛɹ ɪt wʌz ɐsˈuːmd ðæt ðeɪ kʊd biː sˈeɪlɪŋ wɪð nˈʌn ˈʌðɚ ðɐn hˈɑːstəl ɪntˈɛnʃənz. ðiːz ɪnstɹˈʌkʃənz wɜː ɡˈɪvən ˈoʊpənli, ænd wɜː kəmjˈuːnᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd tə ðə fɹˈɛntʃ kˈɔːɹt baɪ ðɪ ɐmbˈæsədɚ.