text_original: During that siege a dangerous and difficult service was neces  sary to be performed. This was to take the soundings in the channel (>f the river St Lawrence, between the island of Orleans and the north shore, directly in the fioiit of the French fortified camp at Montmoi*cncy and Beauport, in opler to enable the admiral to place ships against the enemy *s batteries, ami to cover oiir army in a general attack which the heroic Wolfe intended to make on the (ram]).
text_transcription: DURING THAT SIEGE A DANGEROUS AND DIFFICULT SERVICE WAS NECESSARY TO BE PERFORMED THIS WAS TO TAKE THE SOUNDINGS IN THE CHANNEL OF THE RIVER SAINT LAWRENCE BETWEEN THE ISLAND OF ORLEANS AND THE NORTH SHORE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE FRENCH FORTIFIED CAMP AT MONTMORENCY AND BULPORT IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE ADMIRAL TO PLACE SHIPS AGAINST THE ENEMY'S BATTERIES AND TO COVER OUR ARMY IN A GENERAL ATTACK WHICH THE HEROIC WOLF INTENDED TO MAKE ON THE CAMP
phonemes: dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðæt sˈiːdʒ ɐ dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs ænd dˈɪfɪkəlt sˈɜːvɪs wʌz nˈiːsᵻz sˈɛɹi təbi pɚfˈɔːɹmd. ðɪs wʌz tə tˈeɪk ðə sˈaʊndɪŋz ɪnðə tʃˈænəl (ˈɛf ðə ɹˈɪvɚ sənt lˈɔːɹəns, bᵻtwˌiːn ðɪ ˈaɪlənd ʌv ˈɔːɹliənz ænd ðə nˈɔːɹθ ʃˈɔːɹ, dᵻɹˈɛktli ɪnðə fɪˈɔɪɪt ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ fˈɔːɹɾᵻfˌaɪd kˈæmp æt mˈɔntmɔɪ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk sˌiːˌɛnsˌiːwˈaɪ ænd bˈoʊpɔːɹt, ɪn ˈɑːplɚ tʊ ɛnˈeɪbəl ðɪ ˈædmɜːɹəl tə plˈeɪs ʃˈɪps ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˈɛnəmi ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈɛs bˈæɾɚɹiz, ˈɑːmi tə kˈʌvɚɹ ˈɔɪɜːɹ ˈɑːɹmi ɪn ɐ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɐtˈæk wˌɪtʃ ðə hɪɹˈoʊɪk wˈʊlf ɪntˈɛndᵻd tə mˈeɪk ɔnðə (ɹˈæm]).