text_original: This difficult operation was effected without resistance from Menschikoff who had withdrawn his main army into the interior,' leaving the fortress under garrisoned, and on the 26th Raglan occupied the harbour of Balaclava.
text_transcription: THIS DIFFICULT OPERATION WAS EFFECTED WITHOUT RESISTANCE FROM MENCHIKOV WHO HAD WITHDRAWN HIS MAIN ARMY INTO THE INTERIOR LEAVING THE FORTRESS UNDER GARRISON AND ON THE TWENTY SIXTH RAGLAN OCCUPIED THE HARBOR OF BALAKLAVA
phonemes: ðɪs dˈɪfɪkəlt ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən wʌz ɪfˈɛktᵻd wɪðˌaʊt ɹᵻsˈɪstəns fɹʌm mˈɛnskɪkˌɔf hˌuː hæd wɪθdɹˈɔːn hɪz mˈeɪn ˈɑːɹmi ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ɪntˈɪɹiɚ,lˈiːvɪŋ ðə fˈɔːɹtɹəs ˌʌndɚ ɡˈæɹɪsənd, ænd ɔnðə twˈɛnti sˈɪksθ ɹˈæɡlən ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd ðə hˈɑːɹbɚɹ ʌv bˌælɐklˈɑːvə.