text_original: The British Government at once (May 8th) recognized the Confederate States as belligerents and issued (May 13th) the usual proclamation of neutrality.
text_transcription: THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AT ONCE MAY EIGHTH RECOGNIZED THE CONFEDERATE STATES AS BELLIGERENTS AND ISSUED MAY THIRTEENTH THE USUAL PROCLAMATION OF NEUTRALITY
phonemes: ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɐtwˈʌns (mˈeɪ ˈeɪtθ) ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd ðə kənfˈɛdɚɹət stˈeɪts æz bᵻlˈɪdʒɚɹənts ænd ˈɪʃuːd (mˈeɪ θˈɜːtiːnθ) ðə jˈuːʒuːəl pɹˌɑːklɐmˈeɪʃən ʌv nuːtɹˈælᵻɾi.