text_original: The crew were Chinamen, and while the lorcha lay in the Canton river she was boarded from a Chinese warship, and the crew were carried off* on a charge of piracy. The British Consul demanded their extradition, and Sir John Bowring, the Governor of Hong Kong, supported him.
text_transcription: THE CREW WERE CHINAMEN AND WHILE THE LORCIA LAY IN THE CANTON RIVER SHE WAS BOARDED FROM A CHINESE WARSHIP AND THE CREW WAS CARRIED OFF ON A CHARGE OF PIRACY THE BRITISH CONSUL DEMANDED THEIR EXTRADITION AND SIR JAMES BOWRING THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG SUPPORTED HIM
phonemes: ðə kɹˈuː wɜː tʃˈaɪneɪmˌɛn, ænd wˌaɪl ðə lˈɔːɹtʃə lˈeɪ ɪnðə kˈæntɑːn ɹˈɪvɚ ʃiː wʌz bˈɔːɹdᵻd fɹʌm ɐ tʃaɪnˈiːz wˈɔːɹʃɪp, ænd ðə kɹˈuː wɜː kˈæɹid ˈɔf ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˌɔn ɐ tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ʌv pˈaɪɚɹəsi. ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kˈɑːnsəl dᵻmˈændᵻd ðɛɹ ˌɛkstɹədˈɪʃən, ænd sˌɜː dʒˈɑːn bˈoʊɹɪŋ, ðə ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌv hˈɑːŋ kˈɑːŋ, səpˈɔːɹɾᵻd hˌɪm.