text_original: On the news of the impending occupation the combined fleets of England and France had been sent into Besika Bay, and Palmerston believed that the only chance of now convincing Russia that we were in earnest and thus averting war would be to order them up to the Bosphorus and if necessary into the Black Sea.
text_transcription: ON THE NEWS OF THE IMPENDING OCCUPATION THE COMBINED FLEETS OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE HAD BEEN SENT INTO BESEKA BAY AND PALMERSTON BELIEVED THAT THE ONLY CHANCE OF NOW CONVINCING RUSSIA THAT WE WERE IN EARNEST AND THUS AVERTING WAR WOULD BE TO ORDER THEM UP TO THE BOSPORUS AND IF NECESSARY INTO THE BLACK SEA
phonemes: ɔnðə nˈuːz ʌvðɪ ɪmpˈɛndɪŋ ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən ðə kəmbˈaɪnd flˈiːts ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd ænd fɹˈæns hɐdbɪn sˈɛnt ˌɪntʊ bᵻsˈɪkə bˈeɪ, ænd pˈɑːmɚstən bᵻlˈiːvd ðætðɪ ˈoʊnli tʃˈæns ʌv nˈaʊ kənvˈɪnsɪŋ ɹˈʌʃə ðæt wiː wɜːɹ ɪn ˈɜːnɪst ænd ðˈʌs ɐvˈɜːɾɪŋ wˈɔːɹ wʊd biː tʊ ˈɔːɹdɚ ðˌɛm ˌʌp tə ðə bˈɑːsfɔːɹəs ænd ɪf nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi ˌɪntʊ ðə blˈæk sˈiː.