text_original: That contest was finally decided in our favour by the Treaty of Paris (1763). The French were permitted to retain Pondicherri and, in Bengal, Chandenagore as trading settle  ments, but not to maintain any mihtary establishment, and from that day forward they ceased to exercise — except for two fitful moments during the Wai*s of the American and the French Revolu  tions— any political influence in India.
text_transcription: THAT CONTEST WAS FINALLY DECIDED IN OUR FAVOR BY THE TREATY OF PARIS IN SEVENTEEN SIXTY THREE THE FRENCH WERE PERMITTED TO RETAIN PONDITCHARY AND IN BENGAL CHANDENAGOR AS TRADING SETTLEMENTS BUT NOT TO MAINTAIN ANY MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT AND FROM THAT DAY FORWARD THEY CEASED TO EXERCISE EXCEPT FOR TWO FITFUL MOMENTS DURING THE WARS OF THE AMERICAN AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTIONS ANY POLITICAL INFLUENCE IN INDIA
phonemes: ðæt kˈɑːntɛst wʌz fˈaɪnəli dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd ɪn ˌaʊɚ fˈeɪvɚ baɪ ðə tɹˈiːɾi ʌv pˈæɹɪs (wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː). ðə fɹˈɛntʃ wɜː pɚmˈɪɾᵻd tə ɹᵻtˈeɪn pˈɑːndɪtʃˌɛɹi ænd, ɪn bˌɛŋɡˈɔːl, ʃˈændənˌæɡɔːɹ æz tɹˈeɪdɪŋ sˈɛɾəl mˈɛnts, bˌʌt nˌɑːt tə meɪntˈeɪn ˌɛni mˈɪhtɚɹi ɪstˈæblɪʃmənt, ænd fɹʌm ðæt dˈeɪ fˈɔːɹwɚd ðeɪ sˈiːst tʊ ˈɛksɚsˌaɪz — ɛksˈɛpt fɔːɹ tˈuː fˈɪtfəl mˈoʊmənts dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə wˈaɪ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈɛs ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ænd ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ɹˈɛvəlˌuː tɪˈɑːnz— ˌɛni pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˈɪnfluːəns ɪn ˈɪndiə.