text_original: Vessels of war were in the constant habit of summoning merchant vessels to hand over a certain number of their seamen, and the merchant vessels were brought to just as if they had been the cruisers of the enemy, and were boarded by force, whenever force seemed necessary, and compelled to supply the requisite number.
text_transcription: VESSELS OF WAR WERE IN THE CONSTANT HABIT OF SUMMONING MERCHANT VESSELS TO HAND OVER A CERTAIN NUMBER OF THEIR SEAMEN AND THE MERCHANT VESSELS WERE BROUGHT TO JUST AS IF THEY HAD BEEN THE CRUISERS OF THE ENEMY AND WERE BOARDED BY FORCE WHENEVER FORCE SEEMED NECESSARY AND COMPELLED TO SUPPLY THE REQUISITE NUMBER
phonemes: vˈɛsəlz ʌv wˈɔːɹ wɜːɹ ɪnðə kˈɑːnstənt hˈæbɪt ʌv sˈʌmənɪŋ mˈɜːtʃənt vˈɛsəlz tə hˈænd ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ðɛɹ sˈiːmɛn, ænd ðə mˈɜːtʃənt vˈɛsəlz wɜː bɹˈɔːt tə dʒˈʌst æz ɪf ðeɪ hɐdbɪn ðə kɹˈuːzɚz ʌvðɪ ˈɛnəmi, ænd wɜː bˈɔːɹdᵻd baɪ fˈɔːɹs, wɛnˌɛvɚ fˈɔːɹs sˈiːmd nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi, ænd kəmpˈɛld tə səplˈaɪ ðə ɹˈɛkwɪsˌɪt nˈʌmbɚ.