text_original: He determined to anticipate Dupleix in beginning hostilities against the English in India. He set sail from the island of Bourbon with a fleet of nine vessels which ho had equipped at his proper cost, and an 1746. LA BOURDONNAia 259 army of some three thousand men, which ineluded a large proportion of negroes.
text_transcription: HE DETERMINED TO ANTICIPATE DUPLEX IN BEGINNING HOSTILITIES AGAINST THE ENGLISH IN INDIA HE SET SAIL FOR THE ISLAND OF BOURBON WITH A FLEET OF NINE VESSELS WHICH HE HAD EQUIPPED AT HIS PROPER COST AND AN ARMY OF SOME THREE THOUSAND MEN WHICH INCLUDED A LARGE PROPORTION OF NEGROES
phonemes: hiː dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tʊ æntˈɪsᵻpˌeɪt dˈuːpleɪks ɪn bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ hɑːstˈɪlᵻɾiz ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɪn ˈɪndiə. hiː sˈɛt sˈeɪl fɹʌmðɪ ˈaɪlənd ʌv bˈɜːbən wɪð ɐ flˈiːt ʌv nˈaɪn vˈɛsəlz wˌɪtʃ hˈoʊ hæd ɪkwˈɪpt æt hɪz pɹˈɑːpɚ kˈɔst, ænd æn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɪks. ˌɛlˈeɪ bˈɜːdɑːn ˈeɪə tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn ˈɑːɹmi ʌv sˌʌm θɹˈiː θˈaʊzənd mˈɛn, wˌɪtʃ ɪnᵻlˈuːdᵻd ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ pɹəpˈɔːɹʃən ʌv nˈiːɡɹoʊz.