text_original: They appreciated the injury that must be done to British commerce by even a temporary interruption of the intercourse between the two countries. But bad as the restrictive measures were in their immediate, as well as in their ultimate consequences, worse remained behind.
text_transcription: THEY APPRECIATED THE INJURY THAT MUST BE DONE TO BRITISH COMMERCE BY EVEN A TEMPORARY INTERRUPTION OF THE INTERCOURSE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES BUT BAD AS THE RESTRICTIVE MEASURES WERE IN THEIR IMMEDIATE AS WELL AS THEIR ULTIMATE CONSEQUENCES WORSE REMAINED BEHIND
phonemes: ðeɪ ɐpɹˈiːʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd ðɪ ˈɪndʒɚɹi ðæt mˈʌst biː dˈʌn tə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kˈɑːmɜːs baɪ ˈiːvən ɐ tˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi ˌɪntɚɹˈʌpʃən ʌvðɪ ˌɪntɚkˈɔːɹs bᵻtwˌiːn ðə tˈuː kˈʌntɹiz. bˌʌt bˈæd æz ðə ɹᵻstɹˈɪktɪv mˈɛʒɚz wɜːɹ ɪn ðɛɹ ɪmˈiːdɪət, æz wˈɛl æz ɪn ðɛɹ ˈʌltᵻmət kˈɑːnsɪkwənsᵻz, wˈɜːs ɹᵻmˈeɪnd bᵻhˈaɪnd.