text_original: Byng called a council of war, and the council decided that, as they had no instructions from home how to act in the event of their finding themselves face to face with a superior force, they had better not in  terfere with the doings of the enemy.
text_transcription: BEING CALLED A COUNCIL OF WAR AND THE COUNCIL DECIDED THAT AS THEY HAD NO INSTRUCTIONS FROM HOME HOW TO ACT IN THE EVENT OF THEIR FINDING THEMSELVES FACE TO FACE WITH THE SUPERIOR FORCE THEY HAD BETTER NOT INTERFERE WITH THE DOINGS OF THE ENEMY
phonemes: bˈaɪŋ kˈɔːld ɐ kˈaʊnsəl ʌv wˈɔːɹ, ænd ðə kˈaʊnsəl dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd ðˈæt, æz ðeɪ hæd nˈoʊ ɪnstɹˈʌkʃənz fɹʌm hˈoʊm hˌaʊ tʊ ˈækt ɪnðɪ ᵻvˈɛnt ʌv ðɛɹ fˈaɪndɪŋ ðɛmsˈɛlvz fˈeɪs tə fˈeɪs wɪð ɐ suːpˈiəɹɪɚ fˈɔːɹs, ðeɪ hæd bˈɛɾɚ nˌɑːt ɪn tˈɜːfɚ wɪððə dˈuːɪŋz ʌvðɪ ˈɛnəmi.