text_original: Chusan was again taken by ns ; Ningpo, a large city a few miles in on the mainland, fell into our hands ; Amoy, farther south, was captured ; our troops were before Nankin, when the Chinese Government at last saw how futile was the idea of resisting our arms.
text_transcription: CHU SAN WAS AGAIN TAKEN BY US NING PO A LARGE CITY A FEW MILES IN ON THE MAIN LAND FELL INTO OUR HANDS AMOI FURTHER SOUTH WAS CAPTURED OUR TROOPS WERE BEFORE NONKIN WHEN THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AT LAST SAW HOW FUTILE WAS THE IDEA OF RESISTING OUR ARMS
phonemes: tʃˈuːsən wʌz ɐɡˈɛn tˈeɪkən baɪ ˌɛnˈɛs ; nˈɪŋpoʊ, ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ sˈɪɾi ɐ fjˈuː mˈaɪlz ɪn ɔnðə mˈeɪnlənd, fˈɛl ˌɪntʊ ˌaʊɚ hˈændz ; ˈæmɔɪ, fˈɑːɹðɚ sˈaʊθ, wʌz kˈæptʃɚd ; ˌaʊɚ tɹˈuːps wɜː bᵻfˌɔːɹ nˈæŋkɪn, wˌɛn ðə tʃaɪnˈiːz ɡˈʌvɚnmənt æt lˈæst sˈɔː hˌaʊ fjˈuːɾəl wʌzðɪ aɪdˈiə ʌv ɹᵻzˈɪstɪŋ ˌaʊɚɹ ˈɑːɹmz.