text_original: The Afghans attacked the cantonments and actually compelled the English to abandon the forts in which all our commissariat was stored. We were thus threatened with famine even if we could resist the enemy in arms.
text_transcription: THE AFGHANS ATTACKED THE CANTONMENTS AND ACTUALLY COMPELLED THE ENGLISH TO ABANDON THE FORTS IN WHICH ALL OUR COMMISSARIAT WAS STORED WE WERE THUS THREATENED WITH FAMINE EVEN IF WE COULD RESIST THE ENEMY IN ARMS
phonemes: ðɪ ˈæfɡænz ɐtˈækt ðə kˈæntɑːnmənts ænd ˈæktʃuːəli kəmpˈɛld ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ tʊ ɐbˈændən ðə fˈɔːɹts ɪnwˌɪtʃ ˈɔːl ˌaʊɚ kɑːmɪsˈɛɹɪˌæt wʌz stˈɔːɹd. wiː wɜː ðˈʌs θɹˈɛʔn̩d wɪð fˈæmɪn ˈiːvən ɪf wiː kʊd ɹᵻzˈɪst ðɪ ˈɛnəmi ɪn ˈɑːɹmz.