text_original: It is perhaps not the least bitter part of the story, that in the belief of many, including the unfortunate officers themselves, the course pursued by the English authorities in India had done more to hand them over to the treacherous cruelty of their captor than to release them from his power.
text_transcription: IT IS PERHAPS NOT THE LEAST BITTER PART OF THE STORY THAT IN THE BELIEF OF MANY INCLUDING THE UNFORTUNATE OFFICERS THEMSELVES THE COURSE PURSUED BY THE ENGLISH AUTHORITIES IN INDIA HAD DONE MORE TO HAND THEM OVER TO THE TREACHEROUS CRUELTY OF THEIR CAPTOR THAN TO RELEASE THEM FROM HIS POWER
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz pɚhˈæps nˌɑːt ðə lˈiːst bˈɪɾɚ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə stˈɔːɹi, ðæt ɪnðə bᵻlˈiːf ʌv mˈɛni, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðɪ ʌnfˈɔːɹtʃənət ˈɑːfɪsɚz ðɛmsˈɛlvz, ðə kˈɔːɹs pɚsˈuːd baɪ ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz ɪn ˈɪndiə hæd dˈʌn mˈɔːɹ tə hˈænd ðˌɛm ˌoʊvɚ tə ðə tɹˈɛtʃɚɹəs kɹˈuːəlti ʌv ðɛɹ kˈæptɚ ðɐn tə ɹᵻlˈiːs ðˌɛm fɹʌm hɪz pˈaʊɚ.