text_original: One of the English officers writes of the same attack, that it was impossible to compute the loss of the Chinese, ' for when they found they could stand no longer against us, they cut the throats of their wives and children, or drove them into wells or ponds, and then destroyed themselves.
text_transcription: ONE OF THE ENGLISH OFFICERS WRITES OF THE SAME ATTACK THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPUTE THE LOSS OF THE CHINESE FOR WHEN THEY FOUND THEY COULD STAND NO LONGER AGAINST US THEY CUT THE THROATS OF THEIR WIVES AND CHILDREN OR DROVE THEM INTO WELLS OR PONDS AND THEN DESTROYED THEMSELVES
phonemes: wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ˈɑːfɪsɚz ɹˈaɪts ʌvðə sˈeɪm ɐtˈæk, ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə kəmpjˈuːt ðə lˈɔs ʌvðə tʃaɪnˈiːz, fɔːɹ wɛn ðeɪ fˈaʊnd ðeɪ kʊd stˈænd nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚɹ ɐɡˈɛnst ˌʌs, ðeɪ kˈʌt ðə θɹˈoʊts ʌv ðɛɹ wˈaɪvz ænd tʃˈɪldɹən, ɔːɹ dɹˈoʊv ðˌɛm ˌɪntʊ wˈɛlz ɔːɹ pˈɑːndz, ænd ðˈɛn dᵻstɹˈɔɪd ðɛmsˈɛlvz.