text_original: It is hard now to understand how any Eng  lish officers could have consented to enter into terms with the murderers of Macnaghten before his mangled 1841. AN APPEAL FOE MEECY. 247 body could well have ceased to bleed. It is strange that it did not occur to most of them that there was an alternative ; that they were not ordered by fate to accept whatever the conquerors chose to offer. We can all see the difficulty of their position.
text_transcription: IT IS HARD NOW TO UNDERSTAND HOW ANY ENGLISH OFFICERS COULD HAVE CONSENTED TO ENTER INTO TERMS WITH THE MURDERERS OF MC NAUGHTON BEFORE HIS MANGLED BODY COULD WELL HAVE CEASED TO BLEED IT IS STRANGE THAT IT DID NOT OCCUR TO MOST OF THEM THAT THERE WAS AN ALTERNATIVE THAT THEY WERE NOT ORDERED BY FATE TO ACCEPT WHATEVER THE CONQUERORS CHOSE TO OFFER WE CAN ALL SEE THE DIFFICULTY OF THEIR POSITION
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz hˈɑːɹd nˈaʊ tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd hˌaʊ ˌɛni ˈɛŋ lˈɪʃ ˈɑːfɪsɚz kˌʊdɐv kənsˈɛntᵻd tʊ ˈɛntɚɹ ˌɪntʊ tˈɜːmz wɪððə mˈɜːdɚɹɚz ʌv mˈæknætən bᵻfˌɔːɹ hɪz mˈæŋɡəld wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi wˈʌn. ɐn ɐpˈiːl fˈoʊ mˈiːsi. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɛvən bˈɑːdi kʊd wˈɛl hæv sˈiːst tə blˈiːd. ɪɾ ɪz stɹˈeɪndʒ ðˌɐɾɪt dɪdnˌɑːt əkˈɜː tə mˈoʊst əv ðˌɛm ðæt ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐn ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv ; ðæt ðeɪ wɜː nˌɑːt ˈɔːɹdɚd baɪ fˈeɪt tʊ ɐksˈɛpt wʌtˈɛvɚ ðə kˈɑːŋkɚɹɚz tʃˈoʊz tʊ ˈɔfɚ. wiː kæn ˈɔːl sˈiː ðə dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti ʌv ðɛɹ pəzˈɪʃən.