text_original: The English Government, on the other hand, would not admit that they were bound in any way further to make good the losses of the merchants. The traders demanded to be compensated according to the price of opium at the time the seizure 182 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. CH. TUX. was made ; a demand which, if we admit any claim at all, seems only fair and reasonable.
text_transcription: THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT ON THE OTHER HAND WOULD NOT ADMIT THAT THEY WERE BOUND IN ANY WAY FURTHER TO MAKE GOOD THE LOSSES OF THE MERCHANTS THE TRAITORS DEMANDED TO BE COMPENSATED ACCORDING TO THE PRICE OF OPIUM AT THE TIME THE SEIZURE WAS MADE A DEMAND WHICH IF WE ADMIT ANY CLAIM AT ALL SEEMS ONLY FAIR AND REASONABLE
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ hˈænd, wʊd nˌɑːt ɐdmˈɪt ðæt ðeɪ wɜː bˈaʊnd ɪn ˌɛni wˈeɪ fˈɜːðɚ tə mˌeɪk ɡˈʊd ðə lˈɔsᵻz ʌvðə mˈɜːtʃənts. ðə tɹˈeɪdɚz dᵻmˈændᵻd təbi kˈɑːmpənsˌeɪɾᵻd ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tə ðə pɹˈaɪs ʌv ˈoʊpiəm æt ðə tˈaɪm ðə sˈiːʒɚ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˌoʊdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛn tˈaɪmz. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. tˈʌks. wʌz mˈeɪd ; ɐ dᵻmˈænd wˈɪtʃ, ɪf wiː ɐdmˈɪt ˌɛni klˈeɪm æɾ ˈɔːl, sˈiːmz ˈoʊnli fˈɛɹ ænd ɹˈiːzənəbəl.