text_original: We had only problematical and possible dangers to guard against. In any case, as has been already said, the calamities entailed on French arms and counsels by the Mexican intervention read like a page of brilliant success when compared with the imme  diate result of our enterprise in Cabul.
text_transcription: WE HAD ONLY PROBLEMATICAL AND POSSIBLE DANGERS TO GUARD AGAINST IN ANY CASE AS HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID THE CALAMITIES ENTAILED ON FRENCH ARMS AND CONSULS BY THE MEXICAN INTERVENTION READ LIKE A PAGE OF BRILLIANT SUCCESS WHEN COMPARED WITH THE IMMEDIATE RESULT OF OUR ENTERPRISE IN KABUL
phonemes: wiː hæd ˈoʊnli pɹˌɑːbəlmˈæɾɪkəl ænd pˈɑːsᵻbəl dˈeɪndʒɚz tə ɡˈɑːɹd ɐɡˈɛnst. ɪn ˌɛni kˈeɪs, æz hˈæzbiːn ɔːlɹˌɛdi sˈɛd, ðə kɐlˈæmᵻɾiz ɛntˈeɪld ˌɔn fɹˈɛntʃ ˈɑːɹmz ænd kˈaʊnsəlz baɪ ðə mˈɛksɪkən ˌɪntɚvˈɛnʃən ɹˈiːd lˈaɪk ɐ pˈeɪdʒ ʌv bɹˈɪliənt səksˈɛs wɛn kəmpˈɛɹd wɪððɪ ɪmˈɛ dˈaɪət ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪz ɪn kˈæbʌl.