text_original: We quickly captured the island of Chusan, on the east coast of China ; a part of our squadron went up the Peiho river to threaten the capital ; negotiations were opened, and the preliminaries of a treaty were made out, to which, however, neither the English Government nor the Chinese would agree, 180 A HISTORY OF OUE OWN TIMES. cn. vin. and the war was reopened.
text_transcription: WE QUICKLY CAPTURED THE ISLAND OF CHOOSAN ON THE EAST COAST OF CHINA A PART OF OUR SQUADRON WENT UP THE PAI HO RIVER TO THREATEN THE CAPITAL NEGOTIATIONS WERE OPENED AND THE PRELIMINARIES OF A TREATY WERE MADE OUT TO WHICH HOWEVER NEITHER THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT NOR THE CHINESE WOULD AGREE AND THE WAR WAS REOPENED
phonemes: wiː kwˈɪkli kˈæptʃɚd ðɪ ˈaɪlənd ʌv tʃˈuːsən, ɔnðɪ ˈiːst kˈoʊst ʌv tʃˈaɪnə ; ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌv ˌaʊɚ skwˈɑːdɹən wɛnt ˌʌp ðə pˈeɪhoʊ ɹˈɪvɚ tə θɹˈɛʔn̩ ðə kˈæpɪɾəl ; nᵻɡˌoʊʃɪˈeɪʃənz wɜːɹ ˈoʊpənd, ænd ðə pɹɪlˈɪmɪnˌɛɹiz əvə tɹˈiːɾi wɜː mˌeɪd ˈaʊt, tə wˈɪtʃ, haʊˈɛvɚ, nˈiːðɚ ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt nˈɔːɹ ðə tʃaɪnˈiːz wʊd ɐɡɹˈiː, wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˈaʊ ˈoʊn tˈaɪmz. sˌiːˈɛn. vˈɪn. ænd ðə wˈɔːɹ wʌz ɹɪˈoʊpənd.