text_original: One thing has first to be told which some may now receive with in  credulity, but which is, nevertheless, true — there was a British general, who was disposed to leave them to their fate and take no trouble about them, and who de  clared himself under the conviction, from the tenor of all Lord Ellenborough's despatches, that the recovery of the prisoners was ' a matter of indifference to the Government.
text_transcription: ONE THING HAS FIRST TO BE TOLD WHICH SOME MAY NOW RECEIVE WITH INCREDULITY BUT WHICH IS NEVERTHELESS TRUE THERE WAS A BRITISH GENERAL WHO WAS DISPOSED TO LEAVE THEM TO THEIR FATE AND TAKE NO TROUBLE ABOUT THEM AND WHO DECLARED HIMSELF UNDER THE CONVICTION FROM THE TENOR OF ALL LORD ELINBURGH'S DISPATCHES THAT THE RECOVERY OF THE PRISONERS WAS A MATTER OF INDIFFERENCE TO THE GOVERNMENT
phonemes: wˈʌn θˈɪŋ hɐz fˈɜːst təbi tˈoʊld wˌɪtʃ sˌʌm mˈeɪ nˈaʊ ɹᵻsˈiːv wɪð ɪn kɹɛdʒˈuːlᵻɾi, bˌʌt wˈɪtʃ ɪz, nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs, tɹˈuː — ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl, hˌuː wʌz dɪspˈoʊzd tə lˈiːv ðˌɛm tə ðɛɹ fˈeɪt ænd tˈeɪk nˈoʊ tɹˈʌbəl ɐbˈaʊt ðˌɛm, ænd hˌuː də klˈɛɹd hɪmsˈɛlf ˌʌndɚ ðə kənvˈɪkʃən, fɹʌmðə tˈɛnɚɹ ʌv ˈɔːl lˈɔːɹd ˈɛlənbˌʌɹoʊz dᵻspˈætʃᵻz, ðætðə ɹᵻkˈʌvɚɹi ʌvðə pɹˈɪzənɚz wʌz ɐ mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv ɪndˈɪfɹəns tə ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.