text_original: He is not sufficiently candid to admit that his detention, such as it was, was due entirely to the action of his own Govern  ment in seizing the French oflScer with despatches before the declaration of war, and keeping him a prisoner until he could be exchanged.
text_transcription: HE IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY CANDID TO ADMIT THAT HIS DETENTION SUCH AS IT WAS WAS DUE ENTIRELY TO THE ACTION OF HIS OWN GOVERNMENT IN SEIZING THE FRENCH OFFICER WITH DESPATCHES BEFORE THE DECLARATION OF WAR AND KEEPING HIM A PRISONER UNTIL HE COULD BE EXCHANGED
phonemes: hiː ɪz nˌɑːt səfˈɪʃəntli kˈændɪd tʊ ɐdmˈɪt ðæt hɪz dɪtˈɛnʃən, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɪt wˈʌz, wʌz dˈuː ɛntˈaɪɚli tə ðɪ ˈækʃən ʌv hɪz ˈoʊn ɡˈʌvɚn mˈɛnt ɪn sˈiːzɪŋ ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ˈɑːfəl sˈɜː wɪð dᵻspˈætʃᵻz bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə dˌɛklɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv wˈɔːɹ, ænd kˈiːpɪŋ hˌɪm ɐ pɹˈɪzənɚɹ ʌntˈɪl hiː kʊd biː ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒd.