text_original: The allied armies were badly provisioned, were ill supplied in every way, and had lost heart after the disaster of Almanza,. The allied generals, however, although they were 1709 PORT MAHON. 31 not able to do anything worthy of record on the mainland of Spain, were able, by the sheer favour of events, to obtain for their cause the accession of the island of Sardinia, and to effect the capture of Minorca.
text_transcription: THE ALLIED ARMIES WERE BADLY PROVISIONED WERE ILL SUPPLIED IN EVERY WAY AND HAD LOST HEART AFTER THE DISASTER OF ALMONSEA THE ALLIED GENERALS HOWEVER ALTHOUGH THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING WORTHY OF RECORD ON THE MAINLAND OF SPAIN WERE ABLE BY THE SHEER FAVOR OF EVENTS TO OBTAIN FOR THEIR CAUSE THE ACCESSION OF THE ISLAND OF SARDINIA AND TO EFFECT THE CAPTURE OF MINORCA
phonemes: ðɪ ˈælaɪd ˈɑːɹmiz wɜː bˈædli pɹəvˈɪʒənd, wɜːɹ ˈɪl səplˈaɪd ɪn ˈɛvɹi wˈeɪ, ænd hæd lˈɔst hˈɑːɹt ˈæftɚ ðə dɪzˈæstɚɹ ʌv ɔlmˈænzə,. ðɪ ˈælaɪd dʒˈɛnɚɹəlz, haʊˈɛvɚ, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðeɪ wɜː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn pˈɔːɹt mˈæhɑːn. θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn nˌɑːt ˈeɪbəl tə dˈuː ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ wˈɜːði ʌv ɹˈɛkɚd ɔnðə mˈeɪnlənd ʌv spˈeɪn, wɜːɹ ˈeɪbəl, baɪ ðə ʃˈɪɹ fˈeɪvɚɹ ʌv ᵻvˈɛnts, tʊ əbtˈeɪn fɔːɹ ðɛɹ kˈɔːz ðɪ ɐksˈɛʃən ʌvðɪ ˈaɪlənd ʌv sɑːɹdˈɪniə, ænd tʊ ɪfˈɛkt ðə kˈæptʃɚɹ ʌv maɪnˈɔːɹkə.