haʊˈɛvɚ, ðɛɹ ˈɛfɚts wɜː θwˈɔːɹɾᵻd baɪ ɐ luːtˈɛnənt smˈɪθ, hˌuː ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð mˈɛmbɚz əvə nˈeɪvəl bɐtˈæliən, bɹˈɔːt ðə ɹˈæfts tə ʃˈoːɹ.
However, their efforts were thwarted by a Lieutenant Smith, who along with members of a naval battalion, brought the rafts to shore.