ðə ɹᵻspˈɑːns ʌvðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ tə ðə səksˈɛsᵻz ʌvðə smˈɔːl, ˈɜːli ɐmˈɛɹɪkən pɹˌaɪvətˈɪɹz wʌz tə dᵻfˈɛnd ðɛɹ ʃˈɪps mˈoːɹ hˈɛvili.
The response of the British to the successes of the small, early American privateers was to defend their ships more heavily.