ðɪs wʊdhɐv vˈaɪəleɪɾᵻd ðə fˈɔːɹən ɛnlˈɪstmənt ˈækt, wˌɪtʃ fɚbˈeɪd bɹˈɪɾɪʃ sˈʌbdʒɛkts tə bˈɪld ɔːɹ ˈɑːɹm ˌɛni ʃˈɪps fɔːɹ ɡˈʌvɚnmənts æt wˈɔːɹ wɪð ɡˈʌvɚnmənts fɹˈɛndli tə ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈɪtən.
This would have violated the Foreign Enlistment Act, which forbade British subjects to build or arm any ships for governments at war with governments friendly to Great Britain.